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9 HOURS OF FILM ON 10/11-12!
THE 2008 WINNERS!
Coming soon: Watch the award winners here!
GRAND PRIZE
Dominique Smith, W.E.B. DuBois High School, Night at the Video Store
BEST HIGH SCHOOL NARRATIVE SHORT
Dominique Smith, W.E.B. DuBois High School, Night at the Video Store
BEST HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIMENTAL SHORT
Abigail Wajer-Guibord, Milwaukee High School of the Arts, Out of Frame
BEST HIGH SCHOOL DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Sam Shapson, Wauwatosa West High School, Segregation
BEST HIGH SCHOOL ANIMATED SHORT
Stephen Strupp, Pius XI High School, Bags of Bags
BEST HIGH SCHOOL PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
Mark Fleming, New Berlin Eisenhower High School, Waste
BEST WISCONSIN COLLEGE ANIMATED SHORT
Kate Raney, UW-Milwaukee, Paradoxes and Oxymorons
BEST WISCONSIN COLLEGE NARRATIVE SHORT
Holly Conwell, Ryan Brennan, and Nathan Piotrowski, UW-Whitewater, Pushed Over
BEST BEYOND WISCONSIN HIGH SCHOOL SHORT
John Gordon, R.L. Turner High School, Dallas, Texas, To the Ends of the Earth
FOUNDERS’ PRIZE
Sam Shapson, Wauwatosa West High School, Old Bug
SPOTLIGHT 2008 IN THE PAPER, ON THE RADIO, AND ON TV!
October 2, 2008
Director’s Cut
Charles Monroe-Kane, Wisconsin Public Television
This interview features founders Dominic and James, but more interesting are two-time winner Mike Cheslik (Grand Prize 2006 , Best Narrative 2006, Best Music Video 2007) and four-time winner Sam Shapson (Grand Prize 2007, Best Narrative 2007, Best Documentary 2008, Founders Prize 2008)!
October 10, 2008
“A Thumbs Up For Teens”
Dani McClain, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
This article focuses on how Milwaukee schools are working with teens to produce relevant video, and features Dominique Smith of W.E.B. DuBois, this year’s Grand Prize winner!
October 10, 2008
“Student Film Festival”
Paul Kosidowski, WUWM: Lake Effect
This interview with founders Dominic and James discusses, among other things, the educational value of integrating video production in the classroom.
WANT TO SUBMIT YOUR FILM?
The 2008 submission deadline has passed.
Thank you to everyone from around the country who submitted.
Start planning your film for the October 2009 festival!
Submission deadline will be in July 2009!
ELIGIBILITY
CATEGORIES
RULES
REGISTER
SUBMIT
HIGHLIGHTS FROM PREVIOUS FESTIVALS
AWARD WINNERS FROM 2007
SELECTIONS FROM 2006
SELECTIONS FROM 2005
SPOTLIGHT GRADUATES: WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
WHAT HAVE PEOPLE BEEN SAYING?
SPOTLIGHT ON SUMMER
BAYSHORE TOWN CENTER’S MOVIES IN THE SQUARE
Bayshore Town Center, Bucketworks, and Milwaukee Spotlight are partnering for this first-ever outdoor summer movie series,
featuring classic movies like Casablanca, North by Northwest, and Breaking Away, and new classics like Chocolat.
And of course, each main feature will be preceded by a selection of Milwaukee Spotlight films!
The schedule of films:
June 25…Casablanca (over 100 attendees!)
July 2…On Golden Pond (thunder storms…again…canceled!)
July 9…Grease (over 200 attendees!)
July 16…North by Northwest (over 100 attendees!)
July 23…No film, but come see the Israel 60 Dancers!
July 30…Breaking Away (about 100 attendees!)
August 6…Dr. No
August 13…Sound of Music
August 20…Chocolat
August 27…Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
September 3…To Kill a Mockingbird
September 10…Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid
The program will run every Wednesday from about 8:30 pm (or dusk) to 11:00 pm
Bring your friends and family and catch a movie under the stars.
Stop by one of our eateries for snacks or enjoy a meal before or after the show.
There’s even free microwave popcorn!
For optimal viewing, bring low-back chairs or blankets; high-back chairs are welcome in the rear.
Thank you to:
M.P. Theriault, Bayshore Town Center Event Planner
Lisa Sullivan, Bayshore Town Center Marketing Coordinator
Heather Ellis, Bayshore Town Center intern (and popcorn popper)
Sean Becker & Dan Olson, 10 Feet Back (for providing the screen and projecing equipment)
Jenn Turner, Co-director of Bucketworks
Patrick Schley, Operations Coordinator of Bucketworks
Emily Meinhardt, Bucketworks intern
Justin Wiemer, Nicolet High School (for creating the Spotlight promotional video)
Shahib Roshan, WirefreeMKE (for providing the side-screen projector on July 30!)
THE SOCIAL’S INDY FILM SHOWCASE
The first event is scheduled for Friday, June 13, 9:00 pm (note the change in date!).
Bring your friends and family to see short films from local filmmakers,
including selections from the Milwaukee Spotlight Student Film Festival.
The Spotlight line-up for June 13 will feature:
Evan Atwood’s Impersonator II (2005)
Mike Cheslik’s Blink (2006)
Sam Shapson’s Epiphany (2007)
Mike Cheslik’s Reppin’ That Calculus (2007)
The next event is planned for later this summer or early fall.
Thank you to:
Todd Hall
Nathan Sawtelle
SPOTLIGHT SUPPORTERS
Milwaukee Spotlight is a fiscally supported program of Bucketworks, a program of
the The School Factory, a 501©(3) non-profit organization.
Contact Us now and let us know how you’d like to help!
Bucketworks
Emergency Digital
MATA Community Media
Bayshore Town Center
The Social
Sprecher Brewing Company
Lakefront Brewery
The Gloria Miller Duo
Ron Margelofsky
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