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mountaineer short film festival

The West Virginia Mountaineer Short Film Festival returns on April 19 – 21, 2024 for its 11th edition.

Hosted by the Time-Based Art area in the School of Art & Design, the West Virginia Mountaineer Short Film Festival is an international, competitive film screening showing selected works from around the world, along with short films created by WVU students and regional filmmakers. The festival celebrates exceptional, compelling, and boundary-pushing works in film, experimental video and animation. Its primary mission is to help foster creative approaches to these genres and to expose West Virginia University students and the surrounding Morgantown community to the world of independent filmmaking and video art. Submissions from artists and filmmakers are accepted until March 8, 2024.

Learn more about the Mountaineer Short Film Festival

Areas of Study

Learn the fundamentals of visual thinking in an area that drives you to create.

In the Galleries

The Mesaros Galleries are open to the public Mon. - Friday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.


MFA Exhibition: Payton Brown

Laura Mesaros Gallery

March 4 – 14, 2024


MFA Exhibition: Heather Lepp

Laura Mesaros Gallery

March 18 – 28, 2024

MFA Exhibition: Kristian Thacker

Paul Mesaros Gallery

March 4 – 14, 2024


MFA Exhibition: Stacy Larson 

Paul Mesaros Gallery

March 18 – 28, 2024

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