Professor Kyja Kristjansson-Nelson, School of Media Arts & Design, was named in the Official Selections of the 2018 Slamdance Film Festival. K-Nelson’s film Hús (House) was included in the highly competitive Documentary Shorts Competition. She represented her film at the screening on Sunday, Jan. 21. The film will play again on Wednesday, Jan. 24. Hús is a meditation on emigration […]
The School of Media Arts & Design played a major role at this year’s South Dakota Film Festival. Last weekend SoMAD faculty including Kyja Kristjansson-Nelson, Don Clark and Tom Brandau accompanied 30 students to Aberdeen, SD for three days of film screenings, workshops and discussions. The highlight of the weekend was watching Film Studies alumnus, Conor Holt, receive the Best […]
MSUM Graduates won big at the Wizard World Film Festival in Minneapolis, May 1-3. Andrew Neill, Marcus Mann and Eric Carlson (2010 Graduates) and their Two Jackets Productions film company won the “Spirit of Comic Con” award for their short film “Meanwhile, at the Citadel of Superheroes…,” a comedy about a young woman whose superhero job interview is interrupted by […]
MSUM alum Conor Holt will screen two short films at Twin Cities-based film festivals this October: “Storytime” at the Minneapolis Underground Film Festival on Oct. 5 at 4 p.m., and “A Better Life” at the Twin Cities Film Fest on Oct. 20 at 5 p.m. Both films are part of Minnesota-made shorts programs. Tickets range from $8 to $10, and […]
Conor Holt to present at Tuesday’s SAC Conference By Cameron Douglas When it comes to the world of independent film making, inspiration must coexist with dedication. Nowhere is that more apparent than with filmmaker Conor Holt. The Roseville, Minn., native is a senior majoring in film studies with a double emphasis in film production, and film history and criticism, along […]