The Shortie Awards Announce Deadline Extension

WASHINGTON, DC- The film submission deadline for the 7th Annual Shortie Awards - Student Film & News Festival has been extended to April 11, 2008. The festival will take place on June 1 at The Documentary Center at The George Washington University, Washington, DC. 

Established in 2001, The Shortie Awards: Student Film and News Festival recognizes original digital media productions created by student filmmakers, ages 7-18 and their teachers. The Shortie Awards is an international film festival focused on nurturing imagination and choice making in students.

Information is available by calling the Shortie Hotline: 703-770-7137 or email Shortie at shortie@mhznetworks.org. Entry forms are located in the Educational Resources section of www.mhznetworks.org. Resources, helpful tips as well as films from past winners and finalists are available at the official YouTube nonprofit channel.

Contact:
Alyssa Baer or Agatha Jenkins
8101 A Lee Highway
Falls Church, VA 22042
703-770-7100
www.mhznetworks.org

MHz Networks is an independent, non-commercial television broadcaster delivering international educational and arts programming and providing diverse cultural perspectives for a globally-minded audience.

MHz Education (also known as Educational Resources) is the producer of The Shortie Awards and is a division of MHz Networks. MHz Education provides important classroom resources and instructional programming in support of media and creative learning.  With long-standing partnerships with more than 500 schools in northern Virginia and Washington, DC, MHz Education supports educators through face-to-face and online staff development opportunities that align with national standards, while encouraging creativity and fostering intercultural understanding.

MHz Worldview, MHz Networks flagship channel, brings programming to globally-minded audiences in the US though affiliates, including cable, satellite and online. Serving the Washington, DC area’s 4.9 million residents with eight local broadcast channels, MHz Networks features programs from around the world on-air in more than 20 different languages.

A division of Commonwealth Public Broadcasting Corporation headquartered in Richmond, VA, MHz Networks is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization. MHz has studio facilities in Falls Church, VA and at Washington, DC’s Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center.