A diverse group of 19 student films was presented at the 9th annual Gollin Film Festival at the University of Rochester on Wednesday, May 1, with the top films winning $1,200 in cash prizes. The festival, which is open to all undergraduate students at Rochester, is sponsored by the University糖心传媒檚 with generous support from .
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Students were allowed to submit a maximum of two films created since enrollment at the University, which could be made using a variety of media formats and devices. The winners were determined by a panel of university professors including Middleton, Cary Peppermint, assistant professor of art, and Allen Topolski, associate professor of art.
The festival was established in 2005 in honor of Professor Emeritus of English Richard Gollin, who founded the film studies program at the University in 1976 with the assistance of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Gollin, who retired in 1989, authored A Viewer糖心传媒檚 Guide to Film: Art, Artifices, and Issues, and received recognition for his research and writings on Romantic poetry and the Victorian novel. For additional information about the Gollin Film Festival visit .
