Student Film Festival a Big Success
Look out Cannes and Hollywood! Pacific's Film Studies Program held a two-night Student Film Festival and awards presentation, unleashing a torrent of talent from students of the Introduction to Film Production and Advanced Film Production classes.
The event took place on campus in the newly renamed Janet Leigh Theatre on May 10-11, 2010. Nearly 250 people attended, which was a highly successful turnout, especially considering it was a weeknight event during finals week.
Altogether, 32 student films were screened. Pacific's CineCat Awards were given out for various categories, as listed below.
The Student Film Festival was organized by Dr. Patti McCarthy, who teaches the film production classes and has a wealth of experience in the film industry. She received support from Technology Specialist Kevin Hogan (School of Education); Drs. Eric Sonstroem and John Lessard (English); Tom Connor, Audio Visual Specialist for ASUOP; emeritus Larry Meredith (Religious & Classical Studies); and student assistant, Melanie Hash, who all helped to make the festival a big success.
Feeling creative? Students can submit entries for the campus-wide Student Film Festival in fall 2010. You do not have to be enrolled in a Film Studies course to enter the fall event. Contact 
Dr. Patti McCarthy for more information.
From left: Emily Heller, Sawyer James, Andy Crete, Dr. Patti McCarthy, Melanie Hash, Caroline Taylor, Michael Mugar
Advanced Film Production (Screenings May 11)
| Award | Film | Student |
| Best Picture: | Film 197 | Caroline Taylor |
| Best Director: | Necessary Evil | Andy Crete |
| Best Screenplay: | Film 197 | Caroline Taylor |
| Best Editing: | Project Die-Wrekt I | Andy Crete |
| Best Cinematography: | Bottled Sanity-in Portuguese | Sawyer James |
| Best Actor: | Necessary Evil | Kyle Gundlach |
| Best Actress: | Film 197 | Emily Heller |
| Best Supporting Actress: | The Corner | Kathryn Enlow |
| Best Supporting Actor: | Film 197/Mikey's Hard Lemonade | Michael Mugar |
| Best Sound: | Bottled Sanity-in Portuguese | Sawyer James |
Introductory Film Production (Screenings May 10)
| Award | Film | Student |
| Best Picture: | A Sinner's Redemption | Pratik Pathapati |
| Best Director: | The Corner | Alex Ruano |
| Best Screenplay: | Stoned, Armed & Slightly Dangerous | Fiona Grover & Shauna Busby |
| Best Editing: | Sea-Gull | AD Hayden |
| Best Cinematography: | The Other Day | Raymond P. Napuli |
| Best Actor: | The Corner | Randall Enlow |
| Best Actress: | Sea-Gull | Caitlin Keskeys |