February 4, 2025 | Kelly Youngblood Media Career Services is holding its first annual Media Career Week, featuring workshops, guest speakers, and media professionals offering helpful insights to prepare College of Media students for a campuswide career fair as well as their post-graduation career. Media Career Week will kick off Monday, Feb. 24, and run through Thursday, Feb. […]
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Ebertfest to Celebrate 40th Anniversary of ‘Desperately Seeking Susan’ and Adds ‘His Three Daughters’ and ‘Touch’ to 2025 Lineup
Actress Rosanna Arquette and Directors Azazel Jacobs, Baltasar Kormákur, and Susan Seidelman will attend this year’s festival February 3, 2025 CHAMPAIGN, IL (February 3, 2025) — Roger Ebert’s Film Festival, also known as Ebertfest, announced today the addition of three new films to this year’s festival: The Virginia Theatre will be partying like it’s 1985 […]
Todd Phillips’ ‘The Hangover’ to close 26th annual Ebertfest
January 15, 2025 Guy Maddin’s Rumours gets set for this year’s lineup Producer Scott Budnick and Director Guy Maddin to attend this year’s festival CHAMPAIGN, IL (January 15, 2025) — Roger Ebert’s Film Festival, also known as Ebertfest, announced today that Todd Phillips’ The Hangover starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Heather Graham, and Justin Bartha will […]
College of Media spaces for faculty, staff in Gregory Hall undergo renovations
November 7, 2024 | Kelly Youngblood College of Media faculty, staff, and students can see notable changes at Gregory Hall after several major remodeling projects that began in May 2024 have been completed or are scheduled to wrap up this fall semester. Thanks to a sizeable investment from campus, the college has been able to […]
College of Media Career Week
Join us for the College of Media’s 2026 Career Week, organized by Media Career Services. Events are scheduled on Monday, Feb. 23, through Friday, Feb. 27, featuring workshops, guest speakers, and media professionals who will offer great insights for students as they prepare for their post-graduation career! Monday, February 23 Rapid Resume Review 1:30-3:30 p.m.18 […]
New experiential learning opportunities for Media students include international, domestic trips
January 13, 2025 | Kelly Youngblood Three experiential learning opportunities are being offered to students this spring including two new trips—one to the nation’s capital and another to two Scandinavian countries—as well as a return visit to the West African country of Sierra Leone. Washington, D.C., March 19-22 Colleen King, clinical assistant professor of journalism […]
2025 Roger Ebert’s Film Festival to kick off with ‘The Searchers,’ first-ever Western screened at Ebertfest; passes go on sale November 18
November 14, 2024 Chaz Ebert and the University of Illinois College of Media announce that the opening night film of the 2025 Roger Ebert’s Film Festival will be a new 70mm print of the Western classic The Searchers (1956), starring John Wayne and Natalie Wood. The four-day festival, named for famed film critic Roger Ebert, will be held […]
Excerpts from ‘Bridging Divides’ series: What Does it Mean to Be an Informed Critic?
November 13, 2024 As part of the College of Media’s three-part webinar series this fall, “Bridging Divides: Conversations on Media and Disagreement,” faculty from the Departments of Advertising, Journalism, and Media & Cinema Studies led Q&As to explore how productive discussions occur across lines of disagreement and difference. Below, read excerpts from “What Does it Mean to […]
Excerpts from ‘Bridging Divides’ series: Reaching Across the Aisle: Advertising and Messaging in an Age of Polarization
November 13, 2024 As part of the College of Media’s three-part webinar series this fall, “Bridging Divides: Conversations on Media and Disagreement,” faculty from the Departments of Advertising, Journalism, and Media & Cinema Studies led Q&As to explore how productive discussions occur across lines of disagreement and difference. Below, read excerpts from “Reaching Across the Aisle: Advertising […]
Excerpts from ‘Bridging Divides’ series: Engaging with People, Perspectives, and Policies When You Don’t Agree: Lessons from Journalism
November 13, 2024 As part of the College of Media’s three-part webinar series this fall, “Bridging Divides: Conversations on Media and Disagreement,” faculty from the Departments of Advertising, Journalism, and Media & Cinema Studies led Q&As to explore how productive discussions occur across lines of disagreement and difference. Below, read excerpts from “Engaging with People, Perspectives, and Policies […]