Film and Media Studies
The Five College Film Council works to coordinate the study of film and video at all five campuses.
The members of the Council include faculty members drawn from a number of disciplines ranging from foreign languages to literature, history and media studies. They meet regularly to exchange information about courses as well as faculty appointments, and plan a coordinated approach to meeting common needs for instruction.
The Council sponsors an undergraduate film and media studies conference and an annual student film and video festival, both held during the spring semester.
The Five College FC Film Studies Announcements email list is open to faculty, staff and students interested in Film Studies to share announcements and information. Visit the Five Colleges Film Studies Announcements page to subscribe or unsubscribe.
The email list for Five College Film Studies Council business is for faculty members only. Visit the FC-Film-Council page to request to subscribe or unsubscribe. Please contact the Five College Academic Programs office for more information about joining these email lists.
Faculty
Adam Levine, (Chair) Art and the History of Art, Film and Media Studies
Joshua Guilford, English, Film and Media Studies
Pooja Rangan, Film and Media Studies
Dana Whitney, Education Studies, Film and Media Studies
Kara Lynch, Associate Professor Emerita of Video Production
Susana Loza, Associate Professor of Critical Race, Gender, and Media Studies
Abraham Ravett, Professor of Film and Photography
Lise Sanders, Professor of English Literature & Cultural Studies
Eva Rueschmann, Cultural Studies
Robin Blaetz, Professor of Film Studies and Chair of Film Media Theater
Justin Crumbaugh, Associate Professor of Spanish, Latina/o, and Latin American Studies
Ajay J. Sinha, Professor of Art History
Paul Staiti, Professor of Fine Arts on the Alumnae Foundation
Thomas E. Wartenberg, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
Elizabeth Young, Professor of English and Gender Studies
Hannah Goodwin, Professor of Film, Media, Theater
Elliot Montague, Professor of Film, Media, Theater
Samba Gadjigo, Professor of French
Alexandra Keller, Professor of Film Studies, Director of Film Studies Program
Anna Botta, Professor of Italian Studies and of World Literatures
Dawn Fulton, Professor of French Studies
Barbara Kellum, Professor of Art
Daniel Kramer, Professor of Theatre
Jennifer Malkowski, Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies
Richard Millington, Helen and Laura Shedd Professor of English Language and Literature
Fraser Stables, Professor of Art
Frazer Ward, Professor of Art
Joel Westerdale, Associate Professor of German Studies
Barbara Zecchi, Languages, Literatures and Cultures, Head of Interdepartmental Program in Film
Shawn Shimpach, Communication, Interdepartmental Program in Film Studies
Barry Spence, Senior Lecturer, Film Studies, Chief Undergraduate Advisor, Undergraduate Program Director
Daniel Pope, Senior Lecturer, Film Studies, Undergraduate Advisor
Anne Ciecko, Associate Professor, Communication, Graduate Certificate Director
Felicity Aulino, Associate Professor, Anthropology
Mariana Ivanova, Associate Professor of German Film and Media & Academic Director of the DEFA Film Library
Kevin Anderson, Senior Lecturer, Communication
Christopher Couch, Senior Lecturer, Comparative Literature
Bruce Geisler, Senior Lecture, Communication
Olga Gershenson, Professor
Susan Jahoda, Professor, Art
Greeley A. Kyle, Lecturer, Journalism
Robbie Leppzer, Lecturer, Communication
Andrea Malaguti, Associate Professor, Italian Studies
Patrícia Martinho Ferreira, Assistant Professor of Portuguese
Patrick Mensah, Associate Professor, French and Francophone Studies
Jonathan Skolnik, Associate Professor, German Studies
Jeremi Szaniawski, Associate Professor, Comparative Literature
Jacqueline Urla, Dean, UMass Amherst Graduate Field
Hallie Bahn, Assistant Professor, Art
Courses
Note that if you don't see classes from all campuses currently listed, they will appear as the campuses release their course schedules for the semester. The five campuses release their schedules on different dates. Visit this page for specific dates.
Fall 2025 Film and Media Studies Courses
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The Five College Student Film Festival
CALLING ALL STUDENT FILMMAKERS: The Five College Film Festival seeks short films from students across the Five Colleges. Submit your film in the fiction, documentary, or experimental category to share your work with the consortium’s film community and win awards and cash prizes!
The deadline for submissions is Monday, March 3rd, 2025!
The annual festival will be held in-person on Saturday, March 29th, 1:00PM - 7:00PM at Pruyne Auditorium, Amherst College. The festival is organized by students, for students. We can’t wait to see your film!
Contact us at 5collegefilmfestival@gmail.com or swardell@amherst.edu if you have any questions, and follow us on Instagram @fivecollegefilmfestival for further updates!
Mission Statement
The Five College Film Festival’s mission is to share the stories of students from across the Five Colleges through the medium of film. We hope that all students, regardless of background or experience with filmmaking, share their stories.
SUBMISSION INFORMATION
The deadline has been extended to Monday, March 3, 2025!
Submission form
FESTIVAL DATE
Saturday, March 29, 2025
Resources
Amherst College
Film and Media Studies
Hampshire College
Film, Video, and Photography
Mount Holyoke College
Film, Media, Theater
Smith College
Film and Media Studies
UMass Amherst
Interdepartmental Program in Film Studies
Contact Us
Five College Film Council Members
Amherst College
Adam Levine (Chair), Art and the History of Art, Film and Media Studies
Joshua Guilford, English, Film and Media Studies
Hampshire College
Eva Rueschmann, Cultural Studies
Mount Holyoke College
Hannah Goodwin, Film, Media, Theater
Smith College
Jennifer Malkowski, Film and Media Studies
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Barbara Zecchi, Languages, Literatures and Cultures, Head of the Interdepartmental Program in Film Studies
Shawn Shimpach, Communication, Interdepartmental Program in Film Studies
Five College Staff Liaison
Ray Rennard, Director of Academic Programs
Connect
View the Five College Student Film Festival Vimeo Channel!
Join the Five College Film Program Google Group!