Campus MovieFest (CMF) concluded its 2008-09 World Tour with its International Grand Finale in Los Angeles, CA, the weekend of June 11 - 13. The top 46 student filmmaking teams from Campus MovieFest events, selected from nearly 75, 000 participants who made movies in a week, headed west for events that included unforgettable workshops, receptions, screenings, studio tours, and award ceremonies.
CMF Event Recaps
You asked for edited video clips from our IGF event -- and we've provided them. Check out recaps of the daily screenings, the grand finale, Campus MusicFest, and more here. And be sure to check out CMF Luminaries, a new part of the CMF experience that connects students with industry stars.
CMF Award Winners
Congratulations to all of the award-winning teams, now featured online along with their movies.
Best Picture - "Rhapsody" by Bumblyburg Productions - University of South Florida
Best Comedy - "Scrabble: The Motion Picture" by Bosses United for a Cause - Bridgewater State College
Best Drama - "Hungry" by Dirty Show Crew - San Jose State University
Best Direction - "Bus" by Ubsey Movies - San Jose State University
Best Story - "Dirt" by Creative Eye - The Art Institute of Atlanta
Best Actor - Vishal Patel - "Committed" by Bagola Productions - Emory University
Best Actress - Lucy Van Atta - "Lurking for Love" by Washington Square Kids - NYU
Best Editing - "Hungry" by Dirty Shoe Crew - San Jose State University
Best Soundtrack - "Happily Never After" by Team Freedom - Emory University
Best Cinematography - "The Protagonist" by Sprankle Studios - University of Alabama
Poo Industries CMF Lifetime Achievement Award - "Mike Quill & Selfish Bastard Productions" - Northeastern University
Elfenworks Social Justice Award Runner Up - "Hands of Change" - JUMP - Sonoma State University
Elfenworks Social Justice Award - "Homeboy Industries" - streetknowledge - University of Southern California
CMF Special Guest Presenters
The Campus MovieFest International Grand Finale at Paramount Studios, hosted by 30 Rock's Scott Adsit, featured special presenters including Patton Oswalt (Ratatouille), James Cromwell (Babe, W), Oded Fehr (The Mummy, Sleeper Cell), Nora Zehetner (Heroes, Brick), Don Johnson (Miami Vice, Nash Bridges), Gale Harold (Desperate Housewives), Christian Slater (Heathers, My Own Worst Enemy), and John Cho (Harold & Kumar, Star Trek).
CMF also hosted small workshops connecting student filmmakers with industry leaders including Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight, Thirteen), Oded Fehr, Vincent Kartheiser (Mad Men, Angel), Rian Johnson (Brick, The Brothers Bloom), John August (Big Fish, The Nines), James Cromwell, Melissa Rosenberg (Dexter, The Twilight Saga), Gale Harold (Desperate Housewives, Queer as Folk), Stephen Kijak, (30 Century Man), Craig Mazin (Scary Movie 3 & 4, Superhero Movie), David Zucker (Airplane, Naked Gun Series), Karey Kirkpatrick (Spiderwick Chronicles, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy), Richard Arlook (The Arlook Group), Anne Fletcher (Step Up, Hairspray), Derek Haas (3:10 to Yuma), and Shane Black (Lethal Weapon, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang). Stay tuned for video clips and more info from these remarkable presenters.
Photos from IGF
About Campus MovieFest
Originally created by four students, and now the world's largest student film and music festival, CMF is the only event of its kind to provide Apple laptops, camcorders, AT&T phones, and training all for free to tens of thousands of students around the globe. Students at over 50 colleges and universities in 2008-09 had one week to create their own short movies, with each school hosting red carpet finales to showcase its top movies. The best of the best moved on to their CMF regional grand finales at the Regency in San Francisco, Atlanta Symphony Hall in Atlanta, or Lincoln Center in New York City. These regional events determined the top student teams that moved onto the CMF International Grand Finale on the lot of Paramount Studios.
All the movies are five minutes or less, and use music created by the students themselves or contributed by thousands of independent artists. Awards were presented for Best Picture, Best Comedy, Best Drama, the Elfenworks Social Justice Award, and many special CMF Golden Tripod Awards. Students earned over $400,000 in prizing this year alone. Thousands of past movies are available for viewing online at www.campusmoviefest.com, as well as in-flight on Virgin America, on AT&T phones, and at the Short Film Corner at the Cannes Film Festival.
