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There were 240 entries this year for S2F2, so it was a very tough call in terms of judging the movies. After going through the judging process, the following entries were selected! Click on the link to watch any of the films*…
Elementary School Documentary
The Rain Shadow Effect by The Freezing Fives, SCIS Hongqiao
Captain Cook by Kelly Chan, SCIS Hongqiao
About Me, YKPao School (WINNER, Best Elementary Film, Best Documentary)
Elementary School Video Art
Destroyed by Nadia Lavanti, SCIS Pudong
To the Space by Yeon Su Jung, SCIS Pudong
Living in the Emerald by Kristian Rotseth, SCIS Pudong (WINNER! Best Elementary Documentary)
Elementary School PSA
Magic Happens by Luiza Costa, SCIS Pudong
And Now For the Weather……by P2 Class, YKPao School
Conveniet Conserving by Karis Tai, YKPao School (WINNER! Best Elementary PSA)
Elementary Narrative
Sun Stories by Nancy Yu, YKPao School
The Awesome Egg Drop by Terrance, Eli, and Clayton, SCIS Hongqiao
David and Goliath by Michelle Frerking, Concordia (WINNER! Best Elementary Narrative)
Middle School Documentary
My Brother by Madison Boll, Concordia
The Chimerical Chinese by Yuval Tzhori, SAS Pudong
Xu Gao Xiu by Maria Memede, BISS Pudong (WINNER! Best Middle School Documentary)
Middle School Video Art
Steven’s Daily Life by Yeon Su Park, SCIS Puxi
An Alien Comes to Earth… by Eu Gene Kim and Lia Kim, SCIS Pudong
Running by Kelvin Cheung, SAS Pudong (WINNER! Best Middle School Video Art)
Middle School PSA
When Good Students Go Bad by John Veceillio, Concordia
Procrastination by Lance Allen, Concordia
Legend Chocolate by Maria Mamede, BISS Pudong (WINNER! Best Middle School PSA)
Middle School Narrative
Why Stalk by Ben Yang, Concordia
It’s Easy by Matthew Chui, Concordia
Revenge by Maria Memede, BISS Pudong (WINNER! Best Middle School Narrative, Best in Show Middle School)
High School Documentary
Inside the Shanghai World Expo by Angela Chen, SAS Pudong
The Real Fringe Festival by Hearin Ko, SAS Puxi
High School Video Art
Dr. Joy and Mr. Sad by The Broken Picks, Lycee Francais de Shanghai
A Simple Story by Diana Xu, SAS Pudong
Freshman Year, 25 Percent by Lotta Lavanti, SCIS Pudong (WINNER! Best High School Video Art)
High School Narrative
Ambrosian Flagrato by Cailin Lowry, SAS Puxi
Mr. Sensitive by Sam Kane, SCIS Pudong
BFF and BFF by Elaine Wu, Dulwich College Shanghai
The Mind of Thoughts by Consuelo Guevara, BISS Pudong
Changes by Kristian Agergaard, SAS Pudong
Maybe Tomorrow by Thanakrit Gu, SMIC
The Box by Hearin Ko, SAS Puxi (WINNER! Best High School Narrative, Best in Show High School)
International Competition EARCOS Winner
The Birth of Stranger Things Yeram Byun, Yongsan International School of Seoul
*More films to be added later this week.
This year, the Shanghai Student Film Festival is holding a contest to see which student can produce the BEST TRAILER for the 2010 festival!
Entering is easy…All you have to do is produce a “trailer” for the festival (think movie previews), using the following guidelines:
It should be 30 seconds long
It should include the DATE of the festival (April 23rd)
It should include the TIME of the festival (6:30 PM)
It should include the LOCATION of the festival (Shanghai Community International School, Hongqiao Campus, 1161 Hongqiao Road, Shanghai, China 200051)
It should include SOMETHING about Shanghai
Other than those things, we’re simply looking for originality and a unique vision. It can be serious! It can be funny! It can be made by a third grader or a senior! We’re just looking for the best trailer.
TO SUBMIT YOUR FILM, PLEASE CLICK HERE!
Oh, yes…the prize…THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE SOME SORT OF IPOD-LIKE DEVICE*! The deadline for submissions is March 12, 2010. To enter, simply fill out the online form here and upload your movie.
Thanks and good luck!
*No, it’s not an iPhone.
Greetings, all!
Preliminary submission information has been posted under the “Rules” banner above. We are currently working on digital submissions, so stay tuned for more details. In either case, if you’d like to send a hard copy of your film to us in order to meet the March 23rd deadline, click the link above.
