Abington alumnus swims to top of box office with ‘The Meg’
10/11/18
Penn State Abington alumnus Steve Alten’s shark story earned more than $500 million worldwide since its August release.
Movies and TV
Movies and TV
Penn State to screen film that takes unique approach to science storytelling
10/10/18
“The Most Unknown” is an innovative documentary that attempts to reinvigorate love for scientific inquiry by exploring some of the universe’s toughest questions. A public screening of the film will be held 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 18, in the Pike Auditorium, 22 BBH (Biobehavioral Health Building) on the University Park campus. This is a free event; no tickets or reservations are required.
Docunight film to take place in alternate location on Oct. 3
10/2/18
Docunight: Iran Via Documentaries will present “Poets of Life” at 7 p.m. Oct. 3 in W315 Pattee Library on the University Park campus, in place of its usual monthly location in Foster Auditorium. “Poets of Life” follows activist and sustainable farmer Shirin Parsi as she attempts to bring social and environmental change to her community and the world.
Student Programming Association presents Taylor Armstrong
9/26/18
The Student Programming Association announced the first distinguished speaker of the season, Taylor Armstrong from Bravo TV’s show, "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills," in collaboration with Penn State’s Gender Equity Center. With October being National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Armstrong’s lecture will focus on domestic abuse.
Sawyer Seminar Series to host free screening of 'Four Days in May' on Sept. 19
9/14/18
“Four Days in May,” a documentary by Deborah Thomas, Junior “Gabu” Wedderburn and Deanne M. Bell, will be shown at 6 p.m. Sept. 19 in 113 Carnegie Building on Penn State's University Park campus.
SPLICE Festival fuels Behrend professor’s affinity for short films
9/12/18
This past year, Vertna Bradley, an assistant teaching professor of film studies at Penn State Behrend, created the SPLICE Film Fest, an international film and video art festival showcasing short films ranging in length of at least 1 minute to no more than 10 minutes. Held this past summer at the Erie Movie House, the inaugural SPLICE Film Fest received more than 400 entries from 55 different countries.
Conference features screenings of two films about police ethics
9/12/18
Free public screenings of a film by a Penn State faculty member and an Academy Award-qualified short film will be part of the Rock Ethics Institute’s Ethics of Policing Conference at 4:30 p.m. Sept. 21 at Foster Auditorium of Paterno Library.
Global Oscars series presents 'The Square' on Oct. 9
9/12/18
This fall, as part of the Global Studies degree program’s "Global Oscars Comes to Berks," Penn State Berks will present their second film, “The Square,” at 6 p.m. Tuesday, October 9, in room 5 of the Luerssen Building.
Shaping storytelling with creativity, immersive reality
9/6/18
Alumnus David Leopold, the senior director of content production technologies at Viacom, will make a public presentation titled “All Things Virtual” at 7 p.m. Sept. 24 in Foster Auditorium of Paterno Library.
'Weather World' turns 35
9/4/18
“Weather World,” the Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science’s television program, is turning 35.
Four student productions nominated for Mid-Atlantic Emmys
8/29/18
Four different productions by students in the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications were recently nominated for Mid-Atlantic Emmy College/University Student Production Awards.
Things to Do at Penn State: Aug. 30-Sept. 6
8/29/18
The Student Farm's third annual Harvest Festival, 'Stranger Things' actor at Penn State Behrend and the return of the Huddle with the Faculty lecture series are among the cultural highlights at Penn State this weekend and next week.
Fall 2018 film and discussion series partnering with Temple Israel Wilkes-Barre
8/28/18
The Department of Continuing Education at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, in collaboration with Temple Israel Wilkes-Barre, and co-sponsor The Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce, have announced the fall personal enrichment film and discussion series schedule.
Penn State Fayette to screen film on race and bias, 'American Textures'
8/23/18
Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus will screen "American Textures," a documentary on race, on Tuesday, Sept. 18 at noon in Swimmer Hall.
Curley Center's first documentary accepted into international film festival
8/23/18
"Quiet Sundays," a documentary produced by Penn State sports journalism students, has been chosen as an official selection for the Southampton International Film Festival in England.