Jim harbin student media festival
The Jim Harbin Student Media Festival is a student-driven program where students create media presentations from idea, to storyboard, to production, to presentation. Students work creatively to design and produce a media forum for their message and compete state-wide with students from each county in Florida. The culminating even is a red-carpet affair at FAME's Annual Conference. The experience is one of the most rewarding of the students' academic career. Students compete at three different levels: elementary, middle, and high.
The Jim Harbin Student Media Festival has been around for 45+ years! It was Jim Harbin's vision and is FAME's vision to teach, encourage and recognize Florida's student media producers. Student filmmakers learn many valuable lessons from equipment usage & care to copyright laws to protect artists like themselves. We celebrate the learning and creativity of Florida's young artists.
DEADLINES for 2020 Festival:
February-April: First place school winners are due to district contacts. Check district for specific deadline. If your district does not have a contact (see below), contact Ginger Carter to participate.
May 1: 1st-3rd place county winners to the Regional Chairperson by sharing Google Sheet.
June 1: 1st-3rd place regional winners should be uploaded to the new submission portal: https://filmfreeway.com/JimHarbin
February-April: First place school winners are due to district contacts. Check district for specific deadline. If your district does not have a contact (see below), contact Ginger Carter to participate.
May 1: 1st-3rd place county winners to the Regional Chairperson by sharing Google Sheet.
June 1: 1st-3rd place regional winners should be uploaded to the new submission portal: https://filmfreeway.com/JimHarbin
Judges Needed: Sign up here:
https://tinyurl.com/JHJudgeRecruit
District and Regional Chairpersons
State Chair, 2019
Ginger Carter, Library Media Specialist
Winter Park High School 9th Grade Center
Winter Park, FL 32789
Email: ginger.carter@ocps.net
Phone: (cell) 321-370-7150 (Leave messages and send texts)
Region 1
Regional Chair-- Scott Cole, Library Media Specialist
King Middle School
Santa Rosa County School Board
Districts Chairs include:
Leon County -- Kathryn Drake
FSU Lab School -- Contact Jennifer Underhill, Library Media Specialist
Santa Rosa County -- Contact Scott Cole, Library Media Specialist, King Middle School, (850) 983-5660
Districts needing contacts: Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Taylor, Wakulla, Walton, Washington
Region 2
Chair – Murphy Alexander, Instructional Television Program Specialist
Community Relations Department
St. Johns County School District
Districts include:
Districts needing contacts: Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Flagler, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Levy, Nassau, Putnam
Region 3
Regional Chair -- Ginger Carter, Library Media Specialist
Winter Park 9th Grade Center
Orange County Public Schools
District Chairs include:
Districts needing contacts: Indian River, Okeechobee, St. Lucie
Region 4
Regional Chair-- Joanne Torlucci, Library Media Specialist
District 4 Chairs include:
Districts needing contacts: Charlotte, Desoto, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands, Pasco, Sarasota
Region 5
Regional Chair-- Isabelle Léger
District Chairs include:
Districts needing contacts: Collier, Hendry, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe
Ginger Carter, Library Media Specialist
Winter Park High School 9th Grade Center
Winter Park, FL 32789
Email: ginger.carter@ocps.net
Phone: (cell) 321-370-7150 (Leave messages and send texts)
Region 1
Regional Chair-- Scott Cole, Library Media Specialist
King Middle School
Santa Rosa County School Board
Districts Chairs include:
Leon County -- Kathryn Drake
FSU Lab School -- Contact Jennifer Underhill, Library Media Specialist
Santa Rosa County -- Contact Scott Cole, Library Media Specialist, King Middle School, (850) 983-5660
Districts needing contacts: Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Taylor, Wakulla, Walton, Washington
Region 2
Chair – Murphy Alexander, Instructional Television Program Specialist
Community Relations Department
St. Johns County School District
Districts include:
- Clay – Contact Jennifer O'Brian and Suzy Gannon
- Flagler – Contact Melanie Tahan
- Marion – Contact Jan Jernigan (352) 867-2110
Districts needing contacts: Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Flagler, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Levy, Nassau, Putnam
Region 3
Regional Chair -- Ginger Carter, Library Media Specialist
Winter Park 9th Grade Center
Orange County Public Schools
District Chairs include:
- Brevard— Contact John Kurowski
- Lake—Contacts Cristin Miller
- Orange—Contact Ginger Carter, 321-370-7150
- Osceola—Contact Ashlee Cornett
- Seminole— Contact Margie Wells, 407-746-8251
- Volusia—Contact Christine Cyrier
Districts needing contacts: Indian River, Okeechobee, St. Lucie
Region 4
Regional Chair-- Joanne Torlucci, Library Media Specialist
District 4 Chairs include:
- Hillsborough—Contact Beth Howell or Marie Masferrer
- Lee —Contact Margaret Walters
- Manatee—Contact Joanne Torlucci
- Pinellas—Contact Laura Woods
- Polk - Contact Nicole Iatarola
Districts needing contacts: Charlotte, Desoto, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands, Pasco, Sarasota
Region 5
Regional Chair-- Isabelle Léger
District Chairs include:
- Broward – Diana Haneski
- Palm Beach – Chad Smith and Hollyanne M. Ruffner, M. ED/Instructional Specialist
Districts needing contacts: Collier, Hendry, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe
The FAME Jim Harbin Student Media Festival was created in honor of Jim Harbin, a former consultant with the Florida Department of Education, who originated the idea of a statewide student media festival to recognize the excellent work being done across the state of Florida by student media producers.
FAME sponsors the Jim Harbin Student Media Festival to encourage students of FAME members to communicate through media production and to recognize and reward outstanding presentations. These talented student producers are honored for their outstanding media productions at an awards ceremony at the FAME Annual Conference.
Your students will have a stimulating and positive educational learning experience as they create their productions. If you are interested in judging, need more information, or have suggestions or comments, please contact the state chairperson or your regional chair or district contact listed above.
FAME sponsors the Jim Harbin Student Media Festival to encourage students of FAME members to communicate through media production and to recognize and reward outstanding presentations. These talented student producers are honored for their outstanding media productions at an awards ceremony at the FAME Annual Conference.
Your students will have a stimulating and positive educational learning experience as they create their productions. If you are interested in judging, need more information, or have suggestions or comments, please contact the state chairperson or your regional chair or district contact listed above.