News:

• A new book, Mechanical Witness, A History of Motion Picture Evidence in U.S. Courts, by OU Assistant Prof. Louis-Georges Schwartz, has been published by the Oxford University Press. Mechanical Witness is the first cultural and legal history charting the changing role and theoretical implications of film and video use as courtroom evidence.

• The College of Fine Arts plans to maintain the Athena Cinema as a working theater with an art film focus when it takes over management and programming of the Court Street facility July 1. Ruth Bradley, director of the Athens Center for Film and Video, will manage the theater. She also directs the Athens International Film + Video Festival, which is hosted at the Athena each May. To read the article click here.

• College of Fine Arts Dean, Chuck McWeeny, has named Prof. Steven Ross Director of the School of Film. Steven Ross, an associate professor of film, has been a cinematographer and filmmaker for more than 25 years. His documentary "Liberia: A Fragile Peace" (2006) is in worldwide distribution. For the OU Outlook article click here.

• Rajko Grlic is in production in Croatia on his new feature, “Just Between Us.” Click here for the "making of" video.

• "Border post" won another film festival. This time - "Film and literary award" - a main award at the Film by the Sea International Film Festival in Holland.

• Listen to Jack Wright's interview on NPR about Music of Coal

• Two years in the making!! Professor Jack Wright produces Music of Coal: Mining Songs from the Appalachian Coalfields.

• The School of Film Post Production team edits new Ohio University "Discover the Promise" ad campaign. MFA student Nishantne Josson is one of the editors. See "Discover the Promise" - see Outlook article

• After over thirty-five years at our fair institution, Professor Emeritus George Semsel, noted film scholar and filmmaker, is retiring.

• "Winesburg, Ohio" by Jennifer Granville, and "Lost in Winesburg" by Thomas Britt screen at Stuart Opera House. The Ohio University premier will be in January at Baker Center.

• Professor George S. Semsel will be retiring after the fall 2007 quarter. This is your last chance to take one of his courses!

• Professors Rajko Grlic and Tom Hayes were awarded the Creative Research Grant by the College of Fine Arts.

• Professor Adam Knee featured in "True Asian Horror," a two-part documentary premiering on Discovery Channel's Asian and Australian networks this month.

• Steven Ross on tour Liberia: A Fragile Peace and Fishers of Dar: see blog!

• "Border Post" is in the Official Competition of the 54th San Sebastian Film Festival

• "Border Post" receives positive review in the New York Times

• Ohiomag. com featured "The Little Festival That Could", an article applauding the 35th anniversary of the Athens International Film & Video Festival, which takes place April 25 through May 1. The article describes the festival through the words of the Festival Director, Ruth Bradley.

• "Border Post" is selected for EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS 2006

• Professor Rajko Grlic's latest film "Border Post" Reviewed in Variety

• Liberia: A Fragile Peace, a documentary film by our Director Prof. Steven Ross, will be screened on Sunday, May 11th 2008, at 9pm in the Baker Center Theater marking the beginning of the International Week 2008 at Ohio University. The film tells of the Liberian people’s struggle to rebuild their country after a violent civil war.

• Great critical success for "Border Post"

• Professor Adam Knee featured in "Outlook:Ohio University News & Information"

• Professor Jennifer Granville to produce Feature film: "Winesburg, Ohio"

• LIBERIA: LONE STAR RISING a film by Professor Steve Ross and Andrew Carlson

• Professor Adam Knee awarded Fulbright!

• Dr. Keith M. Harris selected to participate in the NEH summer institute on African Cinema in Dakar, Senegal.

• Jennifer Granville's cowritten screenplay "Rumspringa" sold.