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Student Films to be Featured at DigiCom Festival
The festival will feature some of the best videos created by students.
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By City News Service
Some of the best video projects created by student filmmakers from the Palm Springs Unified School District will be on display Tuesday evening during the seventh annual DigiCom Student/Staff Film Festival.
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The event, to be held 6:30 p.m. at the Palm Springs Convention Center, will feature work by students in Kindergarten through 12th grade.
“The ‘DigiCom’ project was established to encourage students and teachers to apply 21st century skills to the creation and publishing of video productions that demonstrate student mastery of academic content standards, support community projects and promote responsible citizenship,” district spokeswoman Joan Boiko said.
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Students and staff create videos illustrating a theme -- this year’s theme is “On Our Way” -- then the best films by individuals and classes are awarded prizes or scholarships.
The event will also feature a mariachi band and folklorico dancers in celebration of “Cinco de Mayo.”
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