AFI Screen Education

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JULY 14TH

Submissions for AFI ScreenNation’s 1st Challenge, Hometown Claim to Fame are now being accepted through July 14th, winner announced July 18th. Young filmmakers age 13-18 are challenged to produce a documentary about what is special, historic or noteworthy about their hometown. Videos must be 3-5 minutes in length and have interviews with at least 3 people. Summer session teachers and film camp administrators are encouraged to incorporate the ScreenNation Challenge into their programs.

Winning video entry will receive a Sony DCR-SR45 ~HDD Handycam Camcorder w/ 30 GB Hard Disk Drive and Tripod. Challenge info and rules.

Production tips and tricks including how to shoot an interview can be found in the

AFI ScreenNation LEARN section.

The entries submitted so far certainly show the filmmaking skill and storytelling spirit that make the filmmakers of ScreenNation special.

Early stand-out Challenge entries include :
The Kenya Water Project. A documentary about local efforts to positively effect the lives of people on the other side of the world.

Civic outreach is also the topic of another stand-out Challenge entry called The Rollins Project.

You can see all the videos submitted to the ScreenNation Challenge here.

As the school year winds down, consider engaging your students with one last ScreenEd project.
The AFI ScreenNation “Hometown Claim to Fame” Challenge is live and odds are pretty good right now that one of your students can win a Sony HD camcorder package for their 3-5 min video about what is special about their hometown. Deadline for this challenge is June 30th.

Also look for upcoming ScreenNation challenges hosted by celebrities like Sean Astin (Lord of the Rings, Rudy) and Jennifer Love Hewitt (Garfield , Ghost Whisperer). And remember, the ScreenNaton LEARN section is a good place to find production tips and tricks videos anytime!

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Our friends at the SlickRock Film Festival in Visalia, California have wrapped-up their annual event last week and have submitted some best in show videos to ScreenNation via their ScreenNation channel . Many stand-out films from SlickRock this year include THE FIGHT a very funny homage to silent films produced by students at Sierra High School.

Fresno Christian School submitted JACK’S NOT A DULL BOY, a very creative music-less music video to SlickRock, that shows the real power of editing. Both of these films are featured on the ScreenNation Homepage.

Do you run a local, state or regional student film festival and want to showcase student work on AFI ScreenNation? Consider a content partnership with ScreenNation, contact Frank Guttler at the AFI ScreenEd Center for details.