Metropolitan College of New York's Second Annual Short Film Festival

What is this film festival about anyway?
Telling Stories – Shaping Dreams” is the theme for this year’s event, which includes a moderated movie industry panel and a filmmakers roundtable on April 7th, followed by the screening of the selected short films on April 8th. The festival, which grew out a classroom project, has crystallized into a platform for burgeoning filmmakers, and provides real time project management experience for the school’s media management students.
When is it?
The film festival is a two day event from 6-9 p.m.
Thursday April 7th and Friday April 8th 2011
Where is it?
The Festival will be held in the MCNY Conference Center, 431 Canal Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY
10013 on the corner of Canal and Varick Streets.
How do I get to the school?
By Train you can take the A, C, or 1 Train to Canal
Street. If you are traveling by car: The College can be
reached from the West Side Highway or the East River
Drive by exiting at Canal Street and driving to the corner
of Varick Street. Parking is available in private lots.
If I am a filmmaker how can I participate?
Any filmmaker with a short film of 10 minutes or less
can participate in the film festival. You can download
your film via our Facebook™ page at “Metropolitan
College of New York 2nd Annual Short Film Festival”,
or via www.withoutabox.com
What are the criteria for your films?
Outside of a time limit of 10 minutes, we are looking for
creativity and quality short films. Keep in mind this is a
school run event so excessive profanity, nudity, hate or
violence inducing content will definitely have an impact
on whether your piece is selected to be screened.
Who judges the films?
The initial review is done by a jury panel comprised of
other amateur filmmakers, MCNY Media Management MBA alumni and current Media Management MBA students. Once we narrow our search down, final sections will be made by our industry judges who each have expertise in the industry and will be on hand at Friday’s screening to announce top entries.
Tell me more about the Metropolitan College of New York
Founded in 1964 by educational pioneer Audrey Cohen,
Metropolitan College of New York has been dedicated
to helping students achieve their academic dreams for
over 46 years. The only one of its kind in the country, the
one-year Master of Business Administration in Media
Management at MCNY is a unique Purpose Centered
Education program geared towards achievementoriented,
media professionals. The curriculum balances
traditional MBA competencies with those particular
to the media industry. To accommodate working
professionals, classes meet on evenings and weekends.
Why is it a media management short film festival?
This event originated as a class project, and is used an
applied learning tool for our media management students
who want hands-on training with project management.
The festival also is a networking opportunity for
students and the general community interested in the
film industry. For more information about the school or
the Media Management program visit us at www.mcny.
edu or call 1-800-33-THINK.
What are the benefits to participating in this event?
There are several benefits to participating depending on
who you are:
• As a student you will receive hands on training in
project management as well as connect with leading
professionals in the film industry.
• As a filmmaker your short film will be screened
at a New York film festival, and you will have
the opportunity to meet industry insiders as well
as network with a community of artists and film
enthusiasts.
• As a judge or panelist it is an opportunity to share
hard earned knowledge to an excited audience.
• As an audience member you will get to network and
meet professionals in the film, business and media
industries, as well as see amazing short films from
some of the most talented rising artist from around
the world.
Wait there are Prizes?
Beyond the screening of your short at a New York
City film festival, the other prizes are nominal and
more a show of our appreciation for the filmmakers
participation. Recognition will be given to the three
entries scoring the highest by our professional industry
jury panel.
What do I do if I have questions?
If you have questions about the event, your film, or
anything else you can contact our executive producer of
the event George Kevin Jordan at gkjwriter72@gmail.
com. Please put MCNY short film festival in the subject
line and allow at least 24 hours for a proper response.
Who is sponsoring this event?
The film festival is sponsored by Metropolitan College of New York and a number of media, marketing and Fortune 500 companies including:
Blueliner, NeoBlackCinema.com, Kraft Foods, and
TheFutureForward.net