Webbies to honor fledgling media moguls
Now accepting submissions for the Media Excellence Awards
By: Brian Stuckmeyer
Issue date: 2/9/06 Section: LifeStyle
The 78th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood won't be the only site featuring rolling red carpets and emotional acceptance speeches in the coming months.
On April 10, Webster University will once again play host to the annual Media Excellence Awards, also known as the Webbies.
The event is designed to recognize and applaud Webster students' work in a variety of media genres: animation, photography, public relations, film, video, audio, print and broadcast journalism, scriptwriting and advertising/marketing.
Although the ceremony is still more than two months away, calls for submissions are currently underway.
According to senior Ashley Merrims, a public relations major handling publicity for the Webbies, students can pick up an application form in the Film Series Office located in Webster Hall Room 223A or Sverdrup Room 250.
Students who want to submit their work can do so in the Film Series Office, or at booths that will be set up in the Sverdrup Lounge and the University Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 10, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 15, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 17. There is a $3 entry fee for submissions received before Feb. 10 and $4 entry fee for submissions received before the Feb. 17 final deadline.
In order to be eligible for inclusion, Merrims said each entry must have been created as part of a Webster University class or student-run organization, such as KGLX Radio, Gorlok Television or The Journal. In addition, each student may not submit more than three entries per media subcategory, each entry must be submitted separately and also be titled.
Merrims said all student entries received will be judged by professionals in the various media genres.
Seniors Brittni Lombardo and Cole Root are two students planning on having their work critiqued this year.
Although similar in that both are first-time Webbie applicants, the type of media each plans to submit, as well as their motivation for doing so, are not.
On April 10, Webster University will once again play host to the annual Media Excellence Awards, also known as the Webbies.
The event is designed to recognize and applaud Webster students' work in a variety of media genres: animation, photography, public relations, film, video, audio, print and broadcast journalism, scriptwriting and advertising/marketing.
Although the ceremony is still more than two months away, calls for submissions are currently underway.
According to senior Ashley Merrims, a public relations major handling publicity for the Webbies, students can pick up an application form in the Film Series Office located in Webster Hall Room 223A or Sverdrup Room 250.
Students who want to submit their work can do so in the Film Series Office, or at booths that will be set up in the Sverdrup Lounge and the University Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 10, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 15, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 17. There is a $3 entry fee for submissions received before Feb. 10 and $4 entry fee for submissions received before the Feb. 17 final deadline.
In order to be eligible for inclusion, Merrims said each entry must have been created as part of a Webster University class or student-run organization, such as KGLX Radio, Gorlok Television or The Journal. In addition, each student may not submit more than three entries per media subcategory, each entry must be submitted separately and also be titled.
Merrims said all student entries received will be judged by professionals in the various media genres.
Seniors Brittni Lombardo and Cole Root are two students planning on having their work critiqued this year.
Although similar in that both are first-time Webbie applicants, the type of media each plans to submit, as well as their motivation for doing so, are not.
