Sponsored by the Rod Serling School of the Arts at Binghamton High School, the Rod Serling Video Festival has awarded prizes for short student videos each year since 1995. Once again, WSKG TV presented the winning videos in a special program Friday, June 6, 2008 at 8pm... also linked below for your viewing pleasure! (Please note: the videos require the free Adobe Flash Player to view.)

          On WSKG Radio 6/3/08, Gregory Keeler interviewed Binghamton High School Junior A.J. D'Abbracci, whose video "Winter" won this year for best cinematography. Festival founder & director Larry Kassan was interviewed as well. Hear that interview here.

          A.J. D'Abbracci was profiled in an article about the festival in the Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin Sunday, 6/1/08.

Details about the festival on the web: www.RodSerlingVideoFest.com

Rod Serling Video Festival, 2008     

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to view the entire 55 minute broadcast from June 6, 2008, featuring all the winning videos. Produced & hosted by Gregory Keeler, Directed by Andy Pioch, Edited by Jess Payette. (Scroll down to access individual winning videos, including the honorable mentions we didn't have time for in this year's broadcast).

BEST OF SHOW, 2008

<--Click here to see this year's BEST OF SHOW video, "Atlantis." It was created by Adam Netsky, a student at Allendale Columbia School, Rochester, NY.

BEST K-6 (TIE), 2008     

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to view “Hollywood Heist,” one of two videos that tied this year for BEST K-6. Created by Abby Rosko, Antonia Lobacz and MaKenzie O'Brien, students at Chenango Forks Intermediate School. Binghamton, NY.

< --Click here to see "The Dancers Dream," one of two videos to tie for BEST K-6. By Julia Moore and Lindsay Bendick, students at Chenango Forks Intermediate School,
Binghamton, NY.

BEST DIRECTION, 2008

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to see“Wretch,” winner for “BEST DIRECTION” by Mattheau V. O'Brien, Megan Little, Mary Beth Little and Grant Ostrander, students at Cobleskill-Richmondville High School, Cobleskill, NY

<--Click to view “Gymnasium,” winner for “BEST EDITING” in this year’s Rod Serling Video Festival. The filmmaker is Stephen Gemmiti, a student at Niskayuna High School, Niskayuna, NY.

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to see "War of the Ringtones," BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS, by Kyle Hupman, John LaCourt and Zack Haviland, students at Windsor High School, Windsor, NY.

<--Click to play "Finger Tricks," BEST STOP MOTION ANIMATION. Filmmaker (and star) is Ben Sperduti, a student at Maine Endwell High School, Endwell, NY.

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to view "Spider Love", BEST CLAYMATION, a film by Kirby Lowenstein, Valentina Opris and Stephanie Pruden, students at Vestal High School, Vestal, NY

<--Click to play "Winter," BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY. by A.J. D'Abbracci, a student at Binghamton High School, Binghamton, NY

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to view "Champ", BEST COMEDY, a film by Addison Mehr and Alyssa Carroll, students at Westport Central School, Westport, NY

<--Click to play "School of the Dead Trailer," BEST HORROR. by 18 students in Mr. Jeff Renner's Video Arts class; Susquehanna Valley High School, Conklin, NY.

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to view "Checkers", BEST COMPUTER ANIMATION, a film By Christopher Perrella, a student at Niskayuna High School, Niskayuna, NY

<--Click to play "We Will Rock You" - HONORABLE MENTION by Matt Schell, Zach Richard, Seth Peterson and Justin Youngs, students at Broome-Tioga BOCES, Binghamton, NY.

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to view "The Exam" - HONORABLE MENTION by Eric Manning, Tyler Shaw and Andrew Duffey, students at Tamarac High School, Troy, NY.

<--Click to play "Nixon vs. Darth Vader" - HONORABLE MENTION by Aaron Weintraub, Alex King, Heather Ryan, Heather Pandich and Tommy Mastro; students at Maine-Endwell Middle School, Endwell, NY.

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to view "Love Your Memory" - HONORABLE MENTION by Leah Ferentinos, Binghamton High School, Binghamton, NY.