2008 Blu Moon Film Festival MAY 3RD

The East Carolina University and the Magnolia Art Center are presenting the 2008 Blu Moon Film Festival on Saturday, May 3rd in the AJ Fletcher Music Building on the campus of ECU. This year’s event will include a red carpet gala final screening of the prize-winning films submitted from high school, community colleges and film/video programs throughout Eastern North Carolina. The screening is scheduled from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The festival will also include a free day of panel discussions/career workshops for aspiring media students and video/film professionals. Panelists include: • Mitchell Block, who recently produced “Carrier” series currently running on PBS,• Destin Cretin, a multi-award-winning filmmaker and graduate student at San Diego State University,• Aaron Syrett from the NC Film Commission,• The Southern Documentary Fund, • The Empowerment Project. Workshops will begin at 9 a.m. and will cover • Independent production for documentary and narrative,• The Making of Award Winning Short Films, • Career Opportunities for Film/Production in North Carolina,• The Power of the Media. All of the festival events are free and open to the public but seating is limited so those interested are strongly encouraged to RSVP at blumoonfilm.com. see IBXArt opp's at http://www.IBXarts.org