[Scpg] [hd-films-sb] Fwd: 17 year old Wins National Video Contest for Second Year Running

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> From: "Steven Crandell" <scrandell at napf.org>
> Date: July 15, 2009 9:58:44 AM PDT
> To: "Steven Crandell" <scrandell at napf.org>
> Subject: FW: 17 year old Wins National Video Contest for Second Year  
> Running
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> www.wagingpeace.org
>
> 17-year-old Wins
> National Peace Video Contest
> For Second Year Running
>
> July 15, 2009
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE :
>
> Contact: Steven Crandell, 805 965-3443, scrandell at napf.org
>
> SANTA BARBARA --  Teenager Erik Choquette has created a remarkable  
> animated video to claim the $1,000 first prize in the 2009  
> Swackhamer Disarmament Video Contest for the second year in a row.
>
> Called The Nuclear Genie, the three minute video uses inventive  
> graphics to connect nuclear weapons history with a way to “get the  
> genie back in the bottle” through public participation in the  
> democratic process.
>
> The top three videos, as well as the four receiving honorable  
> mention, can be viewed on line at:
>
> http://www.wagingpeace.org/menu/programs/awards-&-contests/video-contest/2009/winners.htm
>
> Choquette, 17,  had a clear strategy for this year’s competition. “I  
> focused on a call to action and how this issue has influenced our  
> society for so long,” he said. “It's an issue that many people  
> simply ignore, never fully realizing, or wanting to realize, the  
> possible effects of using a nuclear weapon again especially in our  
> modern society.”
>
> There were 120 videos submitted to this year’s Swackhamer  
> competition. They displayed a variety of approaches from animation  
> to claymation to live action drama. There was even one nuclear  
> disarmament rap – “War on Nuclear Warheads” – which ended up getting  
> Honorable Mention
>
> “The judges and the staff of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation were  
> all overwhelmed at the research, creativity and countless hours that  
> went in to each of the videos,” said Rick Wayman, Director of  
> Programs for the Foundation and contest coordinator. “It was  
> difficult to pick the winners for this year’s contest; there were  
> many videos contesting for the top spots. We honor each and every  
> one of  the entrants for their commitment to the cause.”
>
> Choquette enters his senior year at Santa Barbara High School this  
> fall. It promises to be a very busy time in his life.
>
> “I'm applying to roughly 9-10 major film schools like USC, NYU, and  
> UCLA. My dream school is USC, but it's going to take a lot to get  
> in. For now, I'm starting to focus on narrative filmmaking. I'm  
> starting production soon on a film I wrote several months ago which  
> will act as an application film for colleges, but also as a film to  
> enter into festivals.”
> Second prize, and $750, went to the animated video,  "Numbers of  
> Destruction" by Tyler Short of  Portland, Oregon.  Third prize, and  
> $250, was awarded to "Beautiful World" by  Calvin Brue of Fergus  
> Falls, Minnesota.
>
> All videos had to be three minutes or less.
> The topic for the contest  was: “Breakthrough: Putting the Nuclear  
> Genie Back in the Bottle -- How can we achieve a world free of  
> nuclear weapons by the year 2020? Once this is achieved, how can we  
> make sure that the “nuclear genie” stays in the bottle forever?”
> The video contest will be held annually. There will be an  
> announcement about the next contest in March 2010.
>
> Please contact Steven Crandell, 805 965-3443 for interview requests  
> and information.
> OLAR.
> Steven Crandell
> Director of Development & Public Affairs
> Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
> PMB 121, 1187 Coast Village Road, Suite 1
> Santa Barbara, CA 93108-2794
> 805-965-3443
> www.wagingpeace.org
>
>

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