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2020 Film Festival

In a time when travel and therefore study abroad is almost nearly impossible, the 7th Annual Study Abroad Film Festival reminded us that when the world is ready it’s still worth exploring. Until then, we'll explore it virtually! 

After several Festivals hosted at the Museum of Contemporary Art - Chicago, we went back to our roots in 2020 and hosted the event virtually, just like how it started. With friends and family around, approximately 150 screens streamed the Festival. After a total of 1,260 votes were cast by the public, It was announced that the Grand Prize Winner of the 2020 Study Abroad Film Festival was If I Could Put Into Words by Kiubon Kokko, a Senior at Claremont McKenna College who studied abroad with IES Abroad in Nantes, France (Fall 2019). Watch the 2020 Film Festival on demand.

WINNER

 

If I Could Put Into Words
Kiubon Kokko | Claremont McKenna
IES Abroad Nantes, Fall 2019

In Kiubon's words: "I ate a lot of food in France. From the crepe Loïc made me, to the wraps Vianney made for me and my friends. But if there’s one thing I learned while I was in Nantes, France is that it’s not about where you eat, or even what you eat, it’s about who you eat with. The company is always so much more worth it."

FINALISTS

My Trip to Japan
Michael Sparks | University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
IES Abroad Tokyo, Fall 2019

 

Fragments
Lexi Floom | University of Indiana
IES Abroad London, Spring 2020

SEMI-FINALISTS

A Year in Paper
Makela Lynn | Sarah Lawrence College
IES Abroad Barcelona, Spring 2020

My Time in Amsterdam
Dahlia McGrath | Sarah Lawrence College
IES Abroad Amsterdam, Spring 2020

When in Rome
Ben Hard | The University of Texas at Austin
IES Abroad Rome, Spring 2020

A Story About Cliches
Gabriella Gigante | University of Michigan
IES Abroad Madrid, Spring 2020

Paris: La Nouvelle Experience
Matthew Hsieh | University of Iowa
IES Abroad Paris, Spring 2020

PARIS - THE ANGEL
Kevin Reyes | University of Redlands
IES Abroad Paris, Fall 2019

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