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“Jackass: The Movie” and “Freddie Got Fingered” are just some of the crappy movies we have to watch these days. But the Cine’fy Society wants to change all that.
“The name is Cine’fy. ‘Fy, like in unify, and cinema like in film. So our hope is to unify the film community by creating one organization that will bring them all together,” Vice President Adam Chittenden said.
Cine’fy is a new film club on campus for students, faculty and anyone affiliated with UMaine interested in viewing and producing films.
The club plans to show weekly screenings of foreign and independent films in 101 Neville Hall. They also plan to unite with other organizations to promote the awareness of these types of films and what goes into them. Meetings will be held at the same time as the screenings.
“We’re going to work with other clubs and professors to fortify the educational experience,” Cine’fy’s Co-President, Jason Lainsbury, said.
The group also wants to set up a film festival, to give students a chance to show their work to the community.
“[The] purpose of Cine’fy is to promote a film minor by showing the strong interest in film among the student population at the University of Maine,” Chittenden said.
The English Department has agreed to fund the group with $400 once they are recognized as an official university club, but the group does not anticipate this will be a problem because they already have 20 members and dedicated leaders in Lainsbury, Chittenden and Olney Atwell. With the money the English Department provides, the club will start a DVD library that will eventually be available at the students’ disposal.
Cine’fy wants to emphasize that they aren’t a bunch of couch potatoes planning to spend all the English Department’s money on “Girls Gone Wild.” According to the group, their intent is to educate and act as a think tank to help members achieve cinematic euphoria.
Joining the club is easy with Cine’fy’s conference on FirstClass. In the folder, one can find out what’s happening with the club, as well as the film culture locally. However, the group says to join you don’t even have to find the folder; simply open a new message, type “I want to join” and send it to “join Cine’fy.”
The club will have their first showing in 101 Neville Hall Thursday, Dec. 12. There will be a double feature of the French film “400 Blows” at 6 p.m. and “The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys” at 8 p.m. Next semester the club will set up a weekly time for films and meetings.
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