By Hannah E. Jones
Georgia’s film and television industry continues to grow, with productions spending $4.4 billion on 412 projects last year — a record for the Peach State. And a group of DeKalb County high school students want to be part of it.
The theme was “Running Out of Time.” (Photo courtesy of DeKalb County School District.)
Tuesday, March 21 marked the fifth annual DeKalb County Student Film Festival, held at Atlanta’s Plaza Theatre. Fittingly, the production crew for a new Marvel movie was filming right outside.
Excitement and bustle filled the air that evening, with teenage filmmakers and their families flooding into the theater. This year, 35 student films were submitted to the festival and 19 were chosen for screening. The theme was “Running Out of Time,” a line that was required to be included in each short film.
The program was organized and held in partnership with the DeKalb County School District, DeKalb Entertainment Commission and Re:Imagine.
“This [event] is about letting these kids put things on paper, put things on film and show it on the big screen,” said Tom McFerrin, DeKalb County career, technical and agricultural education instructional coordinator.
Each film had to fulfill three requirements: Use the line “We’re running out of time,” incorporate a specific framed painting and include a character named Azari Binx.
The films were split into two categories — novice and advanced. Films in both categories were up for the following awards: best editing, best cinematography, best acting, best sound, best set design and best wardrobe. Guests also voted in real time for the audience choice award. One was awarded best overall.
After screening each film, the winners and runner-ups were announced. The winning movies include:
Novice films
- Best Editing, Best Cinematography: Guise, Chamblee High School
- Best Acting, Best Sound: Friendship, Lakeside High School
- Best Set Design: Wishing Well, Arabia Mountain…
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