Coca-Cola Refreshing Filmmaker's Award
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Created in 1998, Coca-Cola
has given out the Coca-Cola Refreshing Filmmaker's Award to a student winner of their competition. Students from participating film school
s across the United States
submit entries of original scripts
and storyboard
s. Ten finalists are selected, receiving $7,500 to produce a 50-second film
to be viewed before the featured showing at certain theatres across the nation. Winners also receive $10,000.
As of 2010, the program underwent a refresh thanks to a splash of Sprite! The new Sprite Refreshing Films program provides opportunities to college and university students, at participating schools, but also provides another opportunity to for teenagers nationwide. College and university students at any of the 12 participating universities & colleges nationwide could get involved by (A) submitting their original screenplay or (B) applying to intern on a Sprite Refreshing Films movie set in 1 of 6 cities nationwide. Teenagers nationwide had the opportunity to apply for their chance to learn how to make a movie. Teenagers will replace the pros on-set and they will get on-the-job experience in leadership & creating a pro-quality short film. Film production will occur in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta and Miami in January-February 2011 and each short film will feature celebrity talent from across the entertainment industry.
Coca-Cola Refreshing Filmmaker's Award Judging
Once submitted, the films are then reviewed by the "Red Ribbon Panel of judges" that include actor
s such Ben Affleck
and Matt Damon
, screenwriters, directors
, and executives from AMC Theatres
, Blockbuster
, Carmike Cinemas
, Cinemark Theatres
, DreamWorks
, Loews Cineplex, Entertainment and Regal Entertainment Group
.
Both the winning films and select runner ups are shown in over 30,000 movie theatres for four to eight weeks.
Sprite Refreshing Films Judging
Once production wraps in the 6 Sprite Refreshing Films production cities the youth-created short films will debut online at spriterefreshingfilms.com in April-May 2011 where they will go head-to-head for viewing and a nationwide text voting competition. The films will also be viewed and judged by the Green Ribbon Panel, a collection of industry experts who will also judge the films. Sprite will also support the promotion of the films by promoting the online viewing with a trailer in over 23,000 movie theaters across the country. The final winning film will be announced in early June and that film along with the entire Film Crew, Staff Interns, and Screenwriter will have their film shown at a major film festival.
Coca-Cola Refreshing Filmmaker's Award winners
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Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke...
has given out the Coca-Cola Refreshing Filmmaker's Award to a student winner of their competition. Students from participating film school
Film school
The term film school is used to describe any educational institution dedicated to teaching aspects of filmmaking, including such subjects as film production, film theory, digital media production, and screenwriting. Film history courses and hands-on technical training are usually incorporated into...
s across the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
submit entries of original scripts
Screenplay
A screenplay or script is a written work that is made especially for a film or television program. Screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. In them, the movement, actions, expression, and dialogues of the characters are also narrated...
and storyboard
Storyboard
Storyboards are graphic organizers in the form of illustrations or images displayed in sequence for the purpose of pre-visualizing a motion picture, animation, motion graphic or interactive media sequence....
s. Ten finalists are selected, receiving $7,500 to produce a 50-second film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
to be viewed before the featured showing at certain theatres across the nation. Winners also receive $10,000.
As of 2010, the program underwent a refresh thanks to a splash of Sprite! The new Sprite Refreshing Films program provides opportunities to college and university students, at participating schools, but also provides another opportunity to for teenagers nationwide. College and university students at any of the 12 participating universities & colleges nationwide could get involved by (A) submitting their original screenplay or (B) applying to intern on a Sprite Refreshing Films movie set in 1 of 6 cities nationwide. Teenagers nationwide had the opportunity to apply for their chance to learn how to make a movie. Teenagers will replace the pros on-set and they will get on-the-job experience in leadership & creating a pro-quality short film. Film production will occur in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta and Miami in January-February 2011 and each short film will feature celebrity talent from across the entertainment industry.
Coca-Cola Refreshing Filmmaker's Award Participating Schools
- Brigham Young UniversityBrigham Young UniversityBrigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
- UCLA School of Theater Film and TelevisionUCLA School of Theater Film and TelevisionThe UCLA School of Theatre, Film, and Television , is one of the twelve schools within UCLA. It is located in Los Angeles, California, USA, and is unique in that it combines all three of these aspects into a single school. The graduate programs are usually ranking within the top 3 nationally,...
