Fall 2022 Staged Reading and Pitch Event
Film at Mason's Fall 2022 Staged Reading and Pitch Event was held on Tuesday, November 29, in the Johnson Center Cinema. Screenwriting Capstone student Sarah Strunk performed a staged reading of select scenes from her screenplay "The Pig," written for FAVS 496, and six FAVS 498 students pitched their Directing Capstone projects live to a jury. Special thanks to all the FAVS faculty members, students, and families who came out to support our talented students and to the jury members who reviewed the students' work online and in-person.
Digital Pitch Jurors: Clara Kelly (Film at Mason Advisory Board Member), Samirah Alkassim (Faculty, Film at Mason), Shá Norman (Director of Diversity, CVPA), Melissa Houghton (Executive Director, Women in Film and Video DC), and Jack Kehoe (Film at Mason Advisory Board Member)
In-person Jurors: Emily Schneider (Academic Programs Marketing Manager, CVPA), Christian Oh (Chair of the Board, DC Shorts Film Festival; President, DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival), and Tony Marquez (Filmmaker; FAVS alum; Member of the Directors Guild of America; Key Staff Member, Young Sheldon)
The following students received awards for their work:
Tiffany Vu, "Surrender" - Best Digital Pitch
Ty Wright, "Transcendent Love" - Best Lookbook
Jaiden Williams, "Countdown" - Best Pitch Story
Jennifer Vu, "We're Only Strangers" - Best Pitch Delivery
