AMERICAN TEEN is the heartbreaking and hilarious Sundance hit that follows the lives of four teenagers - a jock, the popular girl, the artsy girl and the geek – in one small town in Indiana through their senior year of high school. We see the insecurities, the cliques, the jealousies, the first loves and heartbreaks, and the struggle to make profound decisions about the future. Filming daily for ten months, filmmaker Nanette Burstein (ON THE ROPES, THE KID STAYS IN THE PICTURE) developed a deep understanding of her subjects. The result is a film that goes beyond the enduring stereotypes of high school to render complex young people trying to find their way into adulthood. With extraordinary intimacy and a great deal of humor, AMERICAN TEEN captures the pressures of growing up – pressures that come from one’s peers, one’s parents, and not least, oneself.
$2495 Media Composer Software Package thanks to Avid plus $1000 cash from Perception Pictures for airfares to the World Best of Competition in the US, $1000 Equipment hire voucher from Lemac and a private catered screening of American Teen for your team valued at $5,000! Total approx value: $9500!
1st Runner Up
$2500 Post-Production facilities at Cutting Edge plus $149 Pinnacle Studio Plus from Avid and $500 Equipment hire voucher from QPIX. Total approx value: $3149
2nd Runner Up
$1195 Pro Tools Music Creation Studio Package from Digidesign and a $1060 valued course of your choice at the Qld School of Film & Television. Total approx value $2255
Technical Awards
Best Actor Male & Best Actor Female
Each recieve a $600 Acting Portfolio by Renee Brazel photographer
Best Production Design
$100 Costume Hire voucher from Brisbane Arts Theatre plus excellent theatre show passes, Trash Video hire vouchers and double-passes to see American Teen and a 1yr membership with QPIX. Total approx value: $460
Best Script
$100 Book voucher from Riverbend Bookstore plus Associate Membership with the Queensland Writers Centre and the Australian Writers Guild. Total approx value: $455.00
Best Editor
$200 voucher for Film & Tape Sales (FATS) and $199 Pinnacle Studio Ultimate software from Avid. Total approx value: $400
Best Cinematography
$200 voucher for Film & Tape Sales (FATS) and a huge package of MiniDV tapes. Total approx value: $600
Best Song or Score
$795 Sibelius 5 software thanks to Digidesign
Best Sound Design
$645 Pro Tools Personal Studio thanks to Digidesign
Best Director
1-year associate membership with the Australian Director's Guild, a 1-year membership with QPIX, heaps of Trash Video hire vouchers and double-passes to American Teen. Total approx value: $540.00
And don't forget our Audience Favourite Awards which include a case of RedBull, movie tickets and t-shirts plus more! Valued at over $200!