- California State at Long BeachCalifornia State University, Long BeachCalifornia State University, Long Beach is the second largest campus of the California State University system and the third largest university in the state of California by enrollment...
- Chapman UniversityChapman UniversityChapman University is a private, non-profit university located in Orange, California affiliated with the Christian Church . Known for its blend of liberal arts and professional programs, Chapman University encompasses seven schools and colleges: Lawrence and Kristina Dodge College of Film and Media...
- University of Colorado DenverUniversity of Colorado DenverThe University of Colorado Denver, shortened as CU Denver, UC Denver, or UCD, is a public university in the United States state of Colorado. It is one of three schools of the University of Colorado system. The university has two campuses — one in downtown Denver at the Auraria Campus, and the other...
- Columbia UniversityColumbia UniversityColumbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
- Florida State University
- New York UniversityTisch School of the ArtsTisch School of the Arts is one of the 15 schools that make up New York University ....
- North Carolina School of the ArtsNorth Carolina School of the ArtsThe University of North Carolina School of the Arts , formerly the North Carolina School of the Arts, is a public coeducational arts conservatory in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that grants high school, undergraduate and graduate degrees. It is one of the seventeen constituent campuses of the...
- Northwestern UniversityNorthwestern UniversityNorthwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
- Savannah College of Art and DesignSavannah College of Art and DesignSCAD, the Savannah College of Art and Design, is a private, accredited and degree-granting university with locations in Savannah and Atlanta, Georgia, Hong Kong, and Lacoste, France.-History:...
- University of Southern CaliforniaUSC School of Cinematic ArtsThe USC School of Cinematic Arts, until 2006 named the School of Cinema-Television , is a film school within the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California. It is the oldest and largest such school in the United States, established in 1929 as a joint venture with the Academy of...
- University of Texas at AustinUniversity of Texas at AustinThe University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin...
Sprite Refreshing Films Participating Schools
- California State at Long BeachCalifornia State University, Long BeachCalifornia State University, Long Beach is the second largest campus of the California State University system and the third largest university in the state of California by enrollment...
- Chapman UniversityChapman UniversityChapman University is a private, non-profit university located in Orange, California affiliated with the Christian Church . Known for its blend of liberal arts and professional programs, Chapman University encompasses seven schools and colleges: Lawrence and Kristina Dodge College of Film and Media...
- University of Colorado DenverUniversity of Colorado DenverThe University of Colorado Denver, shortened as CU Denver, UC Denver, or UCD, is a public university in the United States state of Colorado. It is one of three schools of the University of Colorado system. The university has two campuses — one in downtown Denver at the Auraria Campus, and the other...
- Columbia UniversityColumbia UniversityColumbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
- Florida State University
- University of North Carolina School of the ArtsUniversity of North Carolina School of the ArtsThe University of North Carolina School of the Arts , formerly the North Carolina School of the Arts, is a public coeducational arts conservatory in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that grants high school, undergraduate and graduate degrees. It is one of the seventeen constituent campuses of the...
- Northwestern UniversityNorthwestern UniversityNorthwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
- Savannah College of Art and DesignSavannah College of Art and DesignSCAD, the Savannah College of Art and Design, is a private, accredited and degree-granting university with locations in Savannah and Atlanta, Georgia, Hong Kong, and Lacoste, France.-History:...
- Elon UniversityElon UniversityElon University is a private liberal arts university in Elon, North Carolina, United States. Formerly known as Elon College, it became Elon University on June 1, 2001. The campus is a botanical garden and features oak trees, brick sidewalks, fountains, and lakes...
- University of IowaUniversity of IowaThe University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
- Indiana UniversityIndiana UniversityIndiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
- University of Texas at AustinUniversity of Texas at AustinThe University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin...
Coca-Cola Refreshing Filmmaker's Award Judging
Once submitted, the films are then reviewed by the "Red Ribbon Panel of judges" that include actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
s such Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck
Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt , better known as Ben Affleck, is an American actor, film director, writer, and producer. He became known with his performances in Kevin Smith's films such as Mallrats and Chasing Amy...
and Matt Damon
Matt Damon
Matthew Paige "Matt" Damon is an American actor, screenwriter, and philanthropist whose career was launched following the success of the film Good Will Hunting , from a screenplay he co-wrote with friend Ben Affleck...
