Students have a unique opportunity to view independent films from University students and filmmakers across the state at the Outhouse Film Festival this weekend.The festival will be held this Saturday and Sunday in Dodson Auditorium. The festival is in its 11th year on campus and is hosted by the Cinema Club at LSU.Garick Giroir, Cinema Club president and head of the festival, said Outhouse is a great opportunity for filmmakers to come together and try to promote themselves.”If people know your name, it’s a good thing,” said Giroir, a mass communication junior. “Outhouse is where they all throw it out there. It’s a close-knit community. Once a year all the local filmmakers get together and talk everything.”Screenings are from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. Josh Carley, a student filmmaker who has two films in the festival, said he’ll use the opportunity to garner feedback on his work.”It’s a cool experience to watch a movie with people who aren’t my friends, who are completely unbiased. But at the same time, it’s completely nerve-racking,” said Carley, a mass communication senior. “There’s a lot of constructive criticism in the festival. It’s mostly watching reactions during the screening.”The Cinema Club will issue awards during the closing ceremony at 5:40 p.m. on Sunday. The event is free and open to the public. —-Contact Ben Bourgeois at [email protected].