Ivy Film Festival

Held annually since 2001 in a week-long April event, Ivy Film Festival has grown to become the largest student-run film festival in the world. Festival week features advanced screenings of feature films, panels, keynotes, workshops, and masterclasses with some of the most highly regarded professionals in the industry, culminating with the Official Selection of short student films, screenplays, and virtual reality experiences. In 2016, Ivy Film Festival expanded its reach to partner with dozens of universities across the world through its Satellite Film Festival, bringing its world-renowned Official Selection to audiences throughout the globe. Each year, thousands of filmmakers and enthusiasts flock to Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island to attend Ivy Film Festival. Some of the festival’s most exciting guests to date include Jodie Foster, Wes Anderson, Robert De Niro, Laura Linney, M. Night Shyamalan, Park Chan-wook, Daveed Diggs, and Olivia Wilde, among many others. The festival features three separate Official Selection categories for student-made work, each with its own individual competitions and awards: short films, screenplays, and new media (virtual or augmented reality films or experiences).