OFFICIAL SELECTIONS NAMED IN VHSL FILM FESTIVAL
Festival to be held at Virginia Commonwealth University
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Lisa Giles, lgiles@vhsl.org
CHARLOTTESVILLE—High school filmmakers across the Commonwealth submitted 93 films from 42 schools to the 2nd Annual VHSL Film Festival (state championship), and 32 have been designated Official Selections and will be honored with a screening at the festival, which will be held at Virginia Commonwealth University, June 3-4.
The Official Selections are as follows:
NARRATIVE
A Craving, Jefferson Forest High School, Forest
Devine, Clover Hill High School, Midlothian
Ignorance is Bliss, Stone Bridge High School, Ashburn
Monophobia, South County High School, Lorton
Snafu, Princess Anne High School, Virginia Beach
Sunland, South Lakes High School, Reston
Tragically Crazy, Grafton High School, Yorktown
Vertical, Fort Defiance High School, Fort Defiance
DOCUMENTARY
Not Good Enough, Maggie Walker Governor’s School, Richmond
Papa Fred, South Lakes High School, Reston
Pocket Change, Annandale High School, Annandale
Ram Pride, James W. Robinson Secondary, Fairfax
The Mystery of Adam’s Cave, Radford High School, Radford
The Red Thread, Princess Anne High School, Virginia Beach
Stick with It, George C. Marshall High School, Falls Church
What Makes You Tic?, Grafton High School, Yorktown
EXPERIMENTAL
Alone, Princess Anne High School, Virginia Beach
Cope, Chancellor High School, Fredericksburg
Cycle, Fluvanna County High School, Palmyra
Disillusionesque, George Wythe High School, Wytheville
Pressure, Clover Hill High School, Midlothian
Static, Woodgrove High School, Purcellville
Transcendence, Blacksburg High School, Blacksburg
Untouchable, James W. Robinson Secondary School, Fairfax
COMMERICAL/PSA
Be the Change, Granby High School, Norfolk
Be the Difference, South Lakes High School, Reston
Freeze Frame, Hopewell High School, Hopewell
Listen Carefully, Kettle Run High School, Nokesville
McDonald’s, Annandale High School, Annandale
Safe Driving: It’s Simple, Chancellor High School, Fredericksburg
Stop Disorder Blindness, Salem High School, Virginia Beach
The Best a Man Can Get, Woodgrove High School, Purcellville
ANIMATION
The following animations are up for consideration, with an Official Selection follow-up announcement expected May 20:
Bye, Princess Anne High School, Virginia Beach
The Magic Motley, Clover Hill High School, Midlothian
The Master’s Flying Machine, William Byrd High School, Vinton
UNI, Churchland High School, Portsmouth
Writer’s Block, Kettle Run High School, Nokesville
In addition to screenings, the festival will include guest speakers, a filmmaker Q&A, a mixer, a photographed red carpet, and an awards ceremony.
The festival is open to the general public, and tickets may be purchased at:
- Commercial/PSA screening, go to: http://vhslfilmpsa.bpt.me/
- Experimentals screening, go to: http://vhslfilmexp.bpt.me/
- Animations screenings, go to: http://vhslfilmani16.bpt.me/
- Documentary screenings, go to: http://vhslfilmdoc16.bpt.me/
- Narrative screenings, go to: http://vhslfilmnar16.bpt.me/
- VHSL Vanguard, go to: http://vhslfilmvan.bpt.me/
- Full Festival Ticket: http://vhslfilmfull.bpt.me/
For more information on the festival, including sponsorship or serving as a volunteer, please contact Lisa Giles, VHSL Director of Activities and Student Services at lgiles@vhsl.org or 434.977.8475.
For information on exhibiting or placing an ad in the festival program, please contact Sharon Condoulis, programs assistant, at scondoulis@vhsl.org or 434.977.8475.
About VHSL: An alliance of Virginia’s public high schools, the 315 member schools of the VHSL serve the Commonwealth’s youth by establishing and maintaining standards for student activities and competitions that promote education, leadership, sportsmanship, character and citizenship. Nearly 200,000 students participate in 28 different sports and 11 academic activities, culminating in over 155 state championships each year.
Founded in 1913, the VHSL is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization.