PRESS RELEASE

Rod Serling Video Festival

Binghamton City School District – PRESS RELEASE

FOR RELEASE:		Immediately
RE:		THE ROD SERLING VIDEO FESTIVAL
		Awards Ceremony and WSKG Televison Broadcast
		Screening to be part of First Friday Art Walk
DATE OF EVENT:		June 6, 2008
DATE OF RELEASE:		May 7, 2008
CONTACT:		Lawrence Kassan, Festival Coordinator
		607-762-8202
		Internet: www.RodSerlingVideoFest.com
		E-mail: Director@RodSerlingVideoFest.com

 

 

 

             

On Friday evening, June 6, 2008 at 7:30 P.M., THE ROD SERLING VIDEO FESTIVAL will present the winning entries from this year’s video festival. The ceremony/reception, which will be held at the Helen Foley Theatre at Binghamton High School, will start at 7:30 P.M. immediately followed by the airing of a one-hour television broadcast on WSKG Public Television (Cable Channel 7) at 8:00 P.M. on the Helen Foley Theatre “Big Screen TV”. The broadcast will feature all the winning entries from this year’s 2008 Rod Serling Video Festival.

Winning entries are produced and submitted by students in grade kindergarten through seniors in high school both locally and nationally. Tune in to WSKG Public Television on Friday June, 6 at 8:00 P.M., sit back and enjoy this special public television presentation, the creativity and artistry of today’s youth will inspire you. You won’t want to miss this opportunity to see the work of tomorrow’s filmmakers.

The award winners are:

BEST OF SHOW - "ATLANTIS"
Adam Netsky - Grade 11 - East Rochester, NY

BEST DIRECTION - "WRETCH"
Mattheau V. O’Brien - Grade 11 - Cobleskill, NY

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - "WINTER"
AJ D’Abbracci - Grade 11 - Binghamton, NY

BEST COMEDY - "CHAMP"
Addison Mehr and Alyssa Carroll - Grade 12 - Westport, NY
Westport High School

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS - "WAR OF THE RINGTONES"
Kyle Hupman - Grade 11 - Windsor, NY

BEST STOP-MOTION ANIMATION - "FINGER TRICKS"
Ben Sperduti - Grade 11 - Endwell, NY

BEST CLAYMATION - "SPIDER LOVE"
Kirby Lowenstein, Valentina Opris and Stephanie Pruden - Grade 12 - Vestal, NY
Vestal High School

BEST EDITING - "GYMNASIUM"
Stephen Gemmiti - Grade 10 - Niskayuna, NY
Niskayuna High School

BEST COMPUTER ANIMATION - "CHECKERS"
Christopher Perrella - Grade 10 - Niskayuna, NY
Niskayuna High School

BEST HORROR - "SCHOOL OF THE DEAD" (trailer)
Susquehanna Valley HS Video Arts - Conklin, NY
Susquehanna Valley High School

BEST K-6 ENTRY (TIE) - "THE DANCER’S DREAM"
Julia Moore - Grade 4 - Chenango Forks, NY
Chenango Forks Intermediate School

BEST K-6 ENTRY (TIE) - "HOLLYWOOD HEIST"
Abby Rosko, Antonia Lobacz and Makenzie O'Brien - Grade 4 - Chenango Forks, NY
Chenango Forks Intermediate School

Honorable Mention awards are as follows:

HONORABLE MENTION - "THE EXAM"
Eric Manning - Grade 11 - Troy, NY
Tamarac High School

HONORABLE MENTION - "NIXON Vs. DARTH VADER"
Aaron Weintraub, Alex King Heather Ryan
Heather Pandich, Tommy Mastro - Grade 8 - Endwell, NY
Maine Endwell Middle School

HONORABLE MENTION - "LOVE YOUR MEMORY"
Leah Ferentinos - Grade 12 - Binghamton, NY
Binghamton High School

HONORABLE MENTION - "WE WILL ROCK YOU"
Matt Schell, Zach Richard, Seth Peterson,
Justin Youngs - Grade 12 - Vestal, NY
Broome-Tioga BOCES