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The Insect Fear Film Festival - scaring the general public with
horrific films and horrific filmmaking since 1984

The 25th Insect Fear Film Festival will be held on Saturday, February 23rd in Foellinger Auditorium! As usual, admission is free and the doors open at 6 PM. This year's theme, Animated Social Insects, is a change of tack from our usual fare of scary and horrible films. We are pleased to announce that Simon Smith, the director of Bee Movie, will be keynoting our festival!

2008 Insect Fear Film Festival
Schedule of Events

Event

 Time
Doors open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 6:00 PM
Opening remarks, art contest winners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 7:00 PM
Features
   Trailer for Bee Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

   Bee Movie (2007) (info). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

   Q&A with Bee Movie Director Simon J. Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

   HBO: The Making of Bee Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 7:30 PM

7:35 PM

9:00 PM

10:00 PM
     Antz   (1998) (info). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10:30 PM

 

IFFF Art Contest:

For many years, we have held an Insect Art Contest in conjunction with the Insect Fear Film Festival. The art contest is organized and presented by graduate students and judged by volunteers from campus and the community, but participation by teachers and students truly makes the art contest a success. In the past, we have solicited entries from art teachers in area schools, but we think that participation in the Insect Art Contest can extend beyond art classes. Any student in the community is welcome to enter! If you are interested in the contest, please click the links below for the contest rules and entry form.



Remember that insects relate to many subjects beyond biology, such as history, music, and literature. For example, in keeping with the theme-cartoon insect society films, kids could make a cartoon or comic strip about insects that reflects something about human society.

For more information about the Insect Art Contest, contact Cynthia McDonnell (cmcdonne@uiuc.edu) or Bridget O'Neill (bfoneill@uiuc.edu).

If you are interested in having students learn more about insects in the classroom, the Entomology Graduate Student Association can arrange a presentation for your students. Please contact one of our Outreach Coordinators, Elizabeth Graham (eegraham@life.uiuc.edu) or Lynn Fennema (lfennema@uiuc.edu), for more information.

IFFF History:

Click here for a history of the IFFF.
Click here for a listing of features shown at previous festivals.

 
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