The winners of the Campus MovieFest Bay Area Grand Finale can be viewed [url= www.campusmoviefest.com/finale/california_bayarea_2007]here[/url]. Over US$400,000 in prizing will be awarded to CMF winning teamsr. Each of the Campus MovieFest Best Picture team members won Mac mini computers loaded with iLife and Final Cut Studio software.
The short movies will be featured at Silicon Valley’s internationally recognized film festival, Cinequest, in 2008. Best Comedy and Best Drama award winners took home an iPod touch for each member of the team. The top three films will also be showcased on AT&T’s CV video service and Red, Virgin America’s in-flight entertainment system. The AT&T Best Use of Mobile award winners received an American Express gift card and move on for a chance to win mobile phones. Finally, the Best Soundtrack winner earned Logic Studio software.
The winners, selected by a panel of filmmakers, partner companies, students, and faculty, were chosen from films made by students at the six participating Bay Area colleges: UC Berkeley, UC Davis, University of the Pacific, Sonoma State, San Jose State, and Stanford University. Over 550 teams of students from these schools participated in this year’s film festival. The evening’s top shorts will now compete against those made by university students in the Los Angeles, New York, Florida, Alabama, Boston, and Atlanta regions at the Campus MovieFest National Grand Finale in 2008.
