Communications, Media & Film

film clapper with cashAn online session for UWindsor alumni Feb. 16 will offer information on Telefilm Canada’s Talent to Watch funding program.

Webinar promises info on film funding program

An online session for UWindsor alumni will offer information on Telefilm Canada’s Talent to Watch funding program.

Jenny’s Vision is one of three local films that will enjoy national broadcast Sept. 18 on CBC television as part of its Absolutely Canadian series showcasing unique stories from communities across Canada.Maria Belenkova-Buford is hopeful her short doc could change someone's life

Film student projects to find national audience

The most rewarding part of filming her short documentary Jenny’s Vision is the thought that its message of hope could change someone’s life, says Maria Belenkova-Buford.

A film student, she tells the story of an artist with a visual disability.

“Jenny has some challenges she had to overcome,” says Belenkova-Buford. “My film shows how you can still create while having a major impairment.”

Victoria Abboud playing the qanunCommunications instructor Victoria Abboud won an award for her account of learning to play the qanun, a traditional Arabic string instrument.

Pulling strings wins creative writing contest for prof

Communications instructor Victoria Abboud won an award for her account of learning to play the qanun, a traditional Arabic string instrument.