2011 Red carpet Showcase – Fulton, MO

In April of 2011, William Woods University film students and alumni participated in the first annual Red Carpet Showcase at the Fulton B&B Cinema 8 theaters, where they exhibited many of their films they had produced over the academic year. The following photo album captures the excitement from that night.

 

Six student films–five shorts and one feature–headlined the event, which was free and open to the public. "Academy awards" presented at the end of the evening were:

• Best Director:  Lincoln Purvis of Montgomery City, Mo., Smokin' Guns, a Western-comedy

• Best Lead Actress:  Rachel Petricka of Las Vegas, Nev., The Utopia Conspiracy

• Best Lead Actor:  Calvin Hawkins of Wentzville, Mo., Smokin' Guns

• Best Supporting Actress:  Bailey Campanini of Camdenton, Mo., multiple roles

• Best Supporting Actor:  Jason Cavallone of Chicago, Ill., multiple roles

• Best Editor:  Sarah Knapp of Festus, Mo., Dreams, a documentary

• Best Cinematographer:  Christopher Norton of St. Clair, Mo., The Utopia Conspiracy

• The C47 Performance/Work Ethic Award:  John Couper of Columbia, Mo., and Lincoln Purvis