Nine TROY students take home awards at the YellowHammer Film Festival

This year's YellowHammer Film Festival received 548 entries from over 150 high schools and colleges around the country.

This year's YellowHammer Film Festival received 548 entries from over 150 high schools and colleges around the country.

Troy University’s fourth annual YellowHammer Film Festival was held on Wednesday, October 30, and featured presentations from professional and student filmmakers, along with animators from around the country. The event ended with a keynote speech, film showcase and an awards ceremony where nine TROY students took home multiple awards.

Christ Stagl, Associate Professor of Design, began…

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“The Vampire Diaries” cinematographer named keynote speaker for YellowHammer Film Fest

The YellowHammer Film Festival is a free event for college and high school students. Photography provided by Bob Mahoney @ bobmahoney.com.

The YellowHammer Film Festival is a free event for college and high school students. Photography provided by Bob Mahoney @ bobmahoney.com.

Cinematographer Darren Genet will be the keynote speaker for the fourth annual YellowHammer Film Festival at TROY on October 30.

Genet will round out a day of presentations by students from around the country, as well as Academy-Award nominated Netflix artist Ty Primosch and animation professor KJ Mathieson.

A native of Miami Beach, Genet has been…

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Fourth season of YellowHammer Film Festival opens call for submissions

Submissions are now open for the fourth annual YellowHammer Film Festival slated for Oct. 24.

Submissions are now open for the fourth annual YellowHammer Film Festival slated for Oct. 24.

Student filmmakers from around the region will gather again this fall to take part in the fourth installment of the YellowHammer Film Festival, held both at Troy University and virtually on Zoom. This year’s festival will feature award-winning student and professional filmmakers.

Previous years have seen speakers from HBO, Netflix Animation Studios and Academy Award-Winning…

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Southern teams win big at inaugural TROY film competition

The first YellowHammer 48-hour Race named 10 winners over multiple categories.

The first YellowHammer 48-hour Race named 10 winners over multiple categories.

Four years after its inception, the YellowHammer Film Festival launched its first ever 48-hour film race as a spring counterpart to its fall festival. Nicknamed YH48HR, the festival was created to encourage students and educators alike to get involved with making a four-minute film in less than two days.

“We didn’t invent the format of…

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