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And The 2012 Film Chowdah Winners Are...

Best Of Festival: "Halloween Special" by Thomas Campbell of USM
Runner of Best Of Festival: "Good Bye" by Sean Martin of SMCC
Best Narrative: "Good Bye" by Sean Martin of SMCC
Best Documentary: "Call it a Passion" by Corey Rich of USM
Best Experimental: "Onward" by Jadrien Cousens of UMO
Best Animation / Music Video: "Room to Breathe" by Stuart Townsend of SMCC
Best Directing: "Halloween Special" by Thomas Campbell of USM
Best Writing: "Halloween Special" by Thomas Campbell of USM
Best Cinematography: "Halloween Special" by Thomas Campbell of USM
Best Editing:"Onward" by Jadrien Cousens of UMO
Best Actor:"Good Bye - Thomas Campbell" by Sean Martin of SMCC
Best Actress: "The Webster Children - Alysa Avery" by Ansell Hague of SMCC

Film Chowdah 2012 Official Selections

"Tiempo" by Zach Poulin of SMCC (Narrative)
"Vermont Haiti Project In Action"" by Jacob Atkins of USM (Documentary)
"Life Abstracted" by Kathleen Daniels of USM (Experimental)
"Dance of the Dragon" by Cynthia Czubrytof SMCC (Narrative)
"Seeking Silence" by August Dalrymple of SMCC (Experimental)
"Call It a Passion"" by Corey Rich of USM (Documentary)
"Round 2" by Howard O'Brien IV of SMCC (Narrative)
"Bacon Monster" by Hutch Heelan of USM (Narrative)
"Cigarette Cop III" by Jared Morneau of NESCOM (Narrative)
"Good Bye" by Sean Martin of SMCC (Narrative)
"The Webster Children" by Ansell Hague of SMCC (Narrative)
"Onward" by Jadrien Cousens of UMO (Experimental)
"Seven Minutes" by Andrew Painter of SMCC (Narrative)
"Room to Breath" by Stuart Townsend of SMCC (Music Vide)
"Halloween Special" by Thomas Campbell of USM (Narrative)

Third Annual Maine College Film Festival

Students often lack the advantages of professional filmmakers when it comes to having access to venues to show their work. Across the state, there are so many good films that often go unnoticed for this very reason. It is the mission of Film Chowdah to change this. Film Chowdah aims to create a breeding ground for young talent, by providing students with an outlet to show their work and network within a festival setting. As a further incentive, winning films will move on to other festivals through our partnership program.

Last year's event included two hours of programming and was shown to nearly 300 people during the screening at the Nickelodeon Cinemas. Our winning films moved on to screenings at The Maine International Film Festival, The Portland, ME Film Festival, The Image Gazer Film Festival and a Best of Film Chowdah travelling exhibit at The Augusta Savage Gallery at UMASS Amherst. With the festival now being open to all schools in Maine, we hope to have a much larger draw and even more fabulous films for the screening.

 

Submissions

To submit a film, you must be a college student currently enrolled in a minimum of one class within the Maine College System. The deadline for submitting a film is March 30, 2012. Please visit the submission page for all technical specifics.

2012 SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED