Film Your Issue, along with Microsoft, asked students to make a 30 second film on any issue that motivated them. Results of the competition were based on a combination of voting results from the MSN Website, the Film Your Issue voting page, celebrity judges, and an internal FYI ThinkTank. ISU along with Castleton State College, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Boise State University, and University of Central Florida were named finalists and will be honored at a reception in Los Angeles in mid-March. In addition, students will also have the opportunity to be awarded internships from Miramax, New Line Cinema’s ChickFlix, Rhino Films, and the Film Society at Lincoln Center. "I commend Drs. McHale and Beichner for providing their students with this incredible opportunity," said Dean Olson. "I can think of no better reward for students interested in film than the opportunity to intern at some of the most well-known studios in Hollywood."

Communication student Janka Albert produced the award-winning public service announcement, while McHale acted as supervisor and executive producer and also supplied footage for the spot from his documentary. McHale's documentary was featured at the United Nations Human Rights Convention in Geneva in April 2004 and continues to be shown at film festivals around the country.

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