NECC 2009 Birds-of-a-Feather Discussion: Organizing a District Film/Media Festival in Your School District. Share your experiences or start planning.

1. District Film/Media
Festival
Monday, 6/29/2009, 4:45pm–6:15pm WWCC 151 B
Birds-of-a-Feather Discussion
NECC 2009, Washington, DC
Maryann Molishus
Council Rock School District
http://council-rock-filmmedia-
festival.wikispaces.com/

2. Why?
• Why do you have a film or media
festival in your school district?
• OR- Why do you want to have a film or
media festival in your school district?

3. Why?
• NETS-S, NETS-T Standards -
addresses many depending on extent
of projects and festival organization
• Students can connect to similar
events already in existence.

4. Decide: Film or Media
• Will you have only film submissions or
include a variety of media projects?
• Choices could include: videos such as
documentaries, public service
announcements, advertising, fictional
productions, factual presentations;
machinima; animation; video games; music
videos; vodcasts; wikis or other Web sites;
PowerPoint presentations
• What are the skills of the staff and students
in your district?
• What type of equipment is available?

5. Decide: Grade Levels
• Plan what grade levels to include.
• You could include all levels: K-12.
• You could begin smaller or set up
festivals for your different grade
levels, such as an elementary level
festival or high school festival.

6. Rules/Application
• Must be clear for students and
teachers
• Samples on Wikispace and on other
Web sites
• Must meet needs of your community-
ability level of adults and children

7. Scoring
• Judges - who will it be at each level?
• Rubric - depends on projects to be
included
• ? At school level and district level
• This has been most difficult for me

8. Funding and Prizes
• Where does funding come from - PTOs, local
businesses, school budget, grants, etc.
• Cost of advertising, prizes, certificates, reserving
a theater, what else?
• How are prizes awarded - by grade level,
category, special prizes not based on grade level
(by subject area for example or “most
enthusiastic”); or scored against rubric and not
in competition with others; or a combination
• Certificate of participation for all

9. The Festival
• When to have it - spring to have most
projects completed for submission
• Where to have it - a local theater if
possible, or high school auditorium;
something special
• Who to invite - tickets to raise $
• Offer training, guest speaker - maybe
after year one

10. Links to Contests and
Activities
• http://delicious.com/molishus/
film~festival
• http://delicious.com/molishus/film
• Find a way to promote other contests
and activities while promoting your
own events
• Connect to others and share

11. More Discussion?
• http://council-rock-filmmedia-
festival.wikispaces.com/
• ...