FLORIDA’S LARGEST STUDENT FILM COMPETITION
OFFERS $15,000 IN CASH AWARDS AND A MOVIE PREMIERE
Palm Beach International Film Festival (PBIFF), in collaboration with the Palm Beach County Film & Television Commission, is pleased to announce the official Call for Entries for the 2010 Student Showcase of Films (SSOF). Film students enrolled in Florida high schools and colleges are encouraged to submit their entries no later than Wednesday, January 20, 2010. To submit and view the awards breakdown and other information, please visit pbfilm.com.
Celebrating 15 years, the highly acclaimed festival is the largest statewide film competition and awards ceremony for Florida student filmmakers. The juried competition recognizes outstanding high school and college students by presenting over $15,000 in scholarships and awards in 6 film categories: Feature/Shorts, Documentary, Animation, Commercial/PSA, Music Video, and Audience Award, plus a screenwriting and poster competition. Honoring the legacy of Burt Reynolds, the festival also awards annual scholarships bearing his name.
Each year, organizers produce a sizzling live awards show for more than 800 attendees from around the state. Guests have included such notables as Steven Bauer, Amanda Bynes, Vincent Cecere, Clint Howard, Jonathan Krane, Louis Lombardi, Vincent Pastore, Burt Reynolds, Al Sapienza, Tico Torres and Nick Zano.
The 15th Annual Student Showcase of Films awards ceremony will be held o n April 23, 2010, in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Winning student films will also be screened in their entirety at the students’ own premiere during the film festival.
About the Palm Beach International Film Festival
The PBIFF is a not for profit 501 (c) 3 founded in 1996 with the vision of offering an exciting cultural venue for the community and to be a tremendous fundraiser for educational film and television programs. The festival hosts more than 20,000 filmgoers annually, has been recognized as one of the Top 25 Independent Film Festivals in the World and has screened more than 150 World Premieres.
The PBIFF has welcomed a bevy of top celebrities and filmmakers including: Academy Award® Winners Adrien Brody, Anthony Hopkins, Tommy Lee Jones, Faye Dunaway, Dennis Hopper, Louise Fletcher and Michael Caine; Academy Award® Nominees Salma Hayek, Edward Norton, Robert Evans, Sylvester Stallone, Woody Harrelson and Burt Reynolds. Along with countless other legends, stars and filmmakers that have created movie magic for the past 80 years, including: Roger Moore, Faye Wray, Esther Williams, Anouk Aimee, Samuel L. Jackson, Cyd Charisse, Richard Zanuck, William Friedkin, Brett Ratner, Jacqueline Bisset, Michael Clarke Duncan and Rod Steiger.
To date, the PBIFF has donated over one million dollars of proceeds film and television programs. For more information about the PBIFF visit pbifilmfest.org.