Featuring films & videos created by teenagers!

Dates: Friday, June 6; Saturday, June 7; Sunday, June 8 • 7:30pm nightly
Tickets: Adults $5 / Teens–Free
Location: Mountain Cinema in the Doctorow Center for the Arts, 7971 Main Street, Rte. 23A, Village of Hunter
Ticket Reservations/Information: 845 246 1598
Mountain Cinema: 518 263 2002 after 6pm: 518 263 4702

Returning for its eighth year, The Reel Teens Festival celebrates the creative intelligence of young people by screening award winning films and videos made by teenagers from across the United States and around the world.

Each evening will present a different screening and no two screenings will be the same. The 3 screenings feature the winners and runner ups from over 600 entries received for the festival competition. Awards are given in 9 categories; Fiction, Short Fiction (under 10 minutes), Documentary, Short Documentary (under 10 minutes), Animation, Claymation, Visual Arts, Music Video, and PSA (Public Service Announcements). In addition, the audience will be able to cast a vote for their favorite. Teen filmmakers who attend the festival have the opportunity to talk with the audience after their videos are screened resulting in an open question and answer forum.

Barry Kerr the festival director says, "Freedom to be able to express yourself is turning these kids on at a younger age each year and creating a multi-media revolution. By taking a camera in hand the youth of today are able to say things through their movies that they could never verbalize. This is only the beginning of what I consider to be an entertainment industry revolution. Even Newsweek magazine has recognized this and calls these kids the 'Speilberg Generation'."

The Reel Teens Festival is not just for teens, but for adults as well. Young children will not be admitted as content and language have not been edited, allowing filmmakers to express themselves freely and openly.

Congratulations! to the winners of Reel Teens 2008

Lexi Walshe, Kingston, NY—Best Fiction for Cheese Boy Gets Grilled Dreams

Angelica Allen and Terrell Davis, Chicago, IL—Best Fiction Musical for Wake Me Up Later

Movie Makers, Durham, NC—Best Short Fiction for The Unfortunates

Will Galperin, Rye, NY—Best Documentary for Uphill

Media Arts Center, San Diego, CA—Best Short Documentary for Defendiendo Mi Cultura

Noah Prestwich, Los Angeles, CA—Best Video Diary for Head Case

SAF Cakovec, Cakovec, Croatia—Best Animation for Claustrophobia

Maya Blevins, Golden Valley, MN—Best Stop Motion Animation for Belle

James Belcastro, Pete Furey, Matt Cioffi, Tom LaManna, Niskayuna, NY—Best Stop Motion Animation for Tom Lamanna's Breakfast

Christopher Perrella, Niskayuna, NY Best 3D Animation for Checkers

Nicholas Reichard, Columbus, OH—Best Claymation for Kiss Alive

Rene Dongo, Boston, MA—Best Visual Art for The Countdown

Allison Anderson, Golden Valley, MN—Best PSA for Fever

Noria Gugliott, Bearsville, NY—Best Music Video for Girl Anachronism

Rene Dongo, Roslindale, MA—Friday Audience Award for The Countdown

Will Gallperin, Rye, NY—Saturday Audience Award for Uphill

Lexi Walshe, Kingston, NY—Sunday Audience Award for Cheese Boy Gets Grilled Dreams