The Ivy Film Festival is the world's largest entirely student-run film festival, held annually on the campus of Brown University. The festival was started in 2001 by Brown juniors David Peck and Justin Slosky, with collaboration from students of the other seven Ivy league schools. The founders' goal was to create a venue, run entirely by students, to showcase the efforts of fellow student filmmakers.
The festival often attracts major talent and ...
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The Ivy Film Festival is the world's largest entirely student-run film festival, held annually on the campus of Brown University. The festival was started in 2001 by Brown juniors David Peck and Justin Slosky, with collaboration from students of the other seven Ivy league schools. The founders' goal was to create a venue, run entirely by students, to showcase the efforts of fellow student filmmakers.
The festival often attracts major talent and celebrities that attend the festival to engage in a discussion about all aspects of film. Some topics in the past have included: the relationship between film and social justice, breaking into the film industry, and the merits of attending film school. Notable appearances at the Ivy Film Festival have included Oliver Stone, Tim Robbins, Adrien Brody, Wes Craven, Philip Glass, Dylan Kidd, James Toback, John Hamburg, Julia Stiles and Michael Showalter. In addition to student film screenings, the Festival is also host to advance screenings of...
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