[Scpg] [hd-films-sb] Fwd: 17 year old Wins National Video Contest for Second Year Running
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Wed Jul 15 10:41:50 PDT 2009
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> From: "Steven Crandell" <scrandell at napf.org>
> Date: July 15, 2009 9:58:44 AM PDT
> To: "Steven Crandell" <scrandell at napf.org>
> Subject: FW: 17 year old Wins National Video Contest for Second Year
> Running
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> www.wagingpeace.org
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> 17-year-old Wins
> National Peace Video Contest
> For Second Year Running
>
> July 15, 2009
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE :
>
> Contact: Steven Crandell, 805 965-3443, scrandell at napf.org
>
> SANTA BARBARA -- Teenager Erik Choquette has created a remarkable
> animated video to claim the $1,000 first prize in the 2009
> Swackhamer Disarmament Video Contest for the second year in a row.
>
> Called The Nuclear Genie, the three minute video uses inventive
> graphics to connect nuclear weapons history with a way to “get the
> genie back in the bottle” through public participation in the
> democratic process.
>
> The top three videos, as well as the four receiving honorable
> mention, can be viewed on line at:
>
> http://www.wagingpeace.org/menu/programs/awards-&-contests/video-contest/2009/winners.htm
>
> Choquette, 17, had a clear strategy for this year’s competition. “I
> focused on a call to action and how this issue has influenced our
> society for so long,” he said. “It's an issue that many people
> simply ignore, never fully realizing, or wanting to realize, the
> possible effects of using a nuclear weapon again especially in our
> modern society.”
>
> There were 120 videos submitted to this year’s Swackhamer
> competition. They displayed a variety of approaches from animation
> to claymation to live action drama. There was even one nuclear
> disarmament rap – “War on Nuclear Warheads” – which ended up getting
> Honorable Mention
>
> “The judges and the staff of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation were
> all overwhelmed at the research, creativity and countless hours that
> went in to each of the videos,” said Rick Wayman, Director of
> Programs for the Foundation and contest coordinator. “It was
> difficult to pick the winners for this year’s contest; there were
> many videos contesting for the top spots. We honor each and every
> one of the entrants for their commitment to the cause.”
>
> Choquette enters his senior year at Santa Barbara High School this
> fall. It promises to be a very busy time in his life.
>
> “I'm applying to roughly 9-10 major film schools like USC, NYU, and
> UCLA. My dream school is USC, but it's going to take a lot to get
> in. For now, I'm starting to focus on narrative filmmaking. I'm
> starting production soon on a film I wrote several months ago which
> will act as an application film for colleges, but also as a film to
> enter into festivals.”
> Second prize, and $750, went to the animated video, "Numbers of
> Destruction" by Tyler Short of Portland, Oregon. Third prize, and
> $250, was awarded to "Beautiful World" by Calvin Brue of Fergus
> Falls, Minnesota.
>
> All videos had to be three minutes or less.
> The topic for the contest was: “Breakthrough: Putting the Nuclear
> Genie Back in the Bottle -- How can we achieve a world free of
> nuclear weapons by the year 2020? Once this is achieved, how can we
> make sure that the “nuclear genie” stays in the bottle forever?”
> The video contest will be held annually. There will be an
> announcement about the next contest in March 2010.
>
> Please contact Steven Crandell, 805 965-3443 for interview requests
> and information.
> OLAR.
> Steven Crandell
> Director of Development & Public Affairs
> Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
> PMB 121, 1187 Coast Village Road, Suite 1
> Santa Barbara, CA 93108-2794
> 805-965-3443
> www.wagingpeace.org
>
>
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