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This Year

Campus MovieFest is thrilled to launch this year's 50-event tour across the globe, with over 50,000 students getting everything they need to make short movies, all for free. We can't wait to showcase their creations for the world to see—at red carpet finales, online, on AT&T mobile phones, in-flight on Virgin America, and more. Select a region above to find out more.

Background

Campus MovieFest, created in 2000 by students at Emory University, has grown into the world's largest student film festival. The founders at Ideas United, LLC, have had the privilege of sharing their passion with students around the globe while working with great partner companies – including AT&T and Apple – to make the events possible.

Campus MovieFest is the only event of its kind to provide thousands of student teams with Apple laptops, camcorders, and training. In addition, hundreds of local musicians provide the best independent music that students have permission to use as their soundtracks.

The movie-making events culminate in unforgettable finales, with the on-campus showcases attracting thousands of students and staff. Regional grand finales, hosted at premiere venues such as Great American Music Hall in San Francisco and Lincoln Center, the National Grand Finale in Hollywood, and the CMF International Finale at Cannes, offer students a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to feel like stars as they share their stories. For a nice bonus, CMF awards hundreds of thousands of dollars in prizes, too. And students and schools gain invaluable skills, making CMF a highly sought after event by colleges and universities worldwide.

About the Music

Campus MovieFest is about more than just the movies. CMF also invites local musicians to provide their songs to students for use in the movie soundtracks. As a result, independent artists expose their music to students and viewers around the world, and students receive permission to share their movies and music.

Over 100 artists and bands have provided over 3 days' worth of music from every genre. Plus, the top local acts provide at the Campus MovieFest celebrations. Be sure to check out the featured artists throughout the site.

Click here if you or the bands you represent would like to submit your music for upcoming events. Plus, new this year for student bands is the launch of Campus MusicFest.
 

About the Technology

Campus MovieFest is for all students, not just filmmakers, because the technology is now incredibly easy to use while creating powerful short movies. CMF provides students with the latest Apple laptop computers with iMovie and Final Cut Pro editing software. Students also receive handheld digital camcorders, tripods, microphones, and even AT&T phones to help with their movie-making.

A very short training course demonstrates to students that anyone can now make their own movies. For the music, students use some of the thousands of songs submitted by local musicians, or they create their own soundtracks using Garageband software made by Apple. Students gain new skills, enabling them to create movies for classes, work, and fun.

The online WebObjects registration system is reliably hosted on Apple Xserves at Maccius, the leading providers of managed hosting solutions.

 

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