The Shortie Awards
Overview
Film festival
A film festival is an organised, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theaters or screening venues, usually in a single locality. More and more often film festivals show part of their films to the public by adding outdoor movie screenings...
established by MHz Networks
MHz Networks
MHz Networks is a Northern Virginia based independent, non-commercial educational broadcaster operated by Commonwealth Public Broadcasting Corporation. The legal broadcast callsigns for the two stations of MHz Networks are WNVC and WNVT...
in 2001 (as the MHz Shortz Student Film Festival), recognizing original digital media
Digital media
Digital media is a form of electronic media where data is stored in digital form. It can refer to the technical aspect of storage and transmission Digital media is a form of electronic media where data is stored in digital (as opposed to analog) form. It can refer to the technical aspect of...
productions created by student filmmakers, ages 7–18, and their teachers. The Shortie Awards focuses on nurturing imagination and choice making in students. The annual awards ceremony takes place in the metropolitan Washington, DC area.
Quotations
You can't get a big head about [fame]. When people stare at me, they could be whispering to their friend, 'That guy sucks! Have you seen him before? He's horrible.'
Hollywood Minute|Hollywood Minute, Saturday Night Live