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Volunteer organizer previews 'I Love Independence' film contest and screening Feb. 22
Summary
Brent Schottenmeier, volunteer organizer of the I Love Independence Film Festival, told the City Council the contest drew about 1,044 entries totaling roughly 239 hours of footage and that winning films will be screened Feb. 22 at Inglewood Arts Center; the Missouri Humanities Council provided a $10,000 grant and winners received cash awards.
Brent Schottenmeier, volunteer organizer of the I Love Independence Film Festival, told the Independence City Council on Jan. 10 that the contest produced more than 1,000 submissions and will present winning entries at a public screening Feb. 22.
Schottenmeier said the open contest solicited short videos about people, places and events tied to Independence and that the Missouri Humanities Council provided a $10,000 grant. “Winners have received a cash award and top winners will receive an ‘Indie,’ an award created by the glass blowers at Inglewood Arts,” he said.
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