I recently received this information about a video contest open to 9-12th graders in Brooklyn. I sounds like an exciting opportunity for a young filmmaker-to-be:
BRIC Arts | Media | Bklyn announces Show Us Your Reel Brooklyn, a borough-wide teen video contest that will launch the new Brooklyn Independent Television show BK 4 Reel. Brooklyn Independent Television is a flagship initiative of Brooklyn Community Access Television (BCAT), a program of BRIC Arts | Media | Bklyn.
Participants in the contest are being asked to send in a 2-3 minute video of Brooklyn from their own unique perspective. The video may be in any genre; however, it must be shot in Brooklyn by a 9th-12th grader who either lives in, or attends high school in, the Borough of Brooklyn.
Submissions will be evaluated by a jury of top film and television professionals, including Peter Hedges, writer/director of Dan in Real Life, writer of What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?; Christina Norman, President of MTV; Michael Pressman, writer/director of Frankie and Johnny are Married, and director of To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday; and John Tintori, Chair of the Graduate Division of NYU Film & Television.
One first place winner and two finalists will be presented their awards at a special event co-sponsored by Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz at Brooklyn Borough Hall celebrating the launch of Brooklyn Independent Television’s second season. First prize will be a brand new high definition camcorder donated by H.B. Communications, as well as a $200 cash prize made possible through the generosity of Independence Community Foundation, which has also underwritten second prize ($300) and third prize ($200).
The winning videos will be shown on one of the first episodes of BK 4 Reel, a brand new show on Brooklyn Independent Television, which brings original Brooklyn-centric television into nearly half a million Brooklyn households. The new show will not only feature and promote the work of Brooklyn teen-age videographers, but will be hosted by Brooklyn teens, as well. The contest deadline is February 20, 2008. Official contest entry forms are available at briconline.org/bcat and myspace.com/brooklyntv. Students with specific questions about the contest may write to bk4reel@briconline.org.
About Brooklyn Independent Television
Developed in response to increasing viewer demand, Brooklyn Independent Television premiered in 2006 offering a lineup of professionally-produced, non-commercial shows covering all things Brooklyn — the sights and sounds of its neighborhoods, its sports, its arts and cultural scene, its public affairs, its health care issues, and even its economy. Brooklyn Independent Television can be seen every weeknight starting at 8:30 on Time Warner Channel 56 and Cablevision Channel 69.
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