John Bailey to Judge 2011 KODAK Film School Cinematography Competition

ROCHESTER, N.Y., February 2011 - John Bailey, ASC will judge the Regional and Worldwide 35mm entries of the 2011 KODAK Film School Cinematography Competition for the third consecutive year. The competition is designed to recognize innovative visual storytelling demonstrated by current film school students and recent graduates from the Asia Pacific region, the America’s, and Europe.

"We introduced this competition 12 years ago with the goal of inspiring the next generation of filmmakers," says Johanna Gravelle, Worldwide Marketing Director for Kodak's Entertainment Imaging Division. "It's an integral part of our commitment to tomorrow's filmmakers."

The worldwide 35mm category is new for 2011. This category was added at the recommendation of John given the production value differences between S8/S16 and 35mm. By separating the competition between these two categories, we feel that it is more balanced for cinematography students attending the various film schools around the world.

Kodak is currently accepting submissions for S8 and S16 at the national level and 35mm at the worldwide level. Finalists will be judged by Bailey, who will select one winner from each region and one 35mm winner. The prize includes a trip to the 2012 Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival in France, where the winners will have the opportunity to screen their films in the Kodak Showcase. They also participate in networking sessions and other activities that are part of the festival.

Bailey has compiled more than 70 cinematography credits for such memorable films as American Gigolo, Ordinary People, The Big Chill, Silverado, Mishima, The Accidental Tourist, Groundhog Day, In The Line of Fire, As Good As It Gets, Incident at Loch Ness, and Brief Interviews with Hideous Men.

Bailey takes an active interest in fostering the arts and in educating the next generation, and often serves on film festival juries and leads lighting workshops at film schools. He has authored a number of influential articles about technology and the impact of motion pictures on contemporary culture, and blogs on various topics for the American Society of Cinematographers (www.theasc.com/blog).

"It will mean a lot to the emerging filmmakers entering this competition to know that their cinematography is being reviewed by John Bailey," Gravelle says. "We are honored he has agreed again to lend his expertise, and assess the work of promising artists who demonstrate an ability to create images that tell stories that touch the soul."

National finalists will be selected by August 15, Regional and 35mm winners will be announced by November 1. For more information, visit www.kodak.com/go/filmschoolcompetition.