I’ve seen a lot of films this year and I’m always looking out for what one would consider to be the “Best Picture” or the critical darling of the lot. But of all the films I’ve seen this year, the two that seemed the most original, most technically advanced, and truly the “best” films of the year were Disney flicks.
Last summer, I saw “Up” and was simply blown away. Not by the computer animation, because it was pretty par for the course on that one…great, beautiful, etc. I was more blown away by the story and the unconventional way in which it was told. John Stanton (I think) was the director and he managed to convey a lot of information in a very small amount of time (the opening ten minutes of the film are virtually perfect). Plus, he kept the story moving so well that your time in the theater just zipped by.
And last night, I saw “The Princess and the Frog”, which was Disney’s jump back into traditional, 2D animation, and it was a revelation. You see, I love computer animation. I like the way the characters look; I like the way they move; I like the richness and texture of the world that is created in the computer. It had been a long time since I truly looked at traditional cell animation and to be honest, I completely forgot how absolutely beautiful it is to look at.
Everything that is wonderful about animation is right up there on screen. The characters are well-drawn and well-animated. The backgrounds are simply gorgeous. There were a few times in the movie where it felt like I was looking at a painting in a museum rather than an animated movie (specifically, the sequence with the Shadowman cursing the Prince). The story was, though traditional, very well-told and there were some great messages for the kids to learn (as a father of two little girls, I get sick of the “princess” stuff, but Disney did it right this time).
Anyway, I would highly recommend either of the movies, if you haven’t seen them by now. Now, to you…what do YOU think are the best films of the last year?
Information about submissions from countries other than China is now available on the 2010 Info tab located at the top of the page!
One thing that we love here at S2F2 is originality in everything that you do. We certainly love originality in music, but it’s hard to be both a filmmaker and a musician at the same time, as you may have talents in one area that you might not have in another. However, a lot of you want to have music in your films. Usually, you’ll pick the latest song that you’ve downloaded from limewire or whatever (we KNOW you do this), but those songs are copyrighted material and should not be used without permissions, so one of the things we like to point out to people is the wide availability of FREE music on the web. Thus, once a week, we’re going to try to post some sites that offer you free music (or sound effects). The first to be posted today is Jamendo. Jamendo is a great resource for not only finding new music, but also finding music under a Creative Commons license for your films. Highly recommended.
Hello Film Nerds!
I recently discovered a great little website in which you might be interested, called, “The Art of the Title Sequence”. Basically, they break down some of those nifty title sequences you see in movies to see how they’re made. Highly recommended, especially the section on steadicam, continuous shots. Check it out!
Greetings, all!
This post isn’t meant to be a perfect illustration of how copyright works, but it does give you an insight into how the music industry has worked over the last few decades. The article is by ?uestlove, the drummer for a band called “The Roots”. The subject of the article is fees for playing music. You know when an actor is on a talk show, and as the actor comes out onto the stage, they play music over his/her entrance? Yeah, this is what it’s about. Read more here…(apologies in advance for any offensive language, though I don’t think there is any there…). Comment if you feel like it…
Greetings, all…
As of this week, we have received several requests from students from overseas regarding S2F2 and whether or not they can enter the competition. The answer is YES! The major problem with entries from other countries is the fact that it’s hard to get entries all the way to China from wherever you may be. There’s a quick and simple solution to that and it involves using websites that enable large file transfers. We will have more information on how to post your entries to the site later this week. Look for information at the top of the page on Friday.
Greetings all (no, not students…I offer students no greeting whatsoever),
Randy Girdner here, writing on behalf of myself and David Crawford at BISS in regards to our first meeting of 2010 for S2F2 (YES!). I’d like to invite you all to a meeting at Malone’s in Puxi next Tuesday at 6:30 PM, where we will fill you in on a good number of the details of the festival for this year. This meeting will get the ball officially rolling and give you a good overview of what’s happening this year. Several topics will be covered at the meeting, including:
- Festival Events – i.e. Workshops, Friday activities, etc.
- Asia Student Film Festival (the expansion of S2F2 into a regional film festival…very exciting!)
- Posters
- 48 Hour Film Fest
- Prizes for the festival
- We will (assuming they get printed in time) have posters available there for you to take with you. We’ll have additional posters for order (large posters and window transparencies) and if you’re interested, we can get some of those for you later.
If you can make it, please let me know so I can make reservations. If you can’t make it, let me know as well and I’ll make sure to send you the details of our meeting.
It’s going to be an incredible festival this year and we look forward to seeing you all there…Any questions? Ask David Gran…no, wait…I guess you can ask me…
Thanks!
Randall P. Girdner – SUPERSTAR!
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