Film Festival American Graduate Strand

Trying to decide what the topic of your film should be? Create an American Graduate film!
All Film Festival entries that explore issues related to reaching educational milestones will also be considered for the Utah American Graduate theme prize, sponsored by the Utah Education Network's Utah American Graduate project. The prize will be awarded to one video in each age group that, regardless of genre, explores issues related to education. Possibilities include (but aren't limited to) profiles of people or organizations that help people reach education milestones, stories of real people or fictional characters who have overcome challenges to get an education, public service announcements that encourage students to stay in school, documentaries that explore issues in education, etc. 
For additional inspiration, please view American Graduate film examples below and visit www.uen.org/americangraduate.

​Select American Graduate themed films will be featured on the American Graduate website, will be considered for broadcast on UEN-TV, and will receive an extra prize. Contact your school's Ed Tech specialist with any questions or email kathryn.blunt@canyonsdistrict.org. 

American Graduate Film Examples:

American Graduate Champion
Profile a teacher, administrator, volunteer, community member, neighbor, or coach who is helping people reach education milestones.
Courtesy of UEN American Graduate
(http://www.uen.org/americangraduate/videos.shtml)
Student Feature
Tell the story of a student who is overcoming challenges to get an education.
Education PSA
Create a Public Service Announcement that encourages students to stay in school and achieve.
Education Documentary
Explore an educational issue that affects Utah students.
Courtesy of PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs

Questions?

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Questions regarding the Film Festival should be directed to Educational Technology Specialist Katie Blunt (kathryn.blunt@canyonsdistrict.org).