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Pixar director is guest artist at Michigan Youth Arts Festival

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… Michigan Youth Arts Festival KALAMAZOO— Dan Scanlon , film director and artist at Pixar Animation Studios, will … University," which received the 2013 Hollywood Animation Award from the Hollywood Film Awards. He has also worked as a storyboard artist for the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/15547

Katrovas to combine storytelling and song in recital of Czech composers

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… on the composers' four-year friendship and the pre-World War II era they lived in. The project is under the auspices …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43299

Famous writer, director to speak as part of Humanities Center season

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A famous film writer and director will appear on the Western Michigan … have been screened around the world, receiving numerous awards, including honors from the Academy of Canadian Cinema, … and Design. Her latest creation, "Grassroots in Dry Lands," was released in 2015. The film takes the audience into …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31505

Alumna is again a finalist in Doritos Super Bowl ad contest

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… fourth year in a row. Heather Kasprzak , a 2005 graduate in film, video and media studies, is a finalist in the Doritos … actors for "Road Chip." The most challenging part of the ad was coming up with an original idea, as Doritos receives … chip, came to them as she and Dixon were driving. "You want it to have general appeal, and for the past couple of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/4341

'Pilot Error' event honoring WMU rescheduled

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… costs $5 for students. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Promoters of a new film with several Western Michigan University connections … have rescheduled the WMU tribute night that was canceled Nov. 18 due to bad weather. The film "Pilot Error," which counts four WMU alumni among its …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20463

Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in March

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… and social topics. Free and open to the public. "Dolores" film screening —5 p.m. at the Arcus Center for Social … members. Open to the public. Saturday, March 10 Japan Twang: Tsugaru-Jamisen with Sato Michiyoshi performance —3 to … talk —7 to 8:30 p.m. at Kalamazoo Loaves and Fishes Warehouse, 901 Portage St., Kalamazoo, hosted by Kalamazoo …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45285

Award-winning choreographer to hold open rehearsal

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… Award-winning choreographer to hold open rehearsal Submitted … City, Vancouver, Toronto, Los Angeles and New York. Lamb was a winner of the 2009 National Choreographic Competition … Lincoln Center, and the American Dance Festival. Her dance-film work has also screened on the Bravo and ARTV networks …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10029

Light Center for Chinese Studies funds a documentary, a biography and a multimedia online language studies platform in 2025

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… Center for Chinese Studies Research Grant. This year, awards will support three innovative projects: a documentary, … says Dr. Ying Zeng , director of the Light Center. “These awards showcase the diversity and impact of China-related … " The Stulberg and China: A Growing Legacy." The short film will celebrate the 50-year history of the Stulberg …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/12/grant-awards

WMU hosts screening of award-winning 'Most Likely to Succeed'

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… WMU hosts screening of award-winning 'Most Likely to Succeed' Submitted by Anne … Michigan University will host a free screening of the award-winning film "Most Likely to Succeed" at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38769

David Chaplin obituary

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… sociology at Western Michigan University, died July 27 . He was 86. Chaplin joined the WMU faculty in 1972 to serve as … served on numerous national organizations and panels and was a member of such professional groups as the American … a Latin American Studies Association task force that was a follow-up to President Jimmy Carter's special …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42352