WHAT: The Open Student Television Network and Internet2 will netcast the first ever OSTN-Internet2 Film Festival which will showcase selected student work from the 2006-2007 school year.

WHEN: Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, July 19, 20 & 21, 7-10 pm EDT (Following the live netcast, streams will be archived for 3 weeks.)

WHY: Student directors and producers participating in the festival will use Internet2's advanced network to submit and screen their films for the festival. Each night's events will be netcast for worldwide viewing. Following each night's screening at 9pm EDT, the live netcast will continue with an interactive videoconference linking student directors from their home campuses with press and audience attending the film festival via the Internet2 community's national, regional, and campus networks for a live Q&A session.

Featuring programs from around the world, the OSTN-Internet2 Film Festival promotes the exhibition of original and student-produced film to increasingly broader audiences, celebrates the artistic development of student video production, and encourages the exploration of innovative fiction and documentary storytelling.

For details of the films and shows involved in the screenings, visit: http://www.internet2.edu/arts/filmfestival2007.html

WHERE: The OSTN-Internet2 Film Festival takes place as part of the Ingenuity Festival at Monte Ahuja Hall, Nance College of Business, Cleveland State University