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FLORIDA'S LARGEST STUDENT FILM COMPETITION OFFERS $10,000 IN CASH AWARDS AND A MOVIE PREMIERE

Student Showcase of Films' official 'Call for Entries' is now open

Palm Beach County, Fla. (October 20, 2011) — Budding filmmakers are now one step closer to having their films seen by top industry professionals and hundreds of fans. The Palm Beach International Film Festival (PBIFF), in collaboration with the Palm Beach County Film & Television Commission, is pleased to announce the official 'Call for Entries' for the 2012 Student Showcase of Films (SSOF). Film students enrolled in Florida high schools and colleges are encouraged to submit their entries online no later than Monday, January 23, 2012.

To submit through the online application program, view the awards breakdown and other information, students are encouraged to visit the Student Showcase of Films website. The awards show will take place at Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center at Lynn University on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 10 a.m. Celebrating 17 years, the Student Showcase of Films is the largest statewide film competition and awards ceremony for Florida's student filmmakers. The juried competition recognizes outstanding high school and college students by presenting more than $10,000 in scholarships and awards in six film categories: Feature/Shorts, Documentary, Animation, Commercial/PSA, Music Video, and an Audience Award, in addition to screenwriting and poster competitions. Honoring the legacy of Burt Reynolds, the festival also awards an annual scholarship bearing his name, plus a Sara Fuller Student Scholarship through Film Florida.

Each year, the submitted films are judged by top industry professionals and competition finalists are honored at a sizzling live awards show for more than 800 attendees from around the state. Past guests have included such notables as Steven Bauer, Amanda Bynes, Vincent Cecere, Clint Howard, Jonathan Krane, Louis Lombardi, Brett Loewenstern, Vincent Pastore, Burt Reynolds, Al Sapienza, Tico Torres and Nick Zano. Winning student films will also be screened in their entirety at the students' own premiere during the film festival.

For more information about the Student Showcase of Films, please visit pbfilm.com or our Facebook. This program is funded by the PBIFF, the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners, the Palm Beach County Economic Development Office and the Palm Beach County Film & Television Commission.

About the Palm Beach International Film Festival (April 11-19, 2012)

The PBIFF is a not for profit 501 (c) 3 founded in 1996 with the vision of offering an exciting cultural venue for the community and to be a tremendous fundraiser for educational film and television programs. The festival hosts more than 20,000 filmgoers annually, has been recognized as one of the Top 25 Independent Film Festivals in the World and has screened more than 263 World Premieres and 1,662 films from 65 countries.

The PBIFF has welcomed a bevy of top celebrities and filmmakers including: Academy Award® Winners Adrien Brody, Anthony Hopkins, Tommy Lee Jones, Faye Dunaway, Dennis Hopper, Louise Fletcher and Michael Caine; Academy Award® Nominees Salma Hayek, Edward Norton, Robert Evans, Sylvester Stallone, Woody Harrelson and Burt Reynolds. Along with countless other legends, stars and filmmakers that have created movie magic for the past 80 years, including: Roger Moore, Faye Wray, Esther Williams, Anouk Aimee, Samuel L. Jackson, Cyd Charisse, Richard Zanuck, William Friedkin, Brett Ratner, Jacqueline Bisset, Michael Clarke Duncan and Rod Steiger.

To date, the PBIFF has donated over one million dollars of proceeds film and television programs. For more information about the PBIFF visit pbifilmfest.org.