PRESS RELEASE

Rod Serling Video Festival

Binghamton City School District

 

FOR RELEASE:   Immediately
     
RE:    THE ROD SERLING VIDEO FESTIVAL
    - 2011 Winning Videos announced
    - Awards Ceremony & WSKG Television Broadcast
     
DATE OF EVENT:   June 3, 2011
CONTACT:    Lawrence Kassan, Festival Coordinator
    607-762-8202
     
    Internet: www.RodSerlingVideoFest.com
    E-mail: Director@RodSerlingVideoFest.com

 

 

 

 

             





On Friday evening, June 3, 2011 at 8:00 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 immediately at 8:00 P.M. as part of a one-hour television special broadcast on WSKG Public Television (Cable Channel 7) at 8:00 P.M. The broadcast will feature all the winning entries from this year’s Rod Serling Video Festival. An awards ceremony and reception will follow immediately after the WSKG broadcast in the Binghamton High School Art Gallery.

Winning entries are produced and submitted by students in grade kindergarten through seniors in high school both locally and from across New York State.. Tune in to WSKG Public Television on Friday June, 3rd 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 2011 award winners are as follows:

 

BEST OF SHOW          
LET'S MAKE IT A DATE  
Zach Mulligan, Andrew Simek - Grade 12  
Appalachin, NY  
   
   
BEST DIRECTION   
ENDNOTES  
Jon Mead, John Vorstadt, Elliot Mangini – Grade 12     
Dryden, NY  
Dyrden High School  
   
   
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY  
TUNNEL  
Lisa Lajeunesse – Grade 12      
Cropseyville, NY  
Tamarac High School  
   
   
BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS     
WHAT YOU BECOME  
Chris Finn – Grade 12       
Niskayuna, NY  
Niskayuna High School  
   
   
BEST EDITING  
LA BELLE VIE!  
Jacob Gibson - Grade 11  
Binghamton, NY  
   
   
BEST COMEDY         
THE ARTIST  
Miranda Feller, Jeffery Leigh, Valerie Mostyn – Grade 12   
Lyndonville, NY  
L.A. Weber Middle / High School  
   
   
BEST ART DIRECTION  
VEN DIMENSIONAL  
Alex Burstein, Matt Nicoletta – Grade 12        
Niskayuna, NY  
Niskayuna High School  
   
   
BEST K-6 ENTRY    
THE BUILDING DIASTER  
Isabel Stowell, Caelan Koch - Grade 3  
Victor, NY       
Victor Primary School  

 

Honorable Mention awards are as follows:

 

HONORABLE MENTION      
THE SAVED APPLE  
Tyler Russel– Grade 12  
Freeville, NY     
   
   
HONORABLE MENTION   
DOWN DOWN DOWN  
Kathryn Cook – Grade 12    
Elmira, NY  
   
   
HONORABLE MENTION     
GROWING PAINS  
Joel Whitmore, Sean Nostrand, Elaine Young - Grade 12  
Dryden, NY  

 


Festival Sponsors are: Time Warner Cable,Knucklehead Embroidery, Unicorn Electronics, Binghamton City Schools, and WSKG Public Television.