Student films up for awards

LONG BEACH - Six student films from Cal State Long Beach are among the finalists for the awards competition at the 2010 CSU Media Arts Festival.The festival, which will be held Saturday at Cal State Fullerton, gives film, video and interactive media students from the 23-campus CSU system an opportunity to present their work for critical review and recognition. A panel of CSU faculty and industry professionals reviewed 131 entries representing 15 campuses before selecting 29 finalists. The entry categories include animation, documentary, experimental, interactive, music video, narrative, television, feature screenplay and short screenplay. A free public screening of all finalists' works and an awards ceremony will be held Saturday from 6-9 p.m. in Steven G. Mihaylo Hall on the Cal State Fullerton campus. Audience members will vote for the "Audience Choice Award," which will also be presented that night. More information is online at www.mediaartsfestival.org.

********** Published: November 4, 2010 - Volume 9 - Issue 29