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And the Winners Are...
About 90 people made it to the two contest screenings MCAT held at the Missoula Public Library on May 5th. Six winners for two contests were awarded $1600 in prize money.
The top $500 award in the 9th Annual High School Film Festival went to Ryan Schmitz for Black Out, Teirsa Nash won a $200 Second for her entry A New Image, and the $100 Honorable Mention went to Jana Rafferly for animated entry Create for Life.
The brave souls who completed a movie in 72 hours or less saw the top $500 prize go to Bachelorette, The Movie by Austin Valley and Kyle McCaffey, two MCAT producers who have been MCAT producers for over 14 years. Sergei Boutenko and Briana Lescher won the $200 Second Place award for Zombie Boogie, and Honorable Mention, including $100, went to Tyler Wittenberg for The Family. ALL participants in Do It in 72 received a free commemorative T-Shirt and a DVD of the submitted collection of shorts.
Altogether 46 short films were viewed in the festival screenings, representing the work of over 100 local filmmakers. We are really grateful to everyone who produced worked and came to the event on Saturday, May 7 as supporters and audience for MCAT's annual filmmaking contests.
MCAT Summer Media Camp
Learn the beginning, middle and end of movie-making.
Registration is now open for MCAT's Summer Media Camp for youths ages 9 to 14. Participation in the camp provides a year-long membership in Missoula Community Access Television, a $40 value. Patient and fun-loving MCAT trainers give you a great experience using computers and digital media. Students meet at MCAT studios, 500 North Higgins Ave. Camps costs $100 for the week and participants are invited to attend one or all three sessions.
Call 542-6228 to register. Some scholarships are available on a first-come basis. Download entry form.
The first afternoon camp meets 1:15 to 5:15 pm June 18 through Friday, June 22, 2012 and centers around owls, hawks, and eagles at the Raptors of the Rockies facility.
The second camp, July 9 through July 13, 2011 teaches animation and documentary with a visit to a Missoula Fire Department Fire House.
The third camp, July 23 through 27, is for advanced students and will include the use of a script and actors.
The last day of each camp features a live program cablecast to more than 17,000 Missoula households on MCAT's Channel 7. Work produced in the camp may also be shown on three broadcast stations in the Missoula area. Campers will learn how to use digital cameras, both still and video. Computer editing and the use of a television studio is part of the experience. Hands-on training, teamwork, and imagination lead up to a public screening and live television show on the last day of camp.
MCAT Video on Demand
MCAT is providing a new way to view our video on demand offerings. This link will take you to MCAT’s video on demand website powered by Miro Community, which is a project of the Participatory Culture Foundation. You can view the latest videos about Missoula and search for video by category or keyword. Happy browsing!
If you have a video you have posted on YouTube, Vimeo or Blip.tv, you can submit your video for inclusion on this site and on the MCAT cablecast channel
Take a Video Tour of MCAT
MCAT Completes Annual Report for 2010-2011
MCAT's annual report covering the second half of 2010 through the first half of 2011 is now available (read it here).
Quick Guide to Popular Channel 11 Programs
Our Civic Channel 11 features City, County and School Districts meetings in abundance. Click here for a handy guide to when our live coverage begins and when you can see replays of meetings of interest to you.
There is also a glance and replay times for What’s Up Missoula, and Missoula’s City Club events.
Movie Club
Do you like watching and talking about movies? If you dream of making one of your own you should consider joining MCAT's Movie Club. The group meets on the fourth Thursday of every month at 7 pm at the MCAT studio. Follow this link for more information. www.angelfire.com/film/mifs
Monthly Board Meeting
MCAT is a non-profit corporation dedicated to empowering and entertaining Missoula through media. The MCAT Board of Directors would love to hear from you so email through the web site about likes and gripes or attend a monthly board meeting on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 7 pm in the MCAT studio at 500 North Higgins, suite 105.