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Sun Prairie
Cable Access hosted its Seventh Annual Film Festival on August 25th.
The event, which was held in the Sun Prairie Public Library
Community Room and Cable Access studios, was created to provide a venue
for showcasing local amateur video productions.
And now for the results!
The first place recipients are as follows: For the 9 year old
category
the first place recipient was Sam Yanke for his video "Are You Smarter
than a Preschooler". The
first place for the 10 year old category went to Mark Sommer for his
video "How Come the Empire Really Lost the War".
For the 11 year old category the first place producer was Leighla
Baney for her video "Cheap Eats".
For the 12 year old category the first place recipient was Ben
Yanke for his
film "Sam’s Cooking Show".
In the category for ages 13-15, first place went to Lauren
Sommer, Erica Larsen & Lindsey Salo for their video "How to be a
Pirate". And in the Over
18 Category, the first place producer was Mark James for his film "The
Haunted Pumpkin Patch". The
first place selection from each category will be entered in the
statewide WAPC Annual Film Festival that is held in the spring of each
year during the Wisconsin Association of PEG (public, educational,
government) Access Channels Conference.
Certificate s
of Achievement were presented to the following producers for their
outstanding achievement and contribution to the 2007 SPCA-TV Film
Festival: Lexi Bernard,
Marena Wheatley, Gefjon Garat, Chad Castleberg, Kathy Ma, Calvin Berg,
Jocelyn Kroetz-Jones, Tony Kruger and Ryan Berman.
The Film Festival included presentations, a viewing of the submitted
videos, an awards ceremony and refreshments.
The master of ceremonies was WJJO disc jockey Blake Patton.
Blake also served as a presenter along with Volunteer Coordinator
Karen Markstahler. Pam
Steitz, Sun Prairie Cable Access Executive Director, delivered the
welcome address and concluding remarks.
The videos will be aired frequently on KSUN-12 and KIDS-4.
Check the cable access schedule pr inted
in The Star, on both channels bulletin boards, and on our website
schedule link for future airing times.
If you missed it this year, start working on your own
video productions and watch for the 8th Annual Sun Prairie
Cable Access Film Festival coming next summer!
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