25th Maine Student
Film and Video Festival

Public Screening and Awards Presentation
13 July 2002
Waterville Opera House, Waterville, Maine
in conjunction with
Maine International Film Festival

Program of Finalists and Winners
Press Release
Pre-Teen (K-6) | Junior (7-9) | Senior (10-12)
Grand Prize Winner

25th Maine Student Film and Video Festival
Press Release for July 13, 2002, Statewide Student Event
Contact Huey at 207/773-1130, e-mail: hueyfilm@nlis.net

The Public Screening and Awards Presentation of the 25th Maine Student Film and Video Festival was held Saturday, July 13, 2002, at 1:00 P.M. at the Waterville Opera House in Waterville, Maine. The screening was free and open to the public. This screening of finalist and winning movies was held in conjunction with the 5th Maine International Film Festival.

MSFVF is open to Maine residents 19 years of age and younger. This year, we received 51 entries from students in grades K - 12 representing all parts of Maine. The movies submitted to the Festival are judged on the basis of

Movies are reviewed by categories: This year's Grand Prize winner is Tiana Vermette of Old Town, Maine. Her movie, Wind Bird is a clay animation adaptation of a Penobscot Gluscap legend. Vermette is a member of the Penobscot Nation. She receives a scholarship to the International Film and Television Workshops in association with Rockport College, Rockport. The scholarship, worth $1,995, is for a two week summer course for young filmmakers held at the Workshops.

Wind Bird (19 minutes) was shown in its entirety at the July 13 Festival screening. Tiana Vermette is past winner of the MSFVF. In 2000 her movie How Raven Stole the Sun was a winner in the Senior Division. In 1998, her movie Our Dances was a winner in the Junior Division. Wind Bird was also selected for screening at the Taos Talking Picture Festival in New Mexico, and the Atlanta Film and Video Festival in Georgia.

The three judges for the 25th MSFVF were:

The MSFVF's director is Huey, an independent filmmaker and member of the Maine Touring Artists Program. Huey has been the Festival's director since 1978. He resides in Portland.

The Festival is sponsored by the Maine Alliance of Media Arts, a federally tax-exempt non-profit organization. Funding and in-kind donations are provided by:

Pre-Teen Division (Grades K - 6)

Finalists Winner

Junior Division (Grades 7 - 9)

Finalists Winners

Senior Division (Grades 10 - 12)

Finalists Winners

Grand Prize Winner

Last year's finalists and winners
24th Maine Student Film and Video Festival

Call for Entries | Entry Form | Festival Rules & Regulations

M A M A
MAINE ALLIANCE OF MEDIA ARTS
Box 4320 Portland, ME 04101-0520
Phone (207) 773-1130
E-mail: hueyfilm@nlis.net
Web Site: www.columbia.edu/~jw157/ileife/mama

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