Cinema Studies Resources
Links & information useful for cinema students
Cinema Studies Senior Project
Before working on their senior project, students must have submitted their Senior Project Proposal and been approved by their major advisor.
Step 1: Complete the Senior Project Proposal and submit it.
Step 2: Wait for the Cinema Studies faculty and a senior project advisor to approve and contact the student.
Step 3: Students may also contact a faculty member to discuss their senior project proposal and ask if the faculty can supervise the project. If the faculty member agrees to supervise the project, the student can start working under their guidance.
Otherwise, based on the proposal, the Cinema Studies Program will suggest a faculty member as the project's advisor. The student can formally start working on the senior project following the Guidelines and Requirements: Cinema Studies Senior Project.
Majoring in Cinema Studies
- Planning checklist for Cinema Studies majors
- Study abroad: If you're interested in pursuing cinema study abroad, programs you might explore include those at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic; University of Canterbury, New Zealand; National University at Galway, Ireland; and the UK Universities of Keele, Aberystwyth, Leicester, as well as ISEP Programs at Brock University, Canada; U of Regina, Canada; Masaryk University, Czech Republic; Universite de Lille III (Charles de Gaulle), France; Universidade Lusofona, Portugal; Karlstad University, Sweden; American University of Sharjah, UAE; Edinburgh Napier University, UK. For more information, contact the Office of International Education.
Internship Possibilities
- Internships for academic credit
- Oregon Governor's Office of Film & Television
- Source Oregon
- Capital Community Television
Student accomplishments
Senior Projects: Cinema Studies Senior Theses and Senior Projects are available through the Academic Commons at the Hatfield Library.
The Ken Nolley Award: Named for the founder of Willamette University's Film Studies Program, the Nolley Award is presented to a graduating Film Studies or Cinema Studies major who has shown outstanding devotion to the study of cinema, whether demonstrated through critical acumen and theoretical insight, through productive creativity and technical skill, or through a comprehensive and rigorous cinephilia.
2019 Awards:
- Denise Diaz
- Arthur Stamey-Mills
2018 Award:
- Natasha Zedan
2017 Award:
- Marissa Louie
2016 Awards:
- Casey Berg
- Sarah F. Williams