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STUDENT VIDEO COMPETITION
"We all have the power to make choices. We can choose to be silent and turn away. Or we can Step Forward and take action. Here at Macalester, you have chosen to make a difference." - Kofi Annan '61
Macalester students, an opportunity awaits you to make a choice, to lift your voice and take action. The mission: to create a video that best exemplifies the Macalester experience. The best videos (as judged by Macalester alumni in the film and communications industry) will receive cash prizes of $5,000 or $2,500. The winning movie will be a window into Macalester, revealing our experience in a way that has not been done before.
This contest is a chance for Macalester students to reveal their creative talent to successful people in the movie industry and receive constructive feedback. It is a chance for students to build a picture of the Macalester that they would like to see in 2012. It is also an opportunity to reconnect people to the College and contribute to the success of the Step Forward campaign. Finally, it is a chance to win $5,000. So start planning and filming; the final due date for films is September 15th.
Submission Deadline:
September 15, 2008, via web upload, site to be open August 1, 2008.
Alumni Judges:
Peter Fenn ’70, President, Fenn Communications Group, Washington, D.C.
Peter Berg ’84, TV/Film Director, Film 44 (Friday Night Lights and
The Kingdom), Los Angeles, Calif.
Michael Booth ’86, Movie Critic, The Denver Post, Denver, Colo.
Collin Covert ’74, Film Critic, Star Tribune, Minneapolis, Minn.
Lynn Morgan ’68, Freelance Film Producer, Seattle, Wash.
Ben Cooley ’92, Hollywood film and video producer
Campus Judges:
Clay Steinman, Professor Humanities, Media and Cultural Studies
Jim Hoppe, Dean of Students
Franz Meyer ’09, MCSG President
Stephen Sporer, Associate Director of Alumni Relations
Doug Stone, Director of College Relations
Gabrielle Lawrence, Director of Alumni Relations
Casey Jarrin, Professor, English
Prizes:
Grand Prize - $5,000
Most Creative Interpretation of Step Forward Theme- $2,500
Most Humorous - $2,500
Guidelines:
All submissions should creatively articulate the Step Forward theme as it relates to the future vision of Macalester College Movies should be no more than five minutes in length and a signed release for all participants in the video must be submitted at the time of the movie submission. Only current students in good academic standing may submit an entry. All submissions become the property of Macalester College with participations agreeing that the College may use the video for any and all campaign purposes. Winning videos will debut at an all-campus event on Friday evening, October 11, to celebrate the public launch of the Step Forward campaign. The competition is underwritten through the personal generosity of Campaign Chair Jerry Crawford. For more information, email Doug Stone, director of College Relations.
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