On the heels of their “Best Science Fiction” and “Best Drama” wins at the recent DAFFY (Denver Academy Film Festival for Youth), the career-focused Digital Film Production program will present its best work from the school year at the Starz FilmCenter at the Tivoli. The event is Thursday, May 20 beginning at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 at the door.

The two winning films were selected from more than 170 submissions from school districts across the state. “The System” (Best Science Fiction) features the talents of student filmmakers Jason Bahl (junior, John F. Kennedy High School), Matthew A. Brown (junior, John F. Kennedy High School), Charlie Hanson (senior, CEC Middle College of Denver) and Daniel Inkeles (senior, CEC Middle College of Denver).

“Moments” (Best Drama) features the talents of Spencer Valentine (senior, East High School), Matthew A. Brown and Jason Bahl. In addition, instructor Robert Newman was presented with the DAFFY Media Teacher of the Year award.

The goal of Digital Film Production is ¹to support a student’s interest in the film and video production industry by providing a workplace-like atmosphere, state-of-the-art technology and professional mentoring.

Digital Film Production is a four-semester, production-oriented program emphasizing basic filmmaking theory and technique through scriptwriting, pre-production planning, studio and location production, digital non-linear postproduction, graphics, animation and exhibition. The course is designed to give students the basic technical, artistic and academic skills necessary for advanced post-secondary instruction or to work as a professional film/video production crewmember.

CEC Middle College of Denver is located at 2650 Eliot St. For more information, please contact Robert Newman, 303-964-3009