2008 Woodie Awards
Film festival finale displays NU talent
Jeanine Budd
Issue date: 3/27/08 Section: The Inside
Students walked the red carpet last night into a full Curry Student Center Ballroom to watch 16 movies for Campus MovieFest's Northeastern finale. The films shown ranged from dramatic to funny, action-packed to educational.
The Campus MovieFest was sponsored by AT&T, and featured 56 Northeastern student groups this year, who were each given the materials needed to create a film that could be no longer than five minutes. Last night was a showcase of the top 16 choices, chosen by the Campus MovieFest judges.
"I think the fact that students get to make movies is unique," said Ashley Vanderbeck, a middler journalism major. "They just give you the equipment and it's for free and you just do it. "
The annual Campus MovieFest is the world's largest student film festival, and the Northeastern award-winners will continue on to the Boston Grand Finale April 26.
One of last night's films, titled "Face Tomorrow," stood out as the only documentary. It featured interviews with a number of randomly selected Northeastern students and asked them if they had a Facebook account (to which all of them answered "yes") and if they were registered to vote (to which many answered "no").
"It's just easier to be on Facebook," said one of the students interviewed. "[Voting] is too much thinking."
Another film that stood out as one of the few with a serious theme was "Genesis 3:23," which won "Best Drama." The film featured themes of heroin addiction, prostitution and depression, overlayed by the deeper theme of Bible verse 3:23 from the book of Genesis.
The night also featured many comedies, one of which was a spin-off on "The Office" called "The Workplace," which took place in what appeared to be a telemarketing center, where employees were competing to make the most sales in order to win a free box of 11 donuts.
Another light-hearted comedy was "The Adventures of Fajita and Quesadilla," which was nominated for "Best Picture." It was a mockumentary about the filming of a children's show, where the actor who played "Quesadilla" annoyed "Fajita" because he was too horny and inappropriate on the set.
The Campus MovieFest was sponsored by AT&T, and featured 56 Northeastern student groups this year, who were each given the materials needed to create a film that could be no longer than five minutes. Last night was a showcase of the top 16 choices, chosen by the Campus MovieFest judges.
"I think the fact that students get to make movies is unique," said Ashley Vanderbeck, a middler journalism major. "They just give you the equipment and it's for free and you just do it. "
The annual Campus MovieFest is the world's largest student film festival, and the Northeastern award-winners will continue on to the Boston Grand Finale April 26.
One of last night's films, titled "Face Tomorrow," stood out as the only documentary. It featured interviews with a number of randomly selected Northeastern students and asked them if they had a Facebook account (to which all of them answered "yes") and if they were registered to vote (to which many answered "no").
"It's just easier to be on Facebook," said one of the students interviewed. "[Voting] is too much thinking."
Another film that stood out as one of the few with a serious theme was "Genesis 3:23," which won "Best Drama." The film featured themes of heroin addiction, prostitution and depression, overlayed by the deeper theme of Bible verse 3:23 from the book of Genesis.
The night also featured many comedies, one of which was a spin-off on "The Office" called "The Workplace," which took place in what appeared to be a telemarketing center, where employees were competing to make the most sales in order to win a free box of 11 donuts.
Another light-hearted comedy was "The Adventures of Fajita and Quesadilla," which was nominated for "Best Picture." It was a mockumentary about the filming of a children's show, where the actor who played "Quesadilla" annoyed "Fajita" because he was too horny and inappropriate on the set.
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