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Rod Serling Video Festival

Binghamton City School District – Rod Serling School of the Arts

FOR RELEASE:		Immediately
RE:		THE ROD SERLING VIDEO FESTIVAL
		- 2010 Winning Videos announced
		- Awards Ceremony & WSKG Television Broadcast
		- Ceremony to be part of First Friday Walk
DATE OF EVENT:		June 4, 2010
CONTACT:		Lawrence Kassan, Festival Coordinator
		607-762-8202
		Internet: www.RodSerlingVideoFest.com
		E-mail: Director@RodSerlingVideoFest.com

 

 

 

             

On Friday evening, June 4, 2010 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. A reception will follow the one hour broadcast in the BHS 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, 4th 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 as follows:

BEST OF SHOW
THE WIZARD’S SWORD
Zach Mulligan - Grade 11
Apalachin, NY

BEST DIRECTION
THE DRUM SET
Alexandre Gilmet - Grade 12
Niskayuna, NY
Niskayuna High School

BEST STOP ANIMATION
IN MY MIND
Nathan Danziger – Grade 11
Amherst, NY

BEST DOCUMENTARY
CINEMA THERAPY
Stephen Raglow-DeFranco – Grade 12
Niagara Falls, NY
Niagara Wheatfield SHS

BEST CLAYMATION
COOKIE DOUGH
Bridget Bugliari – Grade 12
Dryden, NY
Dryden High School

BEST ART DIRECTION
CLAIRE AND THE BEAR
Sara Auld, Hannah Millard – Grade 11
Faith Zanker, Michael Castle – Grade 12
Windsor, NY
Windsor Central High School

BEST EDITING
SWEET DREAMS
Shelby Murphy – Grade 12
Ithaca, NY

BEST MUSIC VIDEO
AIN’T NO REST FOR THE WICKED
Adam Bornt– Grade 12
Troy, NY
Tamarac High School

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
WOLF AT THE DOOR
Clara Gallagher – Grade 11
Freeville, NY
Dryden High School

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
THE CAKE
Charles Looby – Grade 11
Westport, NY
Westport Central School

BEST K-6 ENTRY
SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY
Liam Walsh – Grade 6 COMES (Trailer)
Binghamton, NY

Honorable Mention awards are as follows:

HONORABLE MENTION
MARIELLA
Stevie Andrascik – Grade 12
Johnson City, NY

HONORABLE MENTION
WHAT REALLY GOES ON IN CLASS
Clara Gallagher – Grade 11
Freeville, NY
Dryden High School

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