Central Virginia Film Institute
SAVE THE DATE for
Oscar Night® America 2012
February 26, 2012.
L. Douglas Wilder
CVFI 2011 DREAMers Team Legacy Award Recipient
On January 14, 1990, L. Douglas Wilder was sworn in as governor of Virginia. On that day, Wilder, the grandson of slaves, become Virginia's 66th governor and the nation's first elected black governor. "As a boy," (Wilder) recalled in the News Leader, "I read the writings of [former U.S. President] Abraham Lincoln about freedom and equality, and I knew they were referring to me. My victory fulfills all of the dreams that could be dreamed by any person."
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In 2010, Honorary Host
Blair Underwood and Guest
Governor Bob McDonnell
help make the dreams of young people come true!
Thank you everyone,
for helping to make
the 2010 Gala a
Sold-Out Success!
Southern Mystique Film Camp
August 7-13, 2011
Hands On Instruction at Film Camp
Providing Students with Film Training for 11 Years
When: August 7-13, with a Premiere of Students’ Works on August 13th
Where: Classes are held in the historic new suite of offices in historic Old Towne Petersburg, VA! Who can apply? Anyone between the ages of 14 and 24 who wants to be involved in film.
How can you apply? http://www.cvfi.us/Contact.php fill out the information form and a Central Virginia Film Institute representative will contact you for payment of your $75.00 application fee to reserve your space. Slots are filled on a first come basis and classes will be closed when they are filled.
