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The search for love inspires one Media Production student

Media Production student Nick Banister has created an entertaining short film highlighting the highs and lows of speed dating, as part of the SPECTRUM 2012 performing arts fe...

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Media Production student offers nightmare road trip on the big screen

As part of the SPECTRUM 2012 performing arts festival, Coventry University student Emily Bird‘s short film showing us how a simple car trip can turn into a nightmare will be ...

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Flash mob kick starts the School of Art and Design's Degree Show 2012

Coventry University art and design students kick started their annual Degree Show today with a flash mob in the city centre’s Upper Precinct. Twenty final year Performing ...

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Custody deaths highlighted as 'Injustice' screened at film festival

Image: Protest at Stoke Newington police station, 23rd December 1994, after the death of Shiji Lapite in police custody.As the IPCC announces its intention to review the way ...

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From Coventry to California: the university students’ big screen dream

Image: The crew of Latitude: The Movie, comprising students on Coventry University's popular Media Production course.Media Production students from Coventry University have s...

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Coventry University hosts international film festival

Image: Coventry University East Asian Film Society founder Spencer Murphy with students Eva Spirova (left) and Elena Rapondzhieva (right) pictured in front of the Ellen Terry...

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Live ‘hackgate’ debate to mark launch of new book on the state of British journalism

Coventry University is inviting the public to join a panel of prominent media figures for a no-holds-barred debate on the state of British journalism following the phone ha...

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Photography graduates in the frame for success

Image: A picture from photography graduate Joanna Ornowska's collection entitled "Dorothy".Three Coventry University photography graduates have been tipped for prof...

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International film premiere for Coventry University graduate

A media graduate from Coventry University will see his first feature-length documentary given its world premiere at a major international film festival being held in the Neth...

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UK’s first Asian cinema archive to be held at Coventry University

Image credit: Andreea-Carmen DascaluA student society at Coventry University has secured its place as the home of a major film archive, the first of its kind in the UK. Coven...

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Ellen Terry building revamp complete as builder recalls memories of the silver screen

While Coventry students look forward to the official opening of £450,000 worth of new facilities at the School of Art and Design during the University’s open day tomorrow (Sa...

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Coventry graduate secures studio role with acclaimed photographer

Recent BA Photography graduate Aleksandra Zagozda has secured a studio assistant role with to acclaimed fashion photographer Chadwick Tyler in New York.Aleksandra had been in...

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Coventry University lecturer wins commission for broadcast documentary

Ken Fero, senior lecturer on the Media Production course has been commissioned to make a critical film about the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). The 25-minut...

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Photography graduate invited to exhibit in London by prestigious exhibition

Graduate photographer Ross Rawlings has been invited by the prestigious fine art photography group ‘Uncertain States’ to be a part of its next exhibition and newspaper.The ex...

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Student assists world-renowned photographer Nadav Kander

Second-year photography student Daisy Ware-Jarret assisted one of the most highly-reputed lensmen, Nadav Kander, on a shoot last week. Kander has photographed some of the mos...

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Senior lecturer's Trans-Siberian Railway film is a hit with contemporary art gallery

Senior Photography lecturer Elly Clarke has had her film documenting a journey on the Trans-Siberian Railways screened at the MK Gallery in Milton Keynes.The origins of the f...

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Sports at the Games films

A series of video guides to sports which will take place during London 2012 has been produced with local clubs and given a big screen debut.Coventry University has partnered ...

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Students to Adapt Stephen King Novella “Stationary Bike” into Short Film

Three third year students from the Media Production course at Coventry University are about to start pre-production on a “Stephen King Dollar Baby” project. The students, ...

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Documentary film by Coventry University lecturer gets world premiere

A documentary made by a senior lecturer from Coventry University is to have its world premiere at the West Midlands Human Rights Film Festival in Birmingham later this month....

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Phonar class clocks up 20,000th visitor

Following publicity from an article on the WIRED magazine website as well as mentions in the Times Higher Education magazine and British newspaper, The Telegraph, the free on...

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Groups needed to take part in a Digital Technologies Project

Coventry University is on the look-out for groups who use digital technologies to raise awareness of themselves, run a campaign, support advocacy or influence decision makers...

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New date for popular TV news icon

Jon Snow is one of the most recognised and trusted faces on British television and for the past twenty years he has presented Channel Four’s flagship news programme. He ...

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University law school awarded grant for community film project

Coventry University law students are breaking into the film industry thanks to a funding boost from the Alistair MacQueen Memorial Grant. The students will be making a ser...

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Coventry Conversation this week - David Yelland

‘Face the future, tools for the modern media age’ Wednesday 24 November Humber Lecture Theatre, Coventry University (1.30 – 4.30pm) Co-produced with the BBC College o...

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Free talks this week at Coventry University

Wednesday 20 October at 6.00pm - Humber Lecture Theatre Neil Forbes, Professor of International History will be giving a lecture entitled Defenders of Democracy? (Big b...

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Three years and expanding – success for local business

Three years ago, a Coventry-based company made its first tentative steps into the video production market and now, Pro-Mo Media are growing from strength to strength, havin...

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University lecturer launches films by young people, for young people

A series of short films made by school children and produced by a Coventry University lecturer aims to prevent youngsters from joining street gangs. Ken Fero, who lectures i...

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Student film exhibition to go out in a blaze of glory

During the Coventry University media degree show (3 – 5 June) Cov Blaze TV will be showing highlights of the Elite League championship season as part of their Coventry Blaz...

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Conversations about every day farming folk and search engines

The successful Coventry Conversations series takes a look backwards and forwards next week in two contrasting talks. On Thursday 4 March, sixty years of a national institu...

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Literary treat in store with triple bill of writers

The award-winning writer and master of the screenplay, Andrew Davies, stars in the line-up of writers coming to Coventry University to take part in a series of Coventry Con...

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best practice across the HE sector

Ms Mary Krell, External Examiner Media Production

high level of creativity and invention by staff in their teaching, learning and assessment

Ms Sue Heseltine, External Examiner Journalism and Media

Best speaker programme in any British University

Professor Richard Keeble

Trendsetting photography lecturers in Coventry University’s School of Art and Design have achieved a world first with the launch of an app

American Society of Picture Professionals

The film you made about the London session of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine is excellent, creative and empowering

Frank Barat, Coordinator, Russell Tribunal On Palestine

he has managed to facilitate a 'media university revolution' and made Coventry University the epicentre of progressive media discourse for the last number of years

Donal McIntyre, Broadcaster, speaking about John Mair, Broadcast Lecturer

The guys there are running an interesting & innovative course

Simon Roberts, Photographer, Vic Odden Award, Royal Photographic Society

14/12/2011 09:26 AM