The University of Oregon’s National Broadcasting Society will host a film festival on Wednesday, May 27, in Esslinger 105.
The festival will showcase a wide array of videos, ranging from more serious hard news segments to vivacious music videos. All submissions are required to have been created during the students’ college careers, whether it be in or outside of the classroom. The length of the video is required to stay within a rough ten minute time limit.
Rachel Glass, president of NBS explained that the group hopes to do its part as a campus organization – bringing the community together and giving their fellow students a wonderful opportunity.
“We put on the festival so UO students have the chance to not only be able to say they’ve submitted a piece in a film festival or possibly won in a film festival, but also to get people watching their creations,” she said. “We spend so much time in school creating things, it’s great to have the chance to get our work out there.”
There are eight categories in which a film can win: Evergreen (short documentary), Documentary, Commercial/Advertisement/PSA, News (hard, sport or feature), Music Video, Animated, Multimedia and Creative/Other.
Following the festival, a panel of professors and professionals from the media industry judge each submission and choose the winners.
“We try to get judges that have experience in the variety of categories, so everything can be judged as fairly and thoroughly as possible,” Glass said.
The winner of each category wins a $25 gift card to the Duck Store, with flexibility (possibly more money) in the case of fewer submissions in one category or another.
“I wish we could award everyone just for creating and submitting in the first place,” Glass said.
The NBS encourages everyone to come and support their fellow Ducks, and enjoy the amazing films that have been submitted this year.