Maxwell Kondziolka of Pittsburgh to attend Cannes Film Festival

2014 May 9

Maxwell Kondziolka of Pittsburgh, class of 2016 and a Film Production at Emerson College, is one of five students in the Visual and Media Arts Department going to the Cannes Film Festival in France from May 14-25. They are going with the help of The Creative Mind Group, a nonprofit organization that assists up-and-coming filmmakers with access to important industry events. It is designed to aid participants in expanding their knowledge of the film business, while affording them the opportunity to make industry contacts during the film festival.

About Emerson College

Located in Boston, Massachusetts, opposite historic Boston Common and in the heart of the city's Theatre District, Emerson is the only four-year private college in the United States devoted to teaching communication and the arts in a liberal arts context. The College has 3,660 undergraduates and 829 graduate students from across the United States and 50 countries. Supported by state-of-the-art facilities and a renowned faculty, students participate in more than 90 student organizations and performance groups, 14 NCAA teams, student publications, honor societies, television stations including the Emerson Channel, and WERS-FM, the nation's highest rated student-run radio station. Emerson is internationally known for its study and internship programs in Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., the Netherlands, China, and the Czech Republic. A new permanent facility on Sunset Boulevard for its LA-based program opened officially in March 2014. For more information, visit www.emerson.edu.