217 Today: Pens to Lens competition offers a chance for students to bring their ideas to the big screen
The Pens to Lens Student Screenwriting and Filmmaking Competition is open through February 28th. Photo courtesy of Pens to Lens Facebook page
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Today's headlines:
- An analysis from the Associated Press found that incarcerated people with violent records have been transferred to medium-level security prisons in Illinois.
- There's no school for Danville public schools and The Promise Healthcare clinic in Rantoul is closed today.
- Around 40 people braved freezing temperatures yesterday to rally in downtown Champaign against the Trump administration's cuts in federal spending and staffing.
- One of the previous winners of the Pens to Lens a screenwriting competition explains how the experience changed his life.
In today's deep dive, we'll listen to a conversation with one of the organizers the Pens to Lens Student Screenwriting and Filmmaking Competition.
217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting today contributed by Anna Koh, Mawa Iqbal, Jim Meadows, Arjun Thakkar and Kimberly Schofield.