{"581715":{"#nid":"581715","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Prospective Filmmakers Wanted for Campus MovieFest","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECalling all prospective filmmakers! Campus MovieFest (CMF), the world\u2019s largest student film festival, returns to Georgia Tech on Sept. 27.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIf you\u2019ve had the smallest urge to make a movie, now is the time to do it,\u201d said Julia Howard, marketing coordinator for CMF.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECMF began in 2001, when four students at Emory University provided their peers with everything they needed to make a movie in one week, including camcorders, laptops, and microphones. Today, CMF is assisting the next generation of filmmakers by providing them with the opportunity to share their stories through film.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis year, Georgia Tech\u2019s Student Government Association and the Office of the Arts have teamed together to bring CMF to Tech for its 13th year. CMF is open to all Georgia Tech students and is completely free. Participants receive all the equipment and support to make a five-minute short film in seven days, including an Apple MacBook Pro, Panasonic HD camera, portable hard drive, microphone, tripod, and more than 1,000 royalty-free songs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cStudents should get involved with CMF for a chance at exposure, cash prizes, and networking opportunities,\u201d Howard said. \u201cIt\u2019s the perfect outlet for filmmaking veterans or for people who are just picking up a camera for the first time.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis year, CMF will feature a new Seeker Stories category, offering a chance for students to share nonfiction works that touch on the realms of science, global issues, exploration, and beyond. This brand-new documentary category was created in partnership with Seeker, a digital network from Discovery Communications. Other categories include the Elfenworks Category, which focuses on addressing social justice issues, and the Points of Light Category, which is a documentary category that highlights ordinary people who go to great lengths to help those in need. Students have until May 1, 2017, to submit to the categories. All films must be under five minutes in length.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStudents can sign up for the campus competition \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/campusmoviefest.com\/gt\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E. The event will host a launch on Tuesday, Sept. 27, from noon to 5 p.m. in the Ferst Center Lobby. The finale will take place Oct. 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the Ferst Center of the Arts. This year\u2019s competition includes a reception with food and prizes at 6 p.m. before the finale at the Ferst Center.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe top 16 films will be showcased at the a campus Red Carpet Showcase and the top four movies will continue on to the national event in Atlanta, TERMINUS. The movies will be entered in a nationwide competition for a chance to win $150,000 in cash and prizes.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETERMINUS is a film and gaming convention that will include the CMF Grand Finale. This convention will be held June 22-25, 2017. Starting in October, students may also submit original games to TERMINUS to win awards and have their games showcased. TERMINUS includes workshops where experts explain game making. Last year, speakers from Naughty Dog, EA, and Hi-Rez Studios were featured. Learn more about TERMINUS \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.terminusevent.com\/\u0022\u003Ehere.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech is one of the longest running schools involved with CMF \u2014 the first regional winner was actually from Tech, and we\u2019ve hired a few past Tech filmmakers,\u201d Howard said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECheck out the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/558493731025222\/\u0022\u003ECampus MovieFest Facebook page\u003C\/a\u003E for more details.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECampus MovieFest (CMF), the world\u2019s largest student film festival, returns to Georgia Tech on Sept. 27.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Campus MovieFest (CMF), the world\u2019s largest student film festival, returns to Georgia Tech on Sept. 27."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2016-09-27 13:16:30","changed_gmt":"2016-09-27 18:31:29","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-09-27T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-09-27T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"127531":{"id":"127531","type":"image","title":"Campus Moviefest","body":null,"created":"1449178622","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:37:02","changed":"1475894751","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:45:51","alt":"Campus Moviefest","file":{"fid":"194547","name":"cmflogo.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/cmflogo_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/cmflogo_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":12721,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/cmflogo_0.jpg?itok=woWKeWp4"}}},"media_ids":["127531"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/campusmoviefest.com\/festivals\/579-georgia-tech","title":"Campus MovieFest at Georgia Tech"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"11541","name":"campus moviefest"},{"id":"3798","name":"arts"},{"id":"2402","name":"film"},{"id":"166847","name":"students"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:stucomm@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJulia Faherty\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}