Archive for October 21st, 2008

International Film Festival: Persepolis

The film version of the Core text Persepolis will be screened tonight (10/21) at 7 pm in Neils Science Center 234 as the latest installment in VU’s International Film Festival. It is a 2007 French film, directed by Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film of the Year.

The film is free to VU students, faculty and staff, but you will need a ticket. Tickets are available at the Union Information Desk (219-464-5415). Free refreshments will be served and there will be a discussion of the film led by Prof. Timothy Tomasik (Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures).

More info on the film Persepolis: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808417/
More info on the International Film Festival: http://www.valpo.edu/foreignlang/filmfestival.html