pogTV FILM FESTIVAL
The VOTE is in! Ryan Cooper’s "Furious Red Dot" takes the 1st Annual pogTV Film Festival Overall Winner Award! Congrats to Ryan. Thank you to all who submitted films. Here are the results of the 2008 Film Festival. COLLEGE FILM GROUP: 1st Place - "Furious Red Dot" by Ryan Cooper. 2nd Place - "An Old Irish Blessing" by Ryan Cooper. HIGH SCHOOL FILM GROUP: 1st Place - "Detention" by Stephanie Bennett, Troy Thompson, Alica Moskola, PJ Pivec, Maryam Khazraee, Nathan Tyner, and Reagon Smythe. 2nd Place - "Your Hand in Mine" by Gina DeJesus and Vince Polizzi.
The goal of the pogTV Film Festival is to enhance and encourage the educational experience of the participants by providing a real world educational opportunity beyond the classroom, afford an avenue by which to showcase their talents, and offer positive, critical comments from industry judges. The festival will seek participants from local Volusia County high schools and college video programs.
pogTV FILM FESTIVAL Grant Sponsors: 
Festival Format:
Entries will be separated into two groups - high school and college. There is no fee associated with the entries and no individual categories such as drama or animation. The participants will submit DVD copies for judging. Judging criteria will be developed by the judges and will focus on but not limited to creativity, overall production, technical talent, and concept. The submitted films will compete within each group. A first place and second place winner will be selected from the two groups. Cash awards will go to the winners.
Once the judging is complete, the Film Festival will be broadcast on pogTV. All entries will air and the winners for each group will be announced during the broadcast. The first place winners from both groups will then compete for the overall film festival winner award. Selection of the overall winner will be determined via an online vote. A separate broadcast featuring the awards presentation will air on pogTV Channel 199.
Judges:
Currently, Stephen Schlow, University of Central Florida Film Department Chair, Dr. John Wilton Daytona Beach College Visual Arts Department, and Matt Roberts, Program Director of Digital Arts at Stetson University have committed to serve as judges.
Entry Rules:
Students from Volusia County High Schools and students from Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach College, the Advanced Technology Center, and Stetson University are eligible to submit films. For consideration, films must not be shorter than 3 minutes and no longer than 10 minutes in duration. Films with questionable language and content, or deemed offensive by the Film Festival Governing Board will be omitted from the judging. The Film Festival Governing Board is comprised of the Port Orange City Manager and pogTV Staff.
Schedule:
- Advertising of the Film Festival and promotion within the schools via
teachers and professors beginning late April 2008
- Entries due: May 22, 2008
- Judging and Ranking: May 23 - June 3, 2008
- Film Festival Broadcast on pogTV and Official announcement
of Winners: June 14, 2008 (Prime Time)
- Online Voting for Overall Winner: June 15 – 22, 2008
- REPLAY of Film Festival: June 22, 2008 and June 29, 2008 (Primetime and Afternoon Times)
- REPLAY once a month and during the 2009 Film Festival.
Awards:
First Place Winners (2): $200
Second Place Winners (2): $75
Overall Winner from Online Vote: $75
Film Fest Entry Form
Click here to download the form.
Print, fill out the form, and mail in to the address provided on the form.
Contact:
For information or questions, please contact Kent Donahue at 386-506-5501 or kdonahue@port-orange.org. 
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