CSD Employee Co-Produces Fictional Short Featured in Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival has become a great place for star-struck Utahns to encounter a brush with fame. But star-gazers at Canyons School District need travel only as far as the central office building. Kirstin Anderson Pearson, who works on CSD’s Help Desk assisting patrons with Skyward, Canvas and other computerized tools, co-produced one of […]
The Envelope, Please: Winners of Film Festival Announced
And the winner is …. The top-judged films in the 6th annual Canyons District Film Festival were announced Thursday during a 6 p.m. ceremony at Eastmont Middle, 10100 S. 1300 East. Hundreds of students, parents, teachers and principals attended the ceremony, which also featured a red carpet and donated snacks and treats from generous community […]
Beetdigger Wins Poster Contest For 2015 CSD Film Festival
The artwork on the sunset-color hued posters heralding the upcoming 6th annual Canyons District Film Festival is the work of Jordan High student Dexter Holmes. Holmes submitted this year’s winning entry in the poster contest for the 2015 festival, which is open to all Canyons District students and teachers. Holmes’ design, which features a red rock […]
The Winner Is: Students Up For Awards at CSD Film Festival
The attention in Hollywood may be on the winners of the 86th annual Academy Awards, but the spotlight in Canyons District is on the rising stars of the 5th annual Canyons District Film Festival. Parents, students, teachers and members of the community are invited to the Thursday, April 10 film festival, which starts at 6 p.m. […]
Student Filmmakers Can Enter CSD, White House Festivals
Is the next generation of Sundance Film Festival or Academy Award-winning directors in our midst? While the country’s attention may be on star-studded award shows and festivals, Canyons students and teachers are busy at work on their entries for the fifth-annual Canyons District Film Festival. The deadline to submit an entry is 5 p.m. Thursday, March […]
CSD Students, Teachers Ready for Film Festival
The attention in Hollywood may be on the nominees for the upcoming 84th annual Academy Awards, but our focus is on the rising stars of the 3rd annual Canyons School District Film Festival. The festival, which will feature works by students and teachers in all Canyons schools, will be Thursday, Feb. 16 at Union Middle School, […]