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Finneas O’Connell Honored at 25th Annual Newport Beach Film Fest

Finneas O’Connell Honored at 25th Annual Newport Beach Film Fest October 2024
Exploring new mediums and scoring for television with Oscar-winning O’Connell
Alexis Marion, Staff Writer November 4, 2024

Every year, the Newport Beach Film Festival comes back to the coast to host a variety of sessions over the course of a week, playing their selection of the best films from fresh, new filmmakers and holding spotlight sessions on leading creatives in the industry. For Biolans, the festival has been known...

Sundance continues online amid COVID-19

Sundance continues online amid COVID-19
The Sundance Film Festival creatively fosters an intimate online experience to benefit students and filmmakers alike.
Lauren McBride, Senior Copy Editor February 6, 2021

Taking place fully online for the very first time, this year’s Sundance Film Festival was a unique and attainable experience. Though holding the festival in person is convenient for attendees to make connections and gives satisfaction to filmmakers, there were some benefits that come from the festival’s...

Newport Beach Film Festival showcases Biola student films

The Montgomery brothers
Though the festival transitioned to an online format, a select few cinema and media arts students are able to display their work.
Lauren McBride, Senior Copy Editor October 10, 2020

The ability to attend film festivals is one of many losses of COVID-19. Filmmakers around the world are unable to make valuable connections, soak in the creations of others and have their own projects shown to an audience on the big screen, as they so often look forward to. However, some of Biola’s...

SGA Rundown: Senate talk proposals on limited budget

SGA Rundown: Senate talk proposals on limited budget
Senators made decisions concerning budget buffering, leisure lounge, a senior thesis film and the Biola Film Festival in this week’s senate meeting.
Isabelle Thompson, Business Manager February 14, 2019

Following a session of open proposals last week, Thursday’s Student Government Association senate meeting gave four decisions while considering dwindling budget money. BUFFER AMOUNT CHANGES The first proposal senators discussed was regarding the decision to reduce, eliminate or maintain the budget...

CMA Department reels in the year

Katie Evensen/THE CHIMES
Film students and faculty gather at the annual film festival to celebrate productions created throughout the year.
Jana Eller, Office Manager April 19, 2016
Film students and faculty gather at the annual film festival to celebrate productions created throughout the year.