MASSACHUSETTS MULTICULTURAL FILM FESTIVAL
THE FESTIVAL
Presenting the best of new fiction, documentary and experimental filmmaking by international filmmakers, the MMFF seeks to cultivate an appreciation of film and the moving image, to inspire audiences to a deeper understanding of the world's cultures through film, and to celebrate past, present and future achievements of international filmmaking within a university setting. Our culturally diverse films are screened for the benefit of students, faculty, and the interested public, with critical introductions by scholars and filmmakers. See the current festival and our archive of past festivals.
CELEBRATING OUR 20TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON!
THE 2013 SEASON
The entertaining and provocative selection for the 20th Annual Massachusetts Multicultural Film Festival “Continuities” headlines award-winning narrative features and documentaries from France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Spain, and the US. We are pleased to host nine filmmakers (including three accomplished Five College alums) who will be present for discussion; a colloquium on “What’s European about European Cinema” with keynote speaker Thomas Elsaesser; several New England premieres; and two screenings in our directors’ showcase. The Festival focuses on productions that revisit the past and interrogate the present, with special attention to European productions that highlight cultural diversity. All films are accompanied by critical introductions by scholars and filmmakers.
Presented by the Interdepartmental Program in Film Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Catherine Portuges, Curator; Assistant Curators: Charissa Owens, Daniel Pope, and Barry Spence. Brochure and web design: Daniel Pope. 129 Herter Annex, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, tel. (413) 545-3659, email: filmstudies@hfa.umass.edu, filmstudies.dpope@hfa.umass.edu.
Festival screenings at UMass Amherst are free and open to the public. Unless otherwise noted, all screenings are held in the Isenberg School of Management Flavin Family Auditorium (137 SOM) at 7:30pm on Wednesday evenings. For full listings and up-to-date changes please consult our website at: www.umass.edu/film.
A one-credit colloquium (COMM 296F) is available to undergraduate students. UMass Amherst students may enroll through SPIRE. For information or Five College enrollment, please contact colloquium faculty supervisor Prof. Anne Ciecko, Communication, UMass Amherst, tel. (413) 545-6348, email: ciecko@comm.umass.edu.
We Wish to Thank...
The festival is made possible by the generous support of many departments, programs, colleges, and individuals at UMass Amherst, the Five Colleges, and beyond.
Major Sponsors:
UMass Amherst: College of Humanities & Fine Arts; College of Social & Behavioral Sciences; UMass Arts Council; University Museum of Contemporary Art; CHFA Initiative for a Center for European Cinemas; Graduate School.
With additional support from:
Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival; 5th Catalan Film Festival & Institut Ramon Llull; Smith College; Yiddish Book Center; Institute for Holocaust, Genocide & Memory Studies; DEFA Film Library; Amherst Cinema; Film Studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Italian Studies at Harvard University; The Romanian Cultural Institute in New York.
