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Since its inception, BIFF has been aware that the best way to thrive in any community is to give something back to those who have supported you.

BIFF CLASSROOM is a group of programs that have been developed over the last fourteen years, taking the knowledge that the festival has gathered from one year to another and sharing it with a wide array of local students.

Sponsors: Hendricks CareerTek, Peer Canvas, Educators Credit Union

Kids@BIFF

One of BIFF’s most effective and respected community outreach programs, KIDS@BIFF has brought thousands of young people together in an effort to teach critical thinking skills by way of independent film criticism.

In partnership with Kristy Champion and the school district of Beloit, as well as Kids First! and the Coalition for Quality Children’s Media, KIDS@BIFF engages area 5th grade students in discussions of film quality.

The 2022 program includes classroom visits from BIFF staff, and a field trip to the Central Christian Church theater in Beloit, where students will watch and critique a collection of short films produced especially for kids.

KIDS@BIFF 2019

Student Filmmaker Showcase 2023

DATES:

  • Orientation — Mon. Jan. 23, 2023, 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
  • Dates & Times for the four weekly workshops (1/wk) will be determined at orientation.

LOCATION: CareerTek, 625 3rd St., Beloit
CAPACITY LIMIT: 12 students:
PRICE: FREE

Snacks will be provided!

To participate:
Student Filmmaker Showcase Registration 2023 QR

Register

Call Hendricks Careertek at (608) 312-4770

Student Films Screening

FREE
Wednesday, Mar 1st, 5:30pm
Powerhouse, Beloit College
850 Pleasant Street.

The Beloit International Film Festival is bringing back a great opportunity for students (grades 7th – 12th) to collaborate with professional filmmakers and learn how to make movies that look like…well…movies!!

Students will learn screenwriting, smartphone-based camera work, acting, lighting, editing, etc. as they complete their short films.

The program will be comprised of five sessions starting January 31st and will end with a viewing of all films created on February 22, 2023. Orientation will be Monday, January 23, 2023 at 5:00pm at CareerTek. The date and times of the four remaining sessions will be determined at orientation.

Instruction is provided by Beloit filmmakers Marjorie and Brenton Driscoll of Peer Canvas.

A viewing of the students films will be scheduled for family and friends. And finally, one lucky film will be given a Student Filmmaker Showcase BIFFY Award!

Capacity: 12 Students

HIDDEN

The Showcase was actually an annual event that was given a rest for a few years, and then rebooted, thanks to a grant via the Stateline Community Foundation and Barbara and Tom Morgan. The program is held at Career Tek in Beloit under the supervision of Susan Day, with educational direction from Beloit filmmakers, Marjorie and Brenton Driscoll of Peer Canvas.

Students will learn screenwriting, smartphone-based camera work, acting, lighting, editing, etc., over a four-week series of sessions, culminating in a BIFF festival screening of all the finished short films, on Wednesday, February 26 at 6:00 Bushel & Peck’s. Free to the public, the best of which will receive a mini BIFFY award. (*This program primarily targets high school-aged students)

Now in its third year of BIFF sponsorship, Discover Mediaworks will, again, be bringing a crew from its popular television program, Into The Outdoors, to Career Tek in Beloit for a workshop on March 5, starting at 2pm. Area students will have an opportunity to learn what it’s like to perform in front of a camera, and maybe even have a shot at hosting a future episode of Into The Outdoors. (This program is designed for kids ages 12-16)

BIFF 2022 Student Filmmaker Showcase Award Winners

Student Filmmaker Showcase Award Winners

BIFF 2022

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Marjorie & Brenton Driscoll

Marjorie & Brenton Driscoll

Peer Canvas
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BIFF Classroom For Seniors

BIFF also reaches out to local seniors and retirees by way of the Beloit College Society for Learning Unlimited program and the Rock Valley College Center for Learning in Retirement program, where BIFF staff shares an inside look at how a film festival works, and previews new independent film submissions that foster dialog and provide a unique experience for our older students.

BIFF Classroom

Another way in which the festival attempts to give back to the Beloit community and surrounding area.

Programs are underwritten through generous support of area grant foundations, corporations and private donors.

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