Since its beginning in 2001, students from the BHS Digital Filmmaking Program have earned hundreds of awards at regional, national and international film festivals. Based on their portfolios they have won honors from YoungArts and the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and regularly gain admission to the most prestigious schools of film and television in the world. They have also been invited to show their work and make presentations at numerous film festivals and conferences.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Ballard Filmmakers in SIFF
Two shorts by Ballard filmmakers have been selected for FutureWave. This special program of the Seattle International Film Festival includes the best of young people’s filmmaking from across the country. SIFF describes FutureWave shorts as “exciting, challenging, and inspiring.” Included will be “Claudio the Magnificent” by Bridget Berg, Lilah Horwitz, and Will Livesley-O’Neill, and “4th Floor” by Coburn Erskine, Sami Kubo, and Nolan O’Connor. The shorts will be screened at the Egyptian Theater of Capitol Hill on Saturday, June 7 at 4:00 p.m. and will include Q&A with the filmmakers. Tickets are $11 and can be purchased at www.seattlefilm.org.