POUGHKEEPSIE – The Reel Exposure International Teen Film & Photo Festival will be held as a virtual 3-day festival and exhibition, premiering Friday through Sunday, May 29-31, 2020, as The Art Effect embraces this new “reality” by going digital.
Out of over 100 films and 300 photos submitted by young people, only 15 short films and 50 photos made the final cut for the festival. To showcase the jury-selected works, there will be a virtual exhibition of selected photographs and three live screenings roughly 30 minutes each, held at 7 pm each evening over the course of the weekend. After the final films on Sunday, May 31, there will be a very special awards presentation announcing the winners of this year’s competition and a live Q & A with the young filmmakers and photographers. Check out the trailer here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7FcW5Ah72U&feature=youtu.be
The Art Effect’s annual event is an important showcase that encourages youth creativity, invigorates the local community through the arts, and showcases the work done by the next generation of art and media-makers. Viewers can expect to see a mix of film genres in this year’s lineup, including comedies, dramas, animations, environmental documentaries, and music videos. Finalists from all over the world produced films for the festival, with pieces from Ireland, Austria, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and throughout the United States — including films created by youth in Poughkeepsie. Photographs were submitted from... READ MORE...
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