POSTED 02/25/08

Eastman Kodak Company and the University Film and Video Foundation are pleased to announce the call for nominations for the 2008 EASTMAN Scholarship Program!

Applicatns will be judged on professional filmmaking potential, academic excellence and the overall quality of the work submitted, with particular attention to expression, interpretation, and construction of the visual message. Colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada that offer a degree or diploma program in film, film production, or cinematography may nominate up to two students each year for consideration by the EASTMAN Scholarship Program.

Gold: $5000 cash award and $5000 KODAK Motion Picture Film Product Grant

Silver: $4000 cash award and $4000 KODAK Motion Picure Film Product Grant

Bronze: $3000 cash award and $3000 KODAK Motion Picture Film Product Grant

Honorable Mentions: Two $2000 KODAK Motion Picture Film Product Grants.

In addition to cash prizes and film production grants, recipients will have the chance to travel to the 2009 Clermont-Ferrand international Short Film Festival for the KODAK Filmschool Competition Cinematography Award. These awards exist to support student filmmakers at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

The deadline to receive nominations for the 2008 EASTMAN Scholarhip Program is June 1, 2008.

For more information, visit www.kodak.com/go/education

POSTED 02/25/08

Eastman Kodak Company and the University Film and Video Foundation are pleased to announce the call for nominations for the 2008 KODAK Faculty Scholars Award! 

This competitive award is presented to qualifying faculty who demonstrate a high level of production skill, creativity, and teaching experience in production. Colleges and universities in the U.S and Canada that offer a degree or diploma in film, film procution, or cinematography may nominate one faculty member each year for consideration by the KODAK Faculty Scholars Program. The award is $4000 US (or Canadian equivalent) and will be paid directly to the Qualifying Institution to offset expenses incurred for faculty-procuded film and/or media work.  The Qualifying Institution and the selected faculty member should use this award to promote the education and skill advancement of film, video, and other media productions. The award cannot be used for the personal financial benefit of the faculty member.

The deadline to recieve nominations for the KODAK Faculty Scholars Program is June 1, 2008. Monies will be distributed in mid-September 2008 to the sponsoring school for the use by the person receiveing the award.

For more information, visit www.kodak.com/go/education