BLOOMFIELD COLLEGE STUDENTS SELECTED FOR FILM FESTIVAL
 Khaliq Butler |
 King Hui |
April 14, 2003, Bloomfield, NJ – Bloomfield College Creative Arts and Technology (CAT) students Khaliq Butler of Trenton, King Hui of Rutherford, QuenNai Graham-Powell of East Orange, Crystal Page of Hillside, and Eric Tyler of East Orange, were all selected to participate in the 27th Annual Atlanta Film Festival.
The Atlanta Film Festival (AFF) features premiere screenings of new films and videos, informative seminars about video and filmmaking, panel discussions and guest appearances by filmmakers, video artists and media professionals from around the world. Films chosen for competition will compete for over &100,000 in cash and in-kind prizes.
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Short film winners are eligible for academy award consideration.
Over the past 26 years, the festival has become one of the country’s premiere showcases for work by independent media artists in the U.S. and abroad. AFF is produced by IMAGE Film &Video Center, a non-profit media arts center promoting and supporting independent films and video making in Georgia and in the Southeast.
Butler and Page are seniors in the Bloomfield College CAT program, Hui and Graham-Powell are juniors, and Eric Tyler is a freshmen. All the students consider it an honor to be chosen for the award.
“When I was told that my animation was chosen for this festival, I was in disbelief and was so excited to know that someone liked something I created,” said Page.
Lynne Oddo, Director of Animation, expressed her enthusiasm for the selected students.
“I was very proud that they’re putting together work that is getting them recognized nationally,” says Oddo. “ In 2-D Animation, the students work rigorously with Vincent Potuto, to produce quality work. This festival serves as a great learning experience outside the classroom, giving students exposure to their peers and other professionals in the industry.”
“This is an opportunity of a lifetime…it will definitely help me get my foot in the door in my endeavors to become a major cartoonist,” Butler remarked.
Founded in 1868 as a Presbyterian seminary, Bloomfield College has renewed itself to meet the changing needs of the community. The College has earned national recognition for its innovative, high quality academic and co-curricular programs and for its commitment to serve students from all backgrounds, particularly those who have traditionally been excluded from higher education. Its mission is to prepare students to attain academic, personal and professional excellence in a multicultural and global society.
