Edmonton, April 29, 1999

Contact:

Gregory Pang,

Executive, U of A Film Zone

H: (780) 462-1099

The judging committee for the U of A Film Zone’s second annual Misfit Short Film & Video Festival has chosen the "Top Ten" videos to be screened on Saturday May 1^st. The judging committee is made up of the following: ten year practicing media artist Lisa Trofimova, U of A Film Studies department head Dr. Bill Beard, The Gateway entertainment editior (98-99) Karen Liebel, AMPIA award winner Darrel Trueman, and owner of Multimedia Communications Inc. Bryce Volk. The judges opted for a change to one of the categories for the festival to include an award for Judges’ Choice. Consequently, one award was dropped from the list – Best International entry.

Taking place at the Humanities Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton on Saturday, May 1^st at 7:30PM, the U of A Film Zone is proud to present this year’s Misfit Short Film & Video Festival.

Whether you’re a pro filmmaker or you’ve just learned how to turn on your camcorder, Misfit has categories and prizes for a diverse variety of films and videos. Before a panel of judges, the "Top Ten" entries will be selected to be screened at the festival night. There will be a wide range categories and a variety of prizes for the night. A 20-minute time limit on entries is imposed, but we hold no restrictions on content; this is Alberta's grown-up local film/video maker's festival.

Our sponsors are Multimedia Communications Inc., Nëkid, CJSR FM88, Badass Jack’s, Chianti Café and Restaurant, Digital Identity, House of Trophies Co. Ltd., Iron Horse Eatery and Watering Hole, Fargos Fine Food & Wet Goods, Pizza 73, Rogers Video, The Movie Studio, Three Musketeers French Crepery, and Vue Weekly.