LETU To Host Film Festival, Invites Local Filmakers

LETU Film Festival set for Mar. 7th, entry deadline Feb. 27th

LONGVIEW,TX, Feb. 13, 2009 -- LeTourneau University’s 9th annual Film Festival will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 7, in the S. E. Belcher Jr. Chapel and Performance Center, 2100 S. Mobberly Ave.

Admission to the festival is free and open to the public. Films are limited to no longer than 15 minutes each. They will include comedy, drama, documentary and some fun mock advertisements.

The Film Festival is open to the public to enter short films and win prizes. Anyone is eligible to enter short films. Cash prizes will range from $200 for categories including Best Screenplay, Best Acting, Best Film Editing and Audience Choice to $400 for Best Picture.

“The films may not contain anything that is considered PG-13 or R rated, but they can, and we encourage them, to include serious subject matter,” said Brian Kelsey, YellowJacket Activities Council Fine Arts Coordinator. “The films may be burned to a DVD in either .MOV or .AVI format, but not as a DVD

“Filmmakers may not break any laws while they are making their films, or the films will be immediately disqualified,” Kelsey said. “We won’t show any films that condone or glamorize illegal or immoral activities, specifically, but not limited to, smoking, drinking, excessive violence or sexually suggestive content.”


All entries will be submitted with the understanding that entries will be used as the university chooses. Deadline for entering is 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27 in the Student Activities Office on the LeTourneau University campus.

The purpose of the competition is to have fun and recognize new talent.

For a complete list of rules and to obtain an entry form, interested amateur filmmakers send an e-mail to BrianKelsey@letu.edu or call LETU Director of Student Activities Patty Swanson at (903) 233-4433.

Source: LETU Press Release