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| − | The National Undergraduate Film Festival | + | The '''National Undergraduate Film Festival''' was created in [[2005]] by Brian Foo '08 and [[Calvin Sun]] '08 to showcase the best undergraduate and high school students' films from across the country. Organizers choose several short films from a pool of submissions and the finalists have their films screened in [[Roone Arledge Auditorium]]. |
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| + | == Awards (vary over year) == | ||
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| + | * Soundtrack Award for best use of music and sound | ||
| + | * Best Screenplay | ||
| + | * Best Acting | ||
| + | * Best Editing | ||
| + | * Best Cinematography | ||
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| + | * Frontiers Award for most original film | ||
| + | * Outreach Award for best community service film | ||
| + | * Concord Award for best film voted by the audience | ||
| + | * Best Director | ||
| + | * Best Picture | ||
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| + | == Notable past judges == | ||
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| + | * [[w:Scott Brock|Scott Brock]] (1st Editor for "The Aviator" which won an Academy Award for Best Editing, and "The Departed") | ||
| + | * [[w:Thomas Ikimi|Thomas Ikimi]] (Columbia alumnus and filmmaker) | ||
| + | * [[w:Nicholas Proferes|Nicholas Proferes]] (Columbia Film Professor & Filmmaker) | ||
| + | * [[w:Douglas Ross|Douglas Ross]] (Producer/Writer/Director) | ||
| + | * [[w:Limei Wang|Limei Wang]] (Producer) | ||
| + | * [[w:Leonard Cox|Leonard Cox]] (Producer at the Sundance Film Festival & Filmmaker, Columbia Executive Director of Communications) | ||
| + | * [[w:Gardner Loulan|Gardner Loulan]] (MTV VJ) | ||
| + | * [[w:Susan Froemke|Susan Froemke]] (Documentary filmmaker) | ||
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| + | == External links == | ||
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| + | * [http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2007/03/30/ArtsEntertainment/National.Undergraduate.Film.Festival-2813975.shtml Columbia Spectator: National Undergraduate Film Festival] | ||
| + | * [http://www.CUfestival.com CU National Undergraduate Film Festival website] | ||
| + | * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9XWsBruEEQ CU National Undergraduate Film Festival - 2005 video] | ||
| + | * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=To3zJsEwZLU CU National Undergraduate Film Festival - 2006 video] | ||
| + | * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsbOmevW-kU CU National Undergraduate Film Festival - 2007 video] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Annual events]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:39, 24 April 2013
The National Undergraduate Film Festival was created in 2005 by Brian Foo '08 and Calvin Sun '08 to showcase the best undergraduate and high school students' films from across the country. Organizers choose several short films from a pool of submissions and the finalists have their films screened in Roone Arledge Auditorium.
Awards (vary over year)
- Soundtrack Award for best use of music and sound
- Best Screenplay
- Best Acting
- Best Editing
- Best Cinematography
- Frontiers Award for most original film
- Outreach Award for best community service film
- Concord Award for best film voted by the audience
- Best Director
- Best Picture
Notable past judges
- Scott Brock (1st Editor for "The Aviator" which won an Academy Award for Best Editing, and "The Departed")
- Thomas Ikimi (Columbia alumnus and filmmaker)
- Nicholas Proferes (Columbia Film Professor & Filmmaker)
- Douglas Ross (Producer/Writer/Director)
- Limei Wang (Producer)
- Leonard Cox (Producer at the Sundance Film Festival & Filmmaker, Columbia Executive Director of Communications)
- Gardner Loulan (MTV VJ)
- Susan Froemke (Documentary filmmaker)
