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UAT Digital Video Students Advance in 48 Hour Film Challenge
| Source: University of Advancing Technology
TEMPE, AZ--(Marketwire - August 10, 2007) - Two groups comprised of University of Advancing
Technology (UAT) students and alumni placed among the top five challengers
in the 48 Hour Film Challenge, a Phoenix Film Foundation-sponsored event
that took place July 13-15.
Thirty-three teams participated in the fourth annual contest, which tasks
filmmakers with writing, filming and editing a three-minute movie in one of
three genres: comedy, drama and horror.
"Like You Said," directed and produced by UAT alum Timothy D. Allen,
captured the Best Drama award and second place overall. The other entry
from UAT students and alumni was "The Addict," which won in the Best Comedy
category, placing fifth overall.
The production team behind "Like You Said" was comprised of ten UAT alumni.
The plot centered on an ailing father visited by his sons.
Tracy Shrier, producer of "Like You Said," was proud of the film's success.
"It felt incredibly awesome to win best drama, because that is what we set
out to do."
The production crew for "The Addict," which was produced and directed by
John Ray, was comprised of eleven UAT students. The comedy told the story
of a lactose intolerant man's obsession with cheese.
According to Ray, the competition was anything but fierce: "Some of them
[the films] were kind of funny, but at the end, they didn't have the kick
that ours did."
Both films will be featured at the 2008 Phoenix Film Festival when they
advance to the final round of the Four Seasons Short Film Challenge.
About UAT: The University of Advancing Technology is a unique, private
college that serves its student body by fostering knowledge creation and
academic excellence in an environment that embraces the young technophiles
of the world. With three centers of research and a suite of
technology-centered undergraduate and graduate degrees, the University is a
recognized leader in technology education.
For more information, please visit:
http://phxfilm.com/
http://www.uat.edu