48-hour Student Film Festival

Film, Friends, Camera rolling…..48 hours to test your filmmaking skills and win a prize!

Mulgrave ZOOM Film Festival is in its 12th year and has one of the highest participation rates of any student film competition in the province of British Columbia. Filmmakers have 48 hours to plan, shoot and produce a finished film. During the tension-packed 48 hours students will conceptualize, write, shoot, edit, post and drop-off their six-minute film to be judged by BC industry professionals. Zoomfest films are a true look into today’s youth culture, last year there were over 100 films from more than 40 BC schools.

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Mulgrave ZOOM Film Festival Awards Winners

A big “Thank you” goes to all the participants of this year’s Mulgrave Zoom Film Festival, making this year’s event a success.

Thanks to our sponsors, close to $50,000 worth of prizes and scholarships were handed out on the awards night. Congratulations to this year’s award winners!

Click HERE (or go to 2011 Winners Tab) for the complete list of categories and winners.

Here are the list of 1st and 2nd place winning films:

Mulgrave ZOOM Film Festival 2011 Awards Winners

Junior Films

B-2 – Southridge – Jr. Judges Selection, Jr. Performance

One Day Left – Mulgrave School – Jr. Screenplay, 2nd Performance, 3rd Overall

Telling Lies – Mulgrave School – Jr. Technical

Breaking Point – Burnaby South – 2nd Overall

The Hunt – Southridge – 2nd Technical

21st Century Friendship – Mulgrave School – 2nd Screenplay

Senior Films

Inventory – Mulgrave School – Overall, Technical, 3rd Cinematography, Brendan Archibald Passionate Filmmaker Award (Director)

The Simple Task of Dying – Mount Baker – Screenplay, Female Actor, 2nd Overall, 2nd Male Actor

Torn – Rockridge Secondary – Cinematography, 3rd Overall, 3rd Technical

The Mortal Game – West Point Grey Academy – Editing, 2nd Technical, 2nd Cinematography, 3rd Art Direction

Silence – Archbishop Carney – Group Performance, Male Actor, 3rd Screenplay

Paper World – Langley Fine Arts – Art Direction, 3rd Performance

Let’s Push the Limits – Soundtrack

Overflow – Templeton – 2nd Screenplay, 2nd Female Actor

The Trip – Brookswood – 2nd Performance, 2nd Art Direction

Absolute – Penticton Secondary – 2nd Editing

No Turning Back – Mulgrave School – 2nd Soundtrack

Mulgrave Zoom Film Festival 2011 Nominations

We are pleased to announce the following nominations for Mulgrave Zoom Film Festival 2011: Junior Nominations: 21st Century Friendship – Mulgrave School B-2 – Southridge School Breaking Point – Burnaby South Cracked – University Hill Cross the Line – Brookswood Secondary The Hunt – Southridge School Little Girl Lila – Penticton Secondary Lost in the…

Nominations and Awards Night Information

Nominations will be announced on November 22nd, 2011. Stay tuned on the website for the announcement. Mulgrave School is hosting the awards ceremony on December 3rd at 7pm. Please contact Lian Anson to obtain seats to this amazing event. All winning films will be screened. Mulgrave School – Linda Hamer Theatre December 3th, 2011 Doors…

Submitting Your Zoom Film

As we are approaching the deadline, please review this check list to help you submitting your film: Regarding Team number: You should have received a team number during the registration process. Please put down your team number on the form if possible. If you do not know your team number, please put down your team’s…

Pay attention to Zoomfest Rules!

To all Mulgrave Zoom Film Festival contestants: Please pay utmost attention to the use of copyright materials in your work. Make sure you review the festival’s RULES fully before you start. If you have further questions regarding our rules, email us at :   12. Copyright Warnings Entrants are encouraged to create productions that consist…

Day Light Saving Time Ends on Sunday, November 6, 2011 at 2:00am

Remember to put your clock back an hour on Sunday, November 6 at 2:00am, and most people in North America get to sleep an extra hour!! “But wait, how does it impact Zoom participants?”, You ask. It’s official folks: Zoom participants get to stay up an extra hour for editing!! “Hooray!! We get to stay…

2011 Drop Off Locations are now published!

Please ensure that you are familiar with the location of the drop-off point before the festival begins. It is strongly recommended to contact the teacher at the drop-off point prior to Sunday so that they are expecting you and can arrange a specific place to meet. If you run into any difficulties please contact Lian…

Important Information: 2011 Registration

The registration deadline for Mulgrave Zoom Film Festival 2011 is quickly apporaching. Here is a reminder for our potential contestants. Make sure that you: 1) Contact your teacher first and let him/her know that you are entering the competition BEFORE you register. 2) Entry fee is $50 per team. Please make cheque or money order…

2010 Winners

Mulgrave ZOOM Film Festival 2010               Theme: Truth is stranger than fiction Prop: String 2010 Junior Winners Neverland – Dr. Charles Best Secondary – Overall, Performance The Telephone Game – South Delta Secondary The Hood – Brookswood Secondary – Director The Red String – University Hill Secondary – Screenplay…

New Zoom

There are some big changes going on in the world of Zoom for the next exciting student film festival. We’ve had a complete online makeover and a new website will be rolling out over the next couple of weeks. We will be adding a video gallery with prior years’ winners and nominations for archival purposes…

Mulgrave ZOOM Film Festival 2011

THEME: Everything has its limit

PROP: A map

Registration Deadline  –   October 31st

Zoom Weekend  -  November 4th – 6th

Awards Ceremony  –   December 3rd