We recently concluded our 3rd Annual Study Abroad Film Festival and, with more YouTube views, votes, and entries than ever, we couldn’t have been happier with the results. We’re still buzzing.
Why? Because of the unprecedented media exposure the Film Festival has generated—it was covered on local TV, radio, print, and online outlets across the United States, reaching a massive audience of 177,113,504 people across 400+ pieces of coverage, including:
- 170 TV and radio segments
- 175 newspapers and online news sources
- 100 press release pick-ups on news services, blogs, and trade journals
Here’s an overview of coverage along with some highlights in each category:
Broadcast TV & Radio
- WRIC-TV (Richmond ABC affiliate) – Interview with Thamine Nayeem to talk about her film I Choose Openness and being a Film Festival finalist.
- WIBC FM (Indianapolis radio station 93.1) – Interview with Film Festival Winner Jordan Cain and his film, Even in Europe…
- WTTV (Indianapolis) – Interview with Jordan
- WXIN-TV (Indianapolis) – Interview with Jordan
- COMING SOON: Jordan will be interviewed on Indy Style, a show on WISH-TV (a CW affiliate) on Wednesday, September 28, at 9 a.m. ET.
Newspapers & Online News Sources
- Daily American – “Somerset native is film festival finalist” (See Shannon Sotomayor’s film, With Love.)
- Athens Banner-Herald - “UGA student one of five finalists in film festival competition” (See FOMO, the film by Rachel Beavers, Rod Flucas, and Courtney Testa.)
- Indiana Daily Student - “IU student dances through Europe to win film contest”
- Broadway World – “Music Student Jordan Cain Named Winner of 2016 IES Abroad Student Film Festival”
- WBIW (Bloomington) - “IU Music Student Grand Prize Winner In IES Abroad's Film Festival”
- Richmond Times Dispatch - “The film Thamine Nayeem made about studying abroad is much more than a travelogue”
- Centre Daily Times - "FOMO fills the frames of Penn State student's documentary"
News Services, Blogs & Trade Journals
- Education Dive – “IES Abroad Film Festival Selects Five Finalists for 3rd Annual Student Film Competition; Fans Encouraged to Vote for their Favorite Entry on Facebook”
- World Wide With Kids – “Indiana University Music Student Jordan Cain Selected Grand Prize Winner for the 2016 IES Abroad Student Film Festival”
Do you have what it takes? Find out more about the 2017 Study Abroad Film Festival and submit your film!
