2011 Student Horror Film Festival

The 6th Annual Student Horror Film Festival has ended! Congratulations to everyone who won!

Congratulations to the students who participated in the 2011 Emmaus Arts Commission Student Horror Film Festival. 3 film professionals judged and scored the winning films based on a 1-10 point grade.

High School Division:

First Place
FilmTitle: "Delirium"
School: Emmaus High School
Team Leader: Anna Overholts
Team Members: Drew Switzer and Elliot Laubach

Second Place
Film Title: "The Stranger I Work For"
School: Emmaus High School
Team Leader: Alex Krause
Team Members: Sabrina Palmieri, Bryce Haines, Aiden Newell, Pierce Campion, Gage Baughman

Middle School Division:

First Place
Film Title: "The Unearthly Jester"
School: Orefield Middle School
Team Leader: Graham Burrell

Second Place
Film Title: "Cursed By Thirst"
School: Lower Macungie Middle School
Team Leader: Tori Delhagen
Team Members: Alex Kugler, Rachel Heiney, Zoie Kassis

Plus, special awards given:

Best Use of Required Material
Film Title: "Cannibalistic Revenge"
School: Lower Macungie Middle School
Team Leader: Laura Vigliotti
Team Members: Vaishnavi Rudraraju, Dalton Marks, Zhuohong He, Cynthia He, Eva Burke

Best Editing and Directing
Film Title: "Flashback"
School: Bethlehem Area Vocational Technical School
Team Leader: Joel Figueroa
Team Members: Keith Borst, Devon Davies, Zach Ehret, Evan Politi, Troy Cahill

Best Storytelling
Film Title: "Thought By Thought"
School: North Pocono High School
Team Leader: Nikkole Austin
Team Members: Laura Bruce, Spencer Williams, Miranda Tripus

Judges award -Most Memorable
Film Title: "The Cemetary"
School: Salisbury Middle School
Team Leader: Shane Simononis
Team Members: Kade Simononis, Sierra Mamay, Zach Glenn, Riley Simononis

Lifetime Achievement Award - 6 years in the Student Film Festival as Team Leader: Senior, Allissa Delhagen - Emmaus High School

The 2011 Student Horror Film Festival Final Scores.

Congratulations and thank you to all the students who completed the 2011 Student Horror Film Festival. Below is a list of the schools and team leaders whose films will be shown in the theater on November 6^th

2011 Student Horror Film Contestants

Here are a few more horror festival links for our students.

http://www.wildsound.ca/horrorcontest.html
http://www.eeriehorrorfest.com/

The Student Horror Film Festival is an open event for all middle school and high school students. Students are given 96-hours to conceptualize, shoot, edit and produce a 6-minute (maximum length) film. Submissions are then judged and selected films are screened at the Student Horror Film Festival at the Emmaus Movie Theater. Organized as a school or team competition, winners receive cash and prizes and ultimately compete to have their films premier in the Emmaus Theater.

All films are judged on set criteria by an independent panel of professionals in the film industry based on effective use of required material; storytelling ability; quality of acting, editing and film direction; creativity and originality.

Here's how it works:

Students report to 800 Pine Street, Emmaus High School Administration Bldg. on October 13th at 6:00 pm for our kick-off meeting, and register for the competition. Those who cannot attend this meeting can access the rules from this web page however you must to let us know you are competing in the festival.
6:00 - 6:15 pm - Registration. Cost is $10 per team.
6:15 - 7:15 pm - Kick-off meeting where you will receive an educational seminar on how best to compete, tips and tricks from professionals and the rules of the competition.
You have only 96-hours to complete the competition and return your finished film to us outside the Emmaus Theater on Monday, October 17th between 6:00 - 7:00 pm

2011 Film Festival Rules

Why compete?

Students compete for school and personal pride
Winners receive cash and prizes
Films shown in front of a live audience within a theater atmosphere on October 30th at 2:00 pm.
Only outlet for students, in film to be creative
Promotes team work, pier recognition and discipline

This is a fun filled, gut wrenching, teamwork building contest. Students are provided the following:

Theme or subject matter to choose from such as Black Cats
Location references
Dialog or lines that is required. See last year’s festival rules.

The content and film must be family friendly, no R rated material is allowed. Tell your friends, teachers and family members. Become a part of this year's festival.