Baruch CAPS Launches Digital Film and Animation Film Festival.

Business Editors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 28, 2003

The Revolution Film Festival will take place September 16 - 20, 2003 at the state-of-the-art performing arts facilities at Baruch College, a City University of New York, in conjunction with the Baruch College Continuing and Professional Studies' celebration of 25 years of professional training excellence in New York City.

A jury of industry insiders and outsiders alike is scouring the planet to find the best, brightest, scariest, weirdest and most revolutionary films being made.

It is a season of change for film, making way for the next group of dreamers. Now after decades of being shrouded in a seemingly impenetrable cloak of money and fraternity, the film industry's eyes are being opened to a new revolution.

In the early 1990's, the music industry enjoyed a similar renaissance fueled by outsiders. Technological advances allowed artists not plugged into the mainstream machinery to make professional-sounding records in their basements on computers and inexpensive digital recorders. These artists, who otherwise would have never had a chance to get heard, were suddenly allowed to create their art without constraints. From this musical revolution arose some of the most important voices in the history of music.

Now similar advances in filmmaking technology have removed many of the barriers previously confronting young filmmakers. A good story, a camera, a computer and some guts are all that is required. The Revolution Film Festival is a new forum for anyone daring to make feature films, short films, documentaries or animated short films in a new way. It's looking for that next great voice in film: artists pushing the envelope, shredding convention and making film without fear or creative limitations.

Submissions will be accepted in digital format only (i.e. DVD, Video CD) beginning April 1 to August 1. Visit www.revolutionfilmfestival.com to find out more information on how to submit a project.

The Revolution Film Festival is presented by RevImage Design Studio (www.revimage.com) and Baruch CAPS, celebrating 25 years of professional training excellence in New York City.

Baruch College Continuing and Professional Studies is a leading New York City provider of quality professional training, which prides itself in advancing students' career, studies and life. Baruch CAPS offers a wide-range of Information Technology Certificates including one in 3D Animation. Students can learn all aspects of 3D animation using the same, up-to-date software many Hollywood blockbuster movies use. Baruch CAPS' IT faculty, a team of engineers and consultants, are industry leaders who take education seriously. Courses provide hands-on experience as well as a solid foundation in theory. Open laboratory time is available during the day and on weekends, free of charge, and students are strongly encouraged to take advantage of this unique opportunity. For more information about Baruch CAPS, call [phone] or log onto http://caps.baruch.cuny.edu/.

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