Event

Penn Cinema & Media Pioneers VIII, 2024

The Penn Department of Cinema & Media Studies is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its major. Alumni, faculty, and students will discuss their careers in film and media, and how to create a great media program for the future. Each panelist lists 3 brief recommendations for CIMS next 20 years, followed by a moderated discussion.

The conference is free and open to the public. No registration required.

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Location of the conference: 401 Fisher-Bennett Hall

9:45-10:15am | Breakfast | English Faculty Lounge, 135 Fisher-Bennett Hall

10:15-10:30am | Opening Remarks | Ian Fleishman

10:30am-12pm | RESEARCH | Moderator: Anat Dan


Julia Alekseyeva


Maggie Hennefeld


Rahul Mukherjee


Karen Redrobe


Greg Steirer

12-1pm | Lunch | English Faculty Lounge, 135 Fisher-Bennett Hall

1:15-2:45pm | INDUSTRY | Moderator: Mira Kwon


Mark Kaufman


Meta Mazaj


Randi Michel


Gregory Quinn


Shalom Obiago


Nikki Silver

2:45-4:15pm | CREATIVITY | Moderator: Drew Naiburg-Smith


Abner Benaim


Scott Burkhardt


Kathy DeMarco Van Cleve


Peter Decherney


Kevin McMullin


Marialena Mouaikel

4:30-5:30pm | Closing Reception | English Faculty Lounge, 135 Fisher-Bennett Hall


7:30-9:30pm | Screening | THE PIANO LESSON (Malcolm Washington, 2024, USA, 120 min)
Cinemark University City Penn 6 at 40th & Walnut

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Penn Cinema & Media Pioneers VIII, 2024, is made possible thanks the generous sponsorship and support of Mrs. Lorraine Carrady Quinn, CW'73, to Cinema & Media Studies at the University of Pennsylvania.