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The ASU Department of English's biennial Chaucer Celebration commemorates the life and work of medieval author Geoffrey Chaucer with events such as film festivals, concerts, performances, and academic discussions.
On April 16, we screened the winning entries for the 2020 ASU Chaucer Celebration Video Contest in a special online session. Congratulations to these fine young filmmakers and thank you to our sponsors and judges!
The Pardoner's Tale (Short Film). Directed by Quincy Ray Barham. Starring Isaiah Lara, Nathan Merck, and Canyon DiMare.
The Cook's Tale. Written by Claudia Deley and Briyannah E. Simmons. Directed by Briyannah E. Simmons. Edited by Ross Holding. Starring Patrick D. Surface-Grimsley, Lucas Dern, David Huff, Eric Davis, and Briyannah E. Simmons.
The Knight's Tale: Combat Between Palamon and Arcite. Written by Sebastian Owens. Directed by Sebastian Owens and Suzanna Anderson. Starring Elias Enriquez, Tanner French, and Sebastian Owens.
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Log-on Thursday, April 16 from 10 to 11 a.m. to see the winning entries of the 2020 ASU Chaucer Celebration Video Contest! The ceremony will be live on Zoom. Both the ASU undergraduate and the high school winners will be announced. All are welcome.
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!! Due to efforts to lessen the spread of COVID-19, all in-person events planned for the 7th Biennial ASU Chaucer Celebration have been cancelled – but the Video Contest will continue! Please note the extended deadline for submissions of March 30, 2020. The Awards Ceremony will now take place via Zoom. !!
1st Prize—high school students: $400 | 1st Prize—ASU students: $400 | More prizes TBA
As part of the ASU Chaucer Celebration 2020: "Chaucer Goes to the Movies," we invite high school students in the Phoenix metro area and ASU undergraduates in good standing to submit an original film. Specifically, we're looking for a video—no more than 5 minutes long—of a scene from one of the works of Geoffrey Chaucer.
Requirements:
ASU sponsors of the 2020 Chaucer Celebration include the Dean of Humanities in The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Department of English, Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, ASU Library, Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing, Institute for Humanities Research, and Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College.
Download printable video contest flyer: asu-chaucer-film-contest-2019-poster-updated-2020-final.pdf
Twenty-First-Century Chaucer: March 23, 2018 | chaucerflyer2018.pdf | ASU Now story
The Art(s) of Being Geoffrey Chaucer: March 18, 2016 | chaucerflyer2016final.pdf
Chaucerian Comedy and the Senses (of Humor): April 18, 2014 | chaucercelebration14.pdf
Chaucer's England—Sights, Sounds, Poetry: March 30, 2012 | chaucer12revised.pdf
Chaucer and Religion: April 1-2, 2010 | chaucerflyer10final.pdf
Chaucer's New Easter Clothes Day: April 3, 2009 | chaucer_program_09.pdf