When Greg Israel and I sat in on a session about hosting a student film festival at Learning 2.008, we both looked at each other at the end of the session and said, “We are so doing that at our school!” So it gives me great pleasure to accounce that the Phoenix Film Festival is now a going concern at Korea International School. The first people I’d like to thank are the folks at Learning 2.008 who shared their experiences and know how with us and others. I believe student film festivals are going to be popping up all over the place. The next person I want to thank is Rich Boerner, the director of KIS, who gave Greg and I the chance to pitch the idea to him and afterward replied, “Sounds great, guys. What do you need?” He also actually came up with the official name of the festival from our school mascot, the Phoenix. Greg and I were struggling with what to call the darn thing for days.
In the last few days, we have established a Youtube channel for the festival, a wiki at Wetpaint, and a gmail account. So on top of having a student film festival, it is entirely developed online. We are even encouraging emailed submissions. If you have students interested in entering the contest, please visit our wiki, fill out the application, make a film, and send it in, because it is open to all students every where.
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