The transitional movie season between blockbuster features and Oscar hopefuls is always an interesting time for theatergoers.

Movies that appeal to drastically different tastes battle for the top spots on the week’s box office. In past weeks, the deplorable Good Luck Chuck and the distinguished 3:10 to Yuma have been competitors. However, these titans of the silver-screen will soon be pushed aside by grand new spectacles, brought to the limelight by SLU students though the SLU72 film festival.

SLU72 is open to all Saint Louis University students, staff and faculty. Submitted films must stretch from three to eight minutes in length.

A camera and a computer for editing purposes will be loaned to students for 72 hours.

Any premise that deals with SLU life or SLU entrepreneurship is welcome. It doesn’t matter if the film is a serious look at the pressures of college life or a music video celebrating the Billiken, all genres are welcome in this festival.

John Castelli, executive vice-president of SLU TV, has followed the growth of the film festival. It originated from a small experiment 2 years ago and has grown into something open to all SLU students.

Castelli hopes that even more students will take the opportunity to “get involved with the media,” and “experiment” with something new since the time commitment for making a films is much shorter then usual school activities.

Another SLU TV VP, Maggie Szewczyk, also hopes for the festival’s continued growth.

“Last year, we got some really interesting and creative videos made by some very talented people, and we’re very excited for the new crop of videos we’ll have this year,” Szewczyk said.

If you are interested in starting a team, send an e-mail to [email protected] for information on how to register. Finished projects will premiere on Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. in the Busch Student Center. In addition to campus-wide fame, the films will be awarded prizes in the two separate categories: life and entrepreneurship.