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February News & Events
Do you know what your grandparents are doing this weekend? The Today Show's Kathie Lee and Hoda take a peek at the documentary The Age of Love and find out it's #NeverTooLateToDate! Watch the trailer here.
November News & Events
The 23rd Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival (SLIFF) will be held Nov. 13-23. SLIFF will screen 389 films: 89 narrative features, 76 documentary features, and 224 shorts. This year’s festival has 239 screenings/programs, with 69 countries represented. The fest will host more than 125 filmmakers and related guests, including honorees Doug Pray (Contemporary Cinema Award), Katie Mustard (Women in Film Award), and Timothy J. Sexton (Charles Guggenheim Cinema St. Louis Award).
The festival will open on Thursday, Nov. 13, with the premiere of “The Makings of You,” a St. Louis- set and -shot drama by Matt Amato. Amato, an award-winning director of music videos and commercials, returned to his hometown of St. Louis to shoot his feature debut. The film stars Jay R. Ferguson (of “Mad Men”) and Sheryl Lee and Grace Zabriskie (both of “Twin Peaks”). Ferguson and Zabriskie attend the fest.
The festival will open on Thursday, Nov. 13, with the premiere of “The Makings of You,” a St. Louis- set and -shot drama by Matt Amato. Amato, an award-winning director of music videos and commercials, returned to his hometown of St. Louis to shoot his feature debut. The film stars Jay R. Ferguson (of “Mad Men”) and Sheryl Lee and Grace Zabriskie (both of “Twin Peaks”). Ferguson and Zabriskie attend the fest.
October News & Events
War Veteran & Scholar Launches Educational Gaming Start-Up
Science Focused Game Company Premieres 2nd Crowd-funding Campaign
On Veterans Day, former Iraq veteran and Washington University scholar John Coveyou plans to successfully crowd-fund his 2nd educational game. A native of St. Louis, Coveyou never imagined at 30 he would have a Masters from Washington University and be running his own business – Genius Games.
Coveyou recently launched the company’s second science-based game, Peptide: A Protein Building Game on Kickstarter. With already 38% of their goal reached in just over a week, they plan to have the project fully funded by November 11th. “I wanted to end on Veterans Day as a symbol that returning veterans are out here and capable of big things when given the chance,” says Coveyou.
The company’s first game, Linkage: A DNA Card Game raised over 300% of its goal with over 600 backers in just one month on Kickstarter, blowing away Coveyou’s expectations. It was clear he was scratching an itch for a country of parents and teachers struggling in its STEM education. It is currently available to purchase through Amazon.com and recommended for 10+. Not just for middle and high school educators, the game is also very popular with gaming enthusiasts of all ages.
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Science Focused Game Company Premieres 2nd Crowd-funding Campaign
On Veterans Day, former Iraq veteran and Washington University scholar John Coveyou plans to successfully crowd-fund his 2nd educational game. A native of St. Louis, Coveyou never imagined at 30 he would have a Masters from Washington University and be running his own business – Genius Games.
Coveyou recently launched the company’s second science-based game, Peptide: A Protein Building Game on Kickstarter. With already 38% of their goal reached in just over a week, they plan to have the project fully funded by November 11th. “I wanted to end on Veterans Day as a symbol that returning veterans are out here and capable of big things when given the chance,” says Coveyou.
The company’s first game, Linkage: A DNA Card Game raised over 300% of its goal with over 600 backers in just one month on Kickstarter, blowing away Coveyou’s expectations. It was clear he was scratching an itch for a country of parents and teachers struggling in its STEM education. It is currently available to purchase through Amazon.com and recommended for 10+. Not just for middle and high school educators, the game is also very popular with gaming enthusiasts of all ages.
Read more...