Save the Date for the 2013 John Orval Thomas Student Moviemakers Symposium

The 2013 John Orval Thomas Student Moviemakers Symposium will be held on Saturday, January 12th 2013 at the following location:

Waymack & Crew Studios
1523 S Bowman Road # F
Little Rock, AR 72211-4226

We will have more information regarding speakers, activities and more coming soon!

2012 Broadcast Premiere

We will be posting info regarding the 2013 Student Selects season soon.

Our entry deadline has now been set for April 5th, 2013.

 As our sixth year of Student Selects: A Young Filmmakers Showcase draws to a close, we will conclude with the premiere broadcasts of this of our 2012 Student Selects in two parts this September, on the 21st and 28th respectively. Parts 1 and 2 each reflect the stunning creativity, ingenuity and diligence of young filmmakers from across the state with a wide variety of unique short films. Join us as we celebrate the finest achievements of Arkansas' youngest filmmakers!

In addition to our Student Selects films, for the third consecutive year the THEA Foundation has awarded four $2,500 scholarships to graduating seniors in the following categories: screenwriting, directing, cinematography and editing.
Winners of the 2012 “Student Selects” scholarship competition are:

• Screenwriting – Emily Webb, Fayetteville High School, “Colors in White"
• Directing – Marcus Menefee, Hot Springs High School, “Ratical”
• Cinematography – Jack Carroll, Fayetteville High School, “Colors in White.”
• Editing – Harrison Smith, Fayetteville High School, “Colors in White”
  

“Every single student film entered shows hard work, talent, creativity and promise,” Casey Sanders, AETN producer and Little Rock Film Festival youth and education coordinator, said. “I congratulate the students whose creations garnered them a scholarship and equally applaud each and every entrant for their effort and for participating in the rich and rewarding work of filmmaking.”
To compete for scholarships, seniors had to guarantee that they were the sole producer of the selected category. Scholarships will be awarded to the student’s institution of choice, regardless of planned major, grade point average or test scores.
Winning entries will be posted to www.aetn.org/studentselects.
“Student Selects” will premiere on AETN in two parts Fridays, Sept. 21 and 28, at 9 each night, and will include the following films:

Colors in White - Fayetteville High School

A young woman struggles to overcome a life-changing tragedy

Time to Forget - Har-Ber High School
While running from his past, a young man finds hope in the future.

Ratical - Hot Springs High School
In this surreal short, humans are at odds with a cunning rodent

The Kings in Winter - Fayetteville High School
Wildlife around the Kings River are the focus of this nature documentary

Killing Crime - Cabot High School
A comedic short about thwarting an attempted break-in

A Midwest Story - Har-Ber High School
A documentary about the Har-Ber High School orchestra's involvement in the renowned Midwest music competition

Mother - Fayetteville High School
A film featuring otherworldly stop motion animation

Right Here With You - Har-Ber High School
A man returns to seek revenge on his would-be murderers in this crime drama

Black and White - Conway High School West
A dramatic music video revolving around a young woman's chase after a young man

The Search - Homeschooled
A girl finds guidance on her journey in this short allegorical film.

Whitey's Chicken - Rogers Heritage High School
A local philanthropist and sports enthusiast is highlighted in this short documentary

Untitled - Springdale High School
An abstract music video set amorphous electronic music

Humanimation - Ozark Foothills Film Festival
A short claymation film about the importance of the Humane Society

Derailed - Conway High School West
A troubled young man finds it difficult to cope with being ignored in this atmospheric film

The Easy Life of Mr. Rosenaur - Fayetteville High School
A short documentary on the drama instructor at Fayetteville High School

AETN Student Selects Films Featured in T Tauri Movie Camp

The following statement has been issued by Bob and Judy Pest regarding the inclusion of the 2012 Student Selects films, to be screened at the annual T Tauri Movie Camp:

Each year, the T Tauri Movie Camp has included screenings of youth-produced movies as part of the Movie Camp experience. This year we will be screening the winners of the AETN Student Selects young filmmaker competition on the last Saturday of Movie Camp (following the Wrap Party bar-b-que).

The makers of films entered in the annual Student Selects youth film showcase are eligible to win one of four $2,500 scholarships in the categories of screenwriting, directing, cinematography, and editing. We hope that viewing the showcase films, including this year's Thea Foundation Award winners, will inspire T Tauri students to enter the competition in 2013!

In addition to the afternoon AETN Student Selects showcase, we would like to screen some films made by this year's Movie Campers. Many of you have YouTube channels where you post your work. We encourage you to submit one or two of your very best pieces for possible inclusion in the showcase. You can enter your films by sending us the YouTube links via email. (If your film is selected, you will need to provide either a DVD of the movie or a source file--.mov, .mp4, etc.--for the public screening.)

The "Movie Camper Showcase" films will be screened at the Movie Camp Finale Screening on Saturday evening, July 28, along with all of the films created in this year's Movie Camp workshops!

We hope you'll take this opportunity to see your work on the big screen and get feedback from your friends and families!

LRFF YOUTH! Begins June 2nd

It's finally here! A full schedule detailing all our events has been posted on on the Film Festival
page.

 We also have our full list of Student Selects 2012 and THEA 2012 Young Filmmaker Scholarship winners that will be debuted at the festival:

 

Colors in White - Fayetteville High School
Time to Forget - Har-Ber High School
Ratical - Hot Springs High School
The Kings in Winter - Fayetteville High School
Killing Crime - Cabot High School
Evolution - Malvern Junior High
A Midwest Story - Har-Ber High School
Mother - Fayetteville High School
Right Here With You - Har-Ber High School
Black and White - Conway High School West
The Search - Homeschooled
Whitey's Chicken - Rogers Heritage High School
Untitled - Springdale High School
Humanimation - Ozark Foothills Film Festival
Dreaming for Justice - Youth Leadership Academy Central High School National Hisotric Site

Here are the scholarship winners in each category (films will screen Sunday, June 3 at 1:20 p.m. at the Little Rock Film Fesitval - if you haven't sent your RSVP please do so at www.aetn.org/rsvp

Screenwriting

Colors in White
    Emily Webb - Fayetteville High School for

Directing

Ratical
Marcus Menefee - Hot Springs High School

Cinematography

    Colors in White
    Jack Carroll - Fayetteville High School

Editing

    Colors in White
    Harrison Smith - Fayetteville High School

LRFF YOUTH! Info

Click here for details on all our YOUTH! activities at the upcoming Little Rock Film Festival.