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Campus MovieFest and the Elfenworks
Foundation applaud the efforts of all the socially conscious
student filmmakers participating this year and knowing
that, by attaching faces and stories to the staggering
statistics, they can effect change in our neighborhoods. Click
here for more information about The Elfenworks Foundation.
About
the Category
This
year, CMF and The Elfenworks Foundation have teamed up
to introduce a new social justice category challenging
students to create films that capture the often untold
stories of those in our communities who are ‘in harmony
with hope’ and making a difference in helping with
domestic poverty. One out of eight people (37.0 million
people) in our country live below the poverty line today,
and the 2007-2008 Elfenworks Social Justice CMF category
focuses on showcasing the visionaries ‘right next
door’ working towards solutions to this very real
problem. CMF and Elfenworks challenge teams of student
filmmakers to call attention to the issues faced by America’s
forgotten poor, by sharing the lives of the change-makers
all around us in the hope of inspiring more citizen involvement.
How It Works
Teams of students at participating universities across the nation will receive all of the tools necessary to tell their stories: an Apple laptop, editing software, digital camcorders, music by independent artists, and technical training. The films will be recognized at Campus MovieFest Finales throughout CMF's 2007-2008 Tour making thousands of college students aware of the poverty issue. The top films from each area will be shown to audiences at the regional CMF Grand Finales . The year's best film from all participating universities as determined by The Elfenworks Foundation will receive its nationwide debut at the Campus MovieFest National Grand Finale in May and the team will be honored with a $10,000 cash grant. The finalists win a $2,500 cash grant. Plus, all movies will be featured online.
How
to Sign up
Fill out the information below and a CMF staff member will be in touch with more details about how we can help. All movies must be submitted by April 23. If completed during Campus MovieFest week on your campus, you may turn it in on the laptop provided to you. Otherwise, our staff will get you directions on how to submit your movie, which must be received by April 23.
Check Out Other Elfenworks Movies
Hope: One Mothers Story
The Street Crusade
Is It Hard?
Out of the Muck: Geradine's Story
Bridging Gaps: Poverty in Athens
The Art of Overcoming Poverty
Our Town
American Dream
Those Sweet Hours
The Choices We Make
A Free Lunch At People's Park
The Stockton Homeless Shelter
Life
Give or Take
Moments
Day 2255
How Was Your Day?
Inner City Schools and Communities: Left In The Dark
Collision of Two Worlds: Homelessness in Palo Alto
Burma
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