The 31st Annual Young People’s Film & Video Festival, a free event produced through the Northwest Film Center’s Young Filmmakers Program, will be held on Sunday, July 15th, at 2pm at the Whitsell Auditorium (1219 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR). The Festival celebrates artistic excellence, technical achievement and originality in live action, documentary and animated films and videos made by kids, schools and youth organizations in Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Montana, Idaho and Utah. The only event of its kind in the Northwest, the Festival also acknowledges outstanding contributions to media education through presentation of the 2007 Service to Young Filmmakers Award to the Mount Hood Cable Regulatory Committee. The program will run approximately 100 minutes.

Twenty- six pieces were selected for this year’s program, many of which are from the local Portland/Vancouver area. Winners will be on hand to receive public recognition, certificates of achievement and praise from family, friends and the community.

2007 Winners:
My Brother Frankenstein – Mitchell Pratt, grade 6, Beaverton, OR / contact: angelapratt1@mac.com
Reading between the Lines: Jefferson - Our Story – Students of Jefferson High School, grade 11, Community Drug Awareness Project/Northwest Film Center & Oregon Partnership / contact: donnalibemday@hotmail.com
Cycles of Nature – Students of Davis Elementary, grade 1 & 3, Davis Elementary & Northwest Film Center, Gresham, OR / contact: Susan_Dunn@reynolds.k12.or.us & thirtyframes@gmail.com
The Chase – Alida Bevirt, grade 12, South Eugene High School, Eugene , OR / contact: tsu_nami2@yahoo.com
Penguin Holiday – Fiona Bayh, grade 11, Portland, OR / contact: fbayh@comcast.net
Clayfoot – John Kahl, grade 8, Portland Waldorf School, Oregon City, OR / contact: john.m.kahl@gmail.com
Kalin and the Kite – Andrew Finch & Kurtus Kahle, grade 10 & 11, Beaverton, OR / contact: andrewfinch@verizon.net
Larry the Amazing Spider – Evan Farris, grade 6, Aumsville, OR / contact: hardoldhatesmaude@hotmail.com
Tile ‘M’ for Murder – Kyle Seago, Sami Kubo & Michael Gore, grades 11-12, Ballard High School, Seattle, WA / contact: sami.kubo@yahoo.com
Asylum – Riley Gold, grade 9, West Sylvan Middle School, Portland, OR / contact: rileygold@comcast.net
Drawing Conclusions – Parker Kimball, grade 8, Holy Family School, Portland, OR / contact: kamkimball4@comcast.net
Un-Super – David Ditullio, grade 12, Vancouver School of Arts & Academics, Vancouver, WA / contact: david.ditullio@gmail.com
The Mix Tape – Martha Early, grade 12, Vancouver School of Arts & Academics, Vancouver, WA / contact: stephenearly@gmail.com
Super 9 – Reel Grrls, grades 8-12, 911 Media Arts, Seattle, WA / contact: lila@reelgrrls.org
A Controversy of Art – Ryan Rambach, grade 9, Ashland, OR / contact: ryanrambach@yahoo.com
Box - Corinne Elliot, grade12, Beaverton Arts & Communication Academy, Portland, OR / contact: don@2ndrenaissance.com
Almond – Adam Willianms & Bryce Holley, grade 10, Beaverton Arts & Communication Academy, Portland, OR / contact: sharon_niemczyk@beavton.12.or.us
We Love Our Library – Students of Tom McCall Elementary, grade 2, Tom McCall Elementary, Prineville, OR / contact: caryn.caramella@redmond.k12.or.us
Miller Thriller – Students of Miller Education Center, grades 9-11, Miller Education Center & Northwest Film Center, Hillsboro , OR / contact: PattenW@hsd.k12.or.us
Dry Humping Saves Lives – Students of Lincoln High School, grades 11 & 12, Service Learning Center/Northwest Film Center & Lincoln High School, Portland, OR / contact: sue@hareinthegate.com
Nice Touch – Kevin Vitz-Wong, grade 11, Ballard High School, Seattle, WA / contact: ewoksmock@aol.com