This year the first ever San Francisco Epidemic Film Festival will launch on May 9th at the Castro Theatre. It will feature infectious work from a new generation of professional film artists who are all about to graduate from San Francisco's Academy of Art University.
The Epidemic Film Festival will be a showcase of the very best student work from the Academy's School of Motion Pictures & Television and School of Animation, continuing the San Francisco tradition of cutting-edge film festivals held at the Castro Theater.
Prior to the festival, hundreds of student entries will be judged by the Academy's own professional faculty. An outside jury of prestigious industry professionals will be brought in to make the final selections. The selection process will be highly competitive, but well worth it for the student finalists. Not only will the finalists earn a coveted spot in the screening line-up at the festival itself, they will also be invited to an exclusive VIP reception at the festival, organized by the Academy of Art University to allow these top students to network with impressive industry elite.
The winners of the festival will be announced at the screening. In addition to receiving special recognition and an award, the winners will receive all-expenses-paid trips to attend the most important national conventions in their industries. Winners in the film categories will attend the 2008 NAPTE (National Association of Television Program Executives) convention in Las Vegas, and winners in the animation categories will attend SIGGRAPH, the 34th annual conference on computer graphics and interactive techniques.
Film categories include short narrative, documentary, commercial, music video, experimental, and animation. The festival will begin at 7:00pm and will run for approximately three hours. All screenings are open to the public. General admission to the event is $10; however, the Academy of Art University will offer complimentary seats on a first-come, first-serve basis. Guests to the festival are encouraged to arrive early.
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