Festival celebrates culture
Campus Times
March 12, 1999
by Simon W. Bouie
Arts & Entertainment Editor
This weekend the Communications Department will host a two day screening
of the winning selections of its recent Multicultural Video Festival. The
viewing's will take place both Saturday and Sunday starting at 7p.m. in
La Fetra Auditorium.
The Multicultural Video Festival took place as a result of a faculty
diversity grant that was awarded to the Communication Department by the
James Irvine Foundation.
More than $1,000 in cash prizes will be awarded in three categories:
elementary and intermediate school; high school and college; and open category.
This year, there were 38 entries in the Festival.
A compilation video of the Festival's highlights will be shown on 100
cable access stations throughout Southern California.
"This is our way of encouraging film makers in Southern California
to deal with issues of diversity in film," said Associate Professor
of Communications and Festival Chairman Don Pollock.
"We are pleased that word is getting out that the University of
La Verne is in the forefront of dealing with multicultural issues,"
said Pollock.
Admission for the event is free, and, for more information, contact
Shane Rodrigues at ext. 4275.
