AFI and Jennifer Love Hewitt of THE GHOST WHISPERER challenge you to create a a spooky ghost story video.  Entries are due November 14th and the winner receives a Flip Ultra 2GB video camera.

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ScreenNation has it all this summer movie season, Comedy, Drama, you name it! It looks like you filmmakers have been very very busy since school let out. Lets take a look at some of the best work
uploaded to ScreenNation over the last few weeks.

First up is user jedoles of 328 Studios with their take on the the NBC show THE OFFICE. This comedy/documentary spoof looks at a day in the life of the filmmaker and makes excellent use of a roving camera.

You might ask ‘Where is the love in Elk Grove?’ after seeing FREE HUGS from user 999SHAWN of Dirty Snow Flake Productions. Funny short film or biting social commentary? We can’t decide! What do you think? Will somebody please give this kid a hug?!

What is a Summer movie season without some suspense, a cliffhanger and some special effects? Marcus08’s homage to the exploitation film genre MIGHTY DEADLY Pt. 1 has all these and more including some nice lighting, scratchy film look and a real GRINDHOUSE feel. OK Marcus, you got us! Where’s part two?

So far so good! Keep those camera safely rolling this Summer. Remember less than a week to enter the ScreenNation Hometown Claim to Fame Challenge for the chance to win a Sony HD camera package.

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.