Lack of submissions lead to a canceled film festival
Histech’s original plan was to begin advertising in late Nov. with promo videos, Facebook and other methods. However, they did not start until early Feb., which gave participants only two and a half months to create an entire piece. By March, the commission had put together a full budget plan and had ten to twelve sign ups.
"It is tough to get students to make a film," Singhania said. He also concluded that the cancellation occured because the date was too early in the year and because they did not fully utilize the incentive of the $150 prize, much more than most school contests.