High School and College Video Competition

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DATE: March 02, 2010

CONTACT: Lisa Saunders

(845) 574 - 4244

lsaunde2@sunyrockland.edu

RCC-TV Invites Public to Watch High School and College Video Competition
at Rockland Community College

RCC students, alumni and Rockland high schools submitted record number of entries

Suffern, NY - In celebration of the Rockland Community College's 50th Anniversary, students will present their videos to be judged by media professionals at the third annual RCC-TV Video Festival.

More than 60 videos, ranging from 60 sec. - 12 min., will be viewed and winners announced on Wednesday, April 21, 7:00 p.m. at the Cultural Arts Theater, Rockland Community College, 145 College Road, Suffern. RCC Hospitality students will serve homemade desserts following the program.

RCC-TV and the Performing Arts Department are co-producing the event. The videos will be shown by categories, which include:

Short Film

Music Video

Animation

Comedy

News Story

PSA (Public Service Announcement)

Commercial

Movie Trailers

Prizes will be awarded in each category. For RCC students, who will also compete for the grand prize, a SONY 32” 1080p LCD HD-TV. Grand prize for the Alumni category is a 32gig iPod Touch.

High schools that have made arrangements to compete are Suffern, Nyack, BOCES, Clarkstown South, Ramapo, Nanuet and Clarkstown North. The high schools will compete against each other with the top school receiving a trophy and the student winners, an Apple gift card.

The judges are former SUNY Rockland students now working in the media industry as well as recent graduates of SUNY Rockland.

For more information, contact Janice T. Goldstein '83, Director, Multi-Media Production Center, at 845-574-4429 or jgoldste@sunyrockland.edu. See www.videofestival.tk for details or visit the Multi-Media Production Center in Room 8330, Technology Center.

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Rockland Community College, a unit of the State University of New York, is located 25 miles northwest of NYC. The majority of its students transfer to four-year colleges, and many find immediate employment upon earning their associate's degree or certificate. The College also offers others, from preschoolers to senior citizens, the opportunity to simply learn something new. Quality education...at a price you can afford.