Come out and support the Ballard High School Video Production Program by watching their films at the National Film Festival for talented Youth, which will be screening right here in Seattle.

Seven short films by sixteen students in the Ballard High School Video Production Program were named Official Selections of NFFTY, which showcases outstanding work by filmmakers age 22 and younger.

The competition was grueling, surely, with over 700 entries from 30 states and 20 countries. Official Selections for NFFTY are determined by a jury of professional filmmakers.

NFFTY opens at the Seattle Cinerama Theater on Thursday, April 25 and continues through Sunday, April 28 at the Seattle Center (You can buy tickets here).

These short films by Ballard High School video students have been selected for screening:

Deep Down by Kaila Lafferty & Isaiah Hoban-Halversen

Dream House by Ariahna Ghormley, Ana Krafchick & Louis Weissman

Great Mimes Think Alike by Will Slater, Michael Vitz-Wong & Kiana Wyld

Making a Mark by Brittney Blokker, Helen Miller & Sam Weller

My Little Brony by Vann Fulfs, Taylor Martin & Bryan Quandt

Sundown by Vann Fulfs, Bryan Quandt & Jacob Scott

In addition, Leo Pfeifer’s short 74, produced last summer before he entered the BHS Video Production Program, was also selected.

Festival screenings are built around unifying themes. The Northwest Scene screening (noon on Sunday, April 28 at the SIFF Uptown 1) is said to feature “the best of the West” by the Northwest’s “extremely talented young filmmakers.” This year, half of these films are by Ballard High School Video Production students.

BHS also has a team competing in NFFTY's 48-hour Film Off. Each school’s team has two days to produce a short from start to finish. The winner (selected in part by the audience) will win funds for their school’s production program. You can catch the 48-Hour Film Off – and cast your vote - on Saturday, April 27 at 11:30 at the SIFF Uptown 1.

In addition to screenings and awards, NFFTY includes forums on filmmaking. For a complete schedule of events, show times, and ticket information, visit www.nffty.org.

For more information on the Ballard High School Video Production Program, visit www.bhsvideo.blogspot.com.

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