film production
School of Media and Journalism
![Students at CIFF](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Untitled%20design_22.jpg?VersionId=xE_ltwYC4_eW122Ou3GKsM5t9M37JZP6&itok=Du-CzliJ)
School of Media and Journalism
![Ailene Joven with Media and Journalism faculty Dana White and Chris Knoblock](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Ailene.jpg?VersionId=IDVvepJYq4osWoDniz0kv_hqpqO0uC6b&itok=CI67ePj_)
As a digital media production student, Ailene Joven, '21, began creating the short film “Define” during the early days of COVID-19. Several years later, that film is set to be screened at the Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) on March 28, 2023.
College of Communication & Information
![Female Filmmakers Initiative at Festival](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/FFI-Festival_0.jpg?VersionId=bUpTXvSBTFtwHBDl6XdbzL1qdyJ8bCB_&h=e6f36a9c&itok=cAUF8s7w)
As they prepare for careers as directors, writers and cinematographers in an industry that’s dominated by men, female filmmakers at Kent State University empower and support one another through the Female Filmmaker's Initiative (FFI).
School of Media and Journalism