2006 HIFF YOUTH MEDIA PROGRAM
As curators for The Youth Media Program at The Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF), our primary interest is to discover outstanding original video and/or film work produced by young people across the country and around the world.
While the young people who have created the videos in the program may well be the videomakers of the future, we celebrate that they are also the videomakers of today in their own right. The Hamptons International Film Festival affirms the value of youth-produced work by honoring one talented youth with the Golden Starfish Award for Best Young Videomaker. In addition, Children's Media Project recognizes one videomaker in each category.
The juries for the four programs of youth-produced media include:
Barbara Belotte: Youth videomaker, ACTIVATE THE MESSAGE: GREEN TEENS
Greg Berger: Director, GRINGOTON
Konnie Chameides: Director, YOUNG, JEWISH, AND LEFT; and curator for Time and Space Limited
Jacqueline Susan Goss: Director, HOW TO FIX THE WORLD; and Assistant Professor of Film and Electronic Arts, Bard College
Penny Lane: Director, THE ABORTION DIARIES; and Visiting Assistant Professor of Film/Video, Hampshire College
Kelvin Redvers: Director, 2005 Golden Starfish Winner for Best Young Videomaker, SHEEP; and film student at Simon Fraser University
Patrick Smith: Director/Animator, PUPPET, HANDSHAKE, Blend Films
Nicole Quinn: Screenwriter, PRETTY BIRD, DEVIL’S GARDEN
Amy Winfrey: Director/Animator, MAKING FIENDS, www.makingfiends.com
Children’s Media Project is Proud to Announce:
The Youth Media Program at The Hamptons International Film Festival Winning Videomakers
Best Young Videomaker in the Golden Starfish Competition:
*Kiri Davis, Age 16
A Girl Like Me
Reel Works
Brooklyn, NY
Best Narrative:
*James Bereece, Spencer Stuard, and Andrew Perce, Ages 17-18
Forget About It
Spy Hop Productions
Salt Lake City, UT
Best Experimental Video:
*Kenneth Alleyne, Adraine Alston, Nathaniel Alston, Egypt Bouie, Raysean Bueford, Trevis Funches, Cheikh Hanne, Sean Jenkins, Jeffrey Nelson, Janine Simon, and Raymel Williams, ages 14-17
Old School/New School
TRUCE
New York, NY
Best Animation:
there was a tie in this category between:
*Tony Zadravec, Age 12
Water
SAF Cakovec
Cakovec, Croatia
*Vanda Kipke, Marsel Pongrac, Darko Zlatarek, Zoran Soltic, David Dominic, Denis Nemet, Dorian Sipos, and Karlo Siladi, ages 9-13
Boy And A Dragon Kite
SAF Cakovec
We congratulate the winning videomakers, those entered in competition, and all those who submitted their work this year for their dedication to their craft.
Our programmers and our panel of youth and adult/industry judges took many qualities into consideration when selecting finalists and award winners, including artistic originality, quality of presentation, production value, and the ability to communicate a message clearly.
For a list of all films screened at HIFF please go to our festival program page!.
Thanks to all who participated in the festival weekend! We look forward to seeing you all in East Hampton next Fall!
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