Case Study: University of Portland boosts student creativity and streamlines its film festival with Kaltura

Lowering the Entry for Barriers Creativity

The University of Portland launched an annual film festival to memorialize a beloved professor and spotlight student storytelling, but needed an easy way for student filmmakers to submit and manage entries, for judges to review work confidentially, and for organizers to showcase films on the festival site.

Using Kaltura’s MediaSpace, organizers enabled simple submissions and management, secure access for internal and external judges, and easy playlist creation and embedding. The festival drew 33 entries across genres, produced a powerful winner about coping with depression, and impressed campus leaders—becoming an ongoing tradition that lowered barriers to creativity and strengthened community engagement.

University of Portland

Samuel Williams

Director