For the sixth year in a row, Campus MovieFest at NC State will give students the chance to make their own movie, providing them with a camera and editing equipment. More than 100 films were submitted last year from NC State, according to their website.
Campus MovieFest is the world’s largest student film festival, in which students will have one week to produce a short film of five minutes or less. The contest is free and open to all students.
Since launching in 2001 at Emory University, CMF has had over 500,000 participants worldwide at dozens of colleges and universities. The films submitted over the years have included comedies, dramas, documentaries and various sub-genres. Participants are welcome to tell the stories they want, but the films must be shot and edited in a week.
Once submitted, judges will select the top 16 films, which will then screen in the Campus Cinema on the awards night. From there, the top four movies will move on to CMF Hollywood in Los Angeles to compete nationwide for $150,000 in cash, prizes and professional gigs.
James Huang, a junior in communications, entered his comedic film Chad: A New American Legend in CMF last year. The film is a cross-generational tale about an introverted college student and his elderly roommate.
“CMF was a great experience for me,” Huang said. “I was able to bond with friends on a project that we all were proud of. The work was hard, but the friends I made and the feeling of achievement made it all worth it.”
Huang’s film made it into the top 16 and said he is excited to participate again this year.
For more information on CMF or to register, visit the website at www.campusmoviefest.com.
Director's chair that went to the first prizer winner "The Connection" at Saturday's red carpet finale in Witherspoon Hall.
