Campus MovieFest
Campus MovieFest, the world's largest student film festival, was started by four Emory students in 2000. Students have exactly one week to create a short film that will be judged against those created by their peers. Each team is given equipment, including video cameras and editing software, to use during production of its film. Every year, hundreds of Emory students participate in the competition.
At an on-campus red-carpet screening, judges present their favorite films and announce the winners of various categories, including Best Drama and Best Comedy, as well as which films will move on to the regional competition. Every year, Glenn Memorial Auditorium is nearly filled to capacity, as students are anxious to see what each team has produced and to find out who will win the school's top honors.
A Day in the Life of Campus MovieFest Stars
Campus MovieFest (CMF) filmmakers Goizueta Business School sophomore Matt Ryckman and College sophomore Matt Fennel won Best Picture with “When Even Death Forgot About Carl Swenson,” starring Steve Bralver, a fifth-year senior and film major. All three are on the varsity baseball team, and this was the team’s first CMF entry. Like every other group entering the festival, the boys were given a laptop, a camera, a cell phone, Final Cut Pro software and one week to create their cinematic masterpieces. Read more...
'Gerstein Report' Dominates at CMF
From the guys who brought you last year’s award-winning comedy “When Even Death Forgot About Carl Swenson” comes this year’s Campus MovieFest (CMF) Best Picture, a short film based on real-life Nazi SS Officer Kurt Gerstein. “The Gerstein Report,” filmed in German and French with English subtitles, sends audiences back to 1945 Germany. Read more...
Student-Produced Films Take the Spotlight
“The Gerstein Report,” a historic film about a Nazi soldier who hides cans of poisoned gas, won Best Picture.
College senior and Emory Television (ETV) President Chris Knific was the cinematographer for the film. Knific has participated in CMF in the past four years and said the competition has been a fulfilling experience.
“I think Campus MovieFest has allowed me to realize that film is something that I want to do for the rest of my life,” Knific said. “I came here not knowing that much about film, but the competitions force me to really do my best.” Read more...
