At Event Cinema Workshops in Chicago (10/3/11-10/4/11) and Boston (10/6/11-10/7/11), led by Kevin Shahinian, Joe Simon and a special collaboration with Patrick Moreau of StillMotion, attendees were give a unique challenge to create short films in small groups on the second day of the event. These films were limited to run times of 30 to 60 seconds and were to tell a story without sync sound exploring the theme of “time.” Three groups in each city were led by instructors from conceptualization through production. Attendees then took copies of their group’s raw footage and created their own edit after the event for entry into a contest with generous prizes awarded by Event Cinema Workshop sponsors Zacuto, Cinevate, Kessler Crane, and LensProToGo.

A detailed breakdown of the contest, the groups concepts and feedback from the instructors can be found on the StillMotion EDU Blog. We are proud of all the entries given the limitations placed on each group and are very pleased to announce the winners of the contest:

Overall winner:

Team C | Stephen Gray from Paperback Films on Vimeo.

Second Place:

T I M E from Blu Couture on Vimeo.

Third Place:

late – edited by danielle (sidebyside cinema) – team a from SidebySide Cinema on Vimeo.

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Behind The Scenes Film Contest

Winners of our behind-the-scenes film contest, produced by attendees of our London, England (3/2/11-3/4/11) and New York (3/8/11-3/10/11) workshops, led by Joe Simon and Kevin Shahinian. Generous prizes for these winners sponsored by Kessler Crane and Song Freedom.

Manny Pabla, Jasvir Pabla & TJ Singh, Dream Motions

London, England workshop (3/2/11-3/4/11)
1st Place Winner

Shaun Handley, Shutter Dream Studios

New York, NY workshop (3/8/11-3/10/11)
Honorable Mention

Alex Villegas, Unique Vision Studios

New York, NY workshop (3/8/11-3/10/11)
Honorable Mention