Break-Out Box

Here’s an interesting opportunity. Looks like there’s extended deadline if you apply through WITHOUT A BOX (May 1).

Student Films Across America is a touring show dedicated to high school and college filmmakers that will visit dozens of cities across the country with its 2-hour show. The lineup will rotate between stops, and each city will have one local student named the featured filmmaker. The final stop will be in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, for a full weekend of films of all lengths and all genres.

Our friend Paul Harrill is at the South By Southwest Film Festivals and Conferences in Austin blogging about his impressions and the films he’s screened. Check it out on his blog, Self-Reliant Filmmaking.

The Flat Hat and the William and Mary News have published their coverage of our long weekend of short filmmaking. Read more at:

The Flat Hat: Long night, long weekend, short films

William & Mary News: Weekend of Filmmaking at 24 Speed

The FilmMakers Society at the University of Virginia is now accepting submissions to the Salmagundi Film Festival. Held each spring, the festival was founded on the spirit of celebrating student filmmaking through the exhibition of their films. Today it continues to promote a diverse community of student filmmakers, emphasizing the creativity and perseverance required for Virginia students to learn about film. The primary goal of the festival is to enlighten and educate audiences on the unique and creative community of Virginia’s student filmmakers. The festival showcases exceptional student films and additionally awards prizes to the best of our official selections.
Salmagundi is open to all undergraduate students who attend a college or university in the state of Virginia. The festival runs over a two day period with screenings of various long films as well as a shorts program. The shorts program is comprised of films running no longer than 10 minutes submitted by students across the state of Virginia. Prizes will be awarded for the shorts program only. There will also be a festival party on the last night. Details of the specifics to the extra events will be sent closer to the event date. [ 2007 salmagundi film festival ]