This is quite an opportune time for student filmmakers at Boston College. With the Baldwin Awards still fresh in the memory of many, yet another opportunity for students to create and showcase their own films has made its way to BC.
The Campus Movie Fest, an organization started by four students at Emory University in 2001, gives students the opportunity to make their five-minute films about the subject of their choice, and showcase them before a panel of judges with the possibility of winning numerous prizes, worth thousands of dollars.
This year marks the competition's fourth consecutive visit to BC, and over 40 teams of students have enlisted to create films.
The Campus Movie Fest was brought to BC by a partnership between Campus Movie Fest, the Undergraduate Government of BC (UGBC), the Sophomore Leadership Council (SLC), and The Office of Residential Life. In past years, the Campus Movie Fest has been coordinated by the Residence Hall Association; this year, however, the UGBC took over the major organizational responsibilities of the event.
Skylar Barbosa, co-director of special events for the UGBC and A&S '09, said, "We were responsible for reserving rooms and helping out with promotion; however, CMF has all their own supplies and have been doing a great job with promotion."
Dan Costa, a member of Campus Movie Fest, said, "We love the partnership we have created with Reslife, the UGBC, the SLC, in addition to the support that we have gotten from the film professors and students. What really draws us is that overall, there has been a really positive reaction when bringing the festival to campus. It's great to see teams come back every year and share their improved talents in addition to seeing many new teams join in."
The contest takes place throughout the spring at multiple colleges in eight cities throughout the United States and the United Kingdom. Past winning films have been shown on CNN, The Today Show, and ABC's World News Tonight.
2008 Woodie Awards
