


| DVD Fest 2008... | ...it's over. |
| 1st Place: | Captain Rork and the Professor's Map |
| 2nd Place: | 'Til I Find Somebody Else (Audience Choice Winner) |
| 3rd Place: | In Dreams Begin Responsibilities |
| Honorable Mentions: |
Super Awesome: The Animated Series |
DVD Fest 2008
DVD Fest 2008 was the seventh annual student-produced short film festival held at Carleton College. The festival began in 2002 with only nine films, and has grown to be one of the highest-attended and most-anticipated events during Winter Term on the Carleton campus. 2006 was the largest festival ever, with 37 films entered. In 2007, an outstanding group of 32 films of unprecedented quality took part in the competition.
The festival each year is put on entirely by students from the Carleton Macintosh User Group. This group is a CSA chartered organization that promotes the Macintosh community on-campus. CarlMug receives funding from the Dean of Students office as well as the CSA for the production of DVD Fest each year. This year we are also very excited to continue a close partnership with Carleton's PEPS department, which will make the logistical coordination of the festival much easier.
The festival also would not be possible without the gracious support of Apple.
Four Weeks to a Masterpiece
They say genius takes patience, but we don't have any time for that at Carleton. Just take a look at our festival schedule to see what we mean. Each team is given only a total of four weeks to brainstorm, write, direct, produce, and edit their film. After having two weeks to register a team of not less than five people, students are then given two weeks to shoot and edit their films. Films are submitted digitally to the DVD Fest staff. The films are then judged by a panel of Carleton alums, faculty, and staff during DVD Fest 2008 Premiere Night.
"Last year's films were so 2007..."
Don't forget about the past films! They are a great place to get ideas for next year. Also, they all are a great watch!
The past winners are:
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DVD Fest 2007
- 1st Place: The Brewmaster's Tale
- 2nd Place: Nick Sparks: Private Investigator
- 3rd Place: Greg Coulter's Search for Love
- Honorable Mentions: 4 years of college & 1 cup . cake, Canoe House, and Au Haut De La Mantagne
- 1st Place: Short Attention Span Theater
- 2nd Place: The Missing Piece Meets the Big O
- 3rd Place: The Nursery
- 4th Place: A Perfect Day for Bananafish
- 5th Place: I Love to Clean
- Honorable Mentions: Red, Akward, and Milk and Cereal
- 1st Place: Grounded
- 2nd Place: Friday Flowers
- 3rd Place: Today I Took A Bath
- 1st Place: The Fates
- 2nd Place: Love By Three Oranges
- 3rd Place: Snow War
- 1st Place: To Sleep
- 2nd Place: True Carleton Story (Ebony II)
- 3rd Place: Strike of the Mongoose
DVD Fest 2006
DVD Fest 2005
DVD Fest 2004
DVD Fest 2003