, screenwriters, directors
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, and executives from AMC Theatres
AMC Theatres
AMC Theatres , officially known as AMC Entertainment, Inc., is the second largest movie theater chain in North America with 5,325 screens, second only to Regal Entertainment Group, and one of the United States's four national cinema chains AMC Theatres (American Multi-Cinema), officially known as...
, Blockbuster
Blockbuster (movie rental store)
Blockbuster LLC is an American-based provider of home video and video game rental services, originally through video rental shops , later adding DVD-by-mail, streaming video on demand, and kiosks. At its peak in 2009, Blockbuster had up to 60,000 employees. There are around 1700 Blockbuster...
, Carmike Cinemas
Carmike Cinemas
Carmike Cinemas Inc. is a motion picture exhibitor headquartered in Columbus, Georgia in the United States of America. As of December 31, 2010 it operates or has an interest in 239 theaters with 2,236 screens in 35 states, making it the fourth largest theatre company in the United States.Carmike...
, Cinemark Theatres
Cinemark Theatres
Cinemark Theatres is a chain of movie theatres owned by Cinemark Holdings, Inc. in North and South America and Taiwan. It has its headquarters in Plano, Texas.Cinemark's Missions Statement Reads as follows:...
, DreamWorks
DreamWorks
DreamWorks Pictures, also known as DreamWorks, LLC, DreamWorks SKG, DreamWorks II Distribution Co., LLC, DreamWorks Studios or DW Studios, LLC, is an American film studio which develops, produces, and distributes films, video games and television programming...
, Loews Cineplex, Entertainment and Regal Entertainment Group
Regal Entertainment Group
Regal Entertainment Group also known as REG is a movie theater chain headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee. Regal operates the largest and most geographically diverse theater circuit in the United States, consisting of 6,775 screens in 548 locations in 39 states and the District of Columbia as of...
.
Both the winning films and select runner ups are shown in over 30,000 movie theatres for four to eight weeks.
Sprite Refreshing Films Judging
Once production wraps in the 6 Sprite Refreshing Films production cities the youth-created short films will debut online at spriterefreshingfilms.com in April-May 2011 where they will go head-to-head for viewing and a nationwide text voting competition. The films will also be viewed and judged by the Green Ribbon Panel, a collection of industry experts who will also judge the films. Sprite will also support the promotion of the films by promoting the online viewing with a trailer in over 23,000 movie theaters across the country. The final winning film will be announced in early June and that film along with the entire Film Crew, Staff Interns, and Screenwriter will have their film shown at a major film festival.
Coca-Cola Refreshing Filmmaker's Award winners
| 1998 | Kyle Newman Kyle Newman Kyle Newman is an American film producer, director, writer, editor and actor. He is brother to The Simpsons and Futurama designer Kevin Newman. In January 2005, while working on the set of Fanboys, he met actress and model Jaime King. Within three months of dating, the two moved in together... | New York University Tisch School of the Arts Tisch School of the Arts is one of the 15 schools that make up New York University .... |
| 1999 | Fredrick Johnson | University of Southern California |
| 2000 | Jason Doty | Florida State University |
| 2001 | Peter Hunziker | UCLA School of Theater Film and Television UCLA School of Theater Film and Television The UCLA School of Theatre, Film, and Television , is one of the twelve schools within UCLA. It is located in Los Angeles, California, USA, and is unique in that it combines all three of these aspects into a single school. The graduate programs are usually ranking within the top 3 nationally,... |
| 2002 | David Pastor-Vallejo | Columbia University Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the... |
| 2003 | Jordan Ross | New York University |
| 2004 | Brett Levner & Steve Sole | Columbia University |
| 2005 | Matthew Pope | Florida State University |
| 2006 | Rosemary Lambert | Chapman University Chapman University Chapman University is a private, non-profit university located in Orange, California affiliated with the Christian Church . Known for its blend of liberal arts and professional programs, Chapman University encompasses seven schools and colleges: Lawrence and Kristina Dodge College of Film and Media... |
| 2007 | Josh Greenbaum & Raul Fernandez | University of Southern California |
| 2008 | Austin Formato | UCLA School of Theater Film and Television |
| 2009 | Jerome Sable | University of Southern California |
| 2010 | Andy Landen & Alice Mathias | University of Southern California |
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