Insect Fear Film Festival

Insect Fear Film Festival

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The Insect Fear Film Festival has been a long-standing tradition of the Department of Entomology for over 40 years! Registration is required but FREE.

The 39th “Venomous” Annual Insect Fear Film Festival (IFFF) will be held on Saturday, February 26, 2022. It will be hosted by the Entomology Graduate Students Association in the Department of Entomology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This year’s festival will be online via Zoom at https://publish.illinois.edu/uiuc-egsa/ifff/. Activities will begin at 5 pm CST, and film introduc

02/22/2025

It is now upon us! 🕷️🕸️

Looking forward to seeing everyone later tonight for the 42nd annual Insect Fear Film Festival, featuring tarantulas!

Reminder that the festival begins at 5 PM at Foellinger!

01/30/2025

In addition to the 42nd IFFF t-shirt design reveal, I am happy to share with you all the official press release for this year's festival: Tarantula Fear Film Festival: Hairy, Scary Spiders!

01/30/2025

We are proud to announce the winner of the t-shirt design contest for the 42nd Insect Fear Film Festival: Grace O’Brien!

Congratulations, and thank you to everyone who submitted a design!

01/09/2025

Reminder: Tomorrow, January 10th, is the last chance to submit your t-shirt design for this year's Insect Fear Film Festival!

Photos from Insect Fear Film Festival's post 12/16/2024

Warning: photos of tarantulas for those who have arachnophobia!

The Entomology Graduate Student Association and the Entomology Department at UIUC are calling for submissions for this year's Insect Fear Film Festival t-shirt design! The formal call for the designs, including design specifications, is attached. We look forward to seeing design submissions!

12/16/2024

It is almost that time of year again - for the Insect Fear Film Festival!

Join us this year for the 42nd annual Insect Fear Film Festival, held on February 22nd, 2025, at Foellinger Auditorium. This year's festival is titled "Tarantula Fear Film Festival: Hairy, Scary Spiders."

06/18/2024

Calling all community scientists to join us on Saturday, June 22nd, for the 10th annual BeeBlitz!

Meet us at the Pollinatarium and Meadowbrook Park in Urbana, IL or go bee spotting in a forest, prairie, or backyard near you! Grab your camera or phone and be ready to snap photos of honey & bumble bees to upload your findings and contribute to BeeSpotter's database of Midwestern bee spotting.

Learn more about BeeBlitz through the BeeSpotter page: https://www.facebook.com/UIBeeSpotter

03/05/2024

The winning entry for the naming contest for our newest EGSA insect petting zoo member is ... Scuttles!

Thank you to Eliza for their entry, and congratulations on having the honor of naming our new friend!

02/24/2024

**Correction: tonight's raffle is now a giveaway! Everyone is eligible to receive a free raffle ticket! Raffle tickets can be obtained at the t-shirt booth.

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Department Of Entomology, 505 S Goodwin Avenue
Urbana, IL
61801