Awards and Achievements 2003-2004

Linzi Silverman ('06) was a guest speaker at Columbia University, Teachers College. She showed her film, “Sisters” and answered discussion questions in a graduate media class.

Linzi Silverman ('06) and Thomas Schuster ('06) Kenny Cosgrove ('06) and Keith Hayes ('05) are recipients of the Exemplary Arts Award for the New York State Media Arts Teachers Association, Lower Hudson Valley Region. Their work will be screened on March 16th, at the regional show at Westchester Community College.

"Secret Agent" by Thomas Schuster ('06) and "The Truth About Domestic Violence" by Carly Wolff ('06) and Laura Caccavo ('06) will be shown at the Urban Visionaries Film Festival in Manhattan from March 24-26 at the Museum of Television and Radio.

Michael Goetz (’07) has distributed his work “Don’t Do Drugs: This Could be You” to Home, Inc. in Boston, MA. His work is also featured on the site Youth Media Distribution- http://www.YMDi.org

Carol Kuruvilla (’07) wrote “A Shepard’s Play,” which was performed at CSI Congregation of Hudson Valley in White Plains, NY. Her play was also taped for broadcast, and aired on Asianet TV for an international audience in sixty countries. Jane Mason (’07) also worked on the project.

Kenny Cosgrove (’06) is featured on the front page of Youth Media Distribution/ http://www.YMDi.org for his public service announcement “Cyberstalking”. Carly Wolff (’06) and Laura Caccavo (’06) have also listed their work “The Truth about Domestic Violence” on the site as part of this national database.

Corey Jacobs (’06) has been chosen to be a part of a P.O.V. Youth Views, a peer-led youth initiative promoting media in local communities. Corey will serve on this committee for a year, and residents of Clarkstown and Rockland County are encouraged to contact Corey for a list of P.O.V. programs he can share. For more information, see http://www.pbs.org/pov/utils/youthviews.html P.O.V.  Contact Corey at the North TV Studio: 845-639-6510.

Danielle DeLay (’06) will continue to film “The Sidelines” on location in Rockland County this fall. (She wrote two screenplays and a stage play last year.) The crew and cast include Corey Jacobs (’06), producer and lighting; Linzi Silverman, camera; Carly Wolff, sound; Joe McCarthy (’05), actor; Danielle DeLay, director, actor.

Thomas Schuster (’06) screened his excellent animation, “Swordfight,” at the Woodstock Film Festival on September 21st. Another animation, “Secret Agent,” is under consideration at festivals around the country.

Dan Mann (’07) won the intermediate division for the New York State Archives contest. He will be awarded a cash prize in Albany this fall.

Laura Caccavo (’06) won the senior division for the New York State Archives contest. She will be awarded a cash prize in Albany this fall.

Linzi Silverman  (’06) screened “Sisters,” a nightmarish film about jealousy and its consequences, on September 13th and 14th at CinemaKids in Austin, Texas and is currently under consideration at festivals around the country. Also, congratulations to Thomas Schuster (’06) who created an original score for the film!

Carly Wolff (’06) and Laura Caccavo (’06)  will show “The Truth About Domestic Violence,” a documentary film informing us of the facts about domestic violence at the Palisades Mall as part of an evening event sponsored by Rockland Family Shelter. It will play on video kiosks throughout the day as part of the awareness campaign. Their video is also a finalist at the Flying Popcorn Film Festival in Rhode Island, and is currently under consideration at festivals around the country.

Carly Wolff (’06) and Laura Caccavo (’06) have been invited by Emmy-Award winning writer/producer Gary Cohen to attend a weekend seminar sponsored by the graduate film program at City College/CCNY on October 4th and 5th. 

See our 1st Annual CHSN Student Film Festival

 6:30-7:00 pm  

Channel 77 Tuesdays and Thursdays


Awards and Achievements 2002-2003

Laura Caccavo won 4th place in the National History Day Senior Individual Documentary category and the Holocaust History Award. She also won 1st place in the New York State Contest for her video about rights and responsibilities. She also won 1st place in the Lower Hudson Valley Region.

See link www.nyshistoryday.org/frames_theme.htm

Linzi Silverman created a nightmarish film “Sisters,” a visually stunning tale about jealousy and its consequences. Screened at Rivertown Film Festival and CinemaKids/CinemaTexas

Film festival screenings across the country.

See link www.rivertownfilms.org  

 See link www.davinci-days.org

See link www.cinematexas.org/2003-cinemakids.html

See link www.ndvh.org

Carly Wolff and Laura Caccavo created “Domestic Violence,” a documentary film informing us of the facts about domestic violence. Screened at Rivertown Film Festival and da Vinci Film and Video Festival. (Contact us if your organization would like to use this film for educational purposes.)


Gregory Derasmo, writer of the award-winning stage play “Absentees,” had his work adapted for the screen by Fledgling Films in Vermont. The film premiered on April 4, 2003.

See link www.kingdomcounty.com/newspage.html

His second play, “The Diner,” which was performed at North HS in the fall of 2002,  is a finalist at the Young Playwrights Festival in NYC

See link www.youngplaywrights.org


Winners of the Northeast Council of Teachers of Japanese Video Skit Contest. Hosted at the United Nations International School.    

Dan Ostrov and Conor Mooney earned 1st Prize for their work on the Japanese-language video produced for Mrs. Uchiyama’s class. Congratulations to all for winning this competition for the third consecutive year.


Jacqueline Jedlicka interned for PBS/"In the Mix" at CastleWorks, Inc. in NYC over the summer, and she worked as a camera person and production assistant on several programs 

The show “The New Normal: Get the News?” received a 2002 CINE Golden Eagle Award.

See links www.cine.org/winners_fall02.html 

Congratulations to the others from North TV Studio who provided additional footage and support. Those people include students include Dan Ostrov,  Shawn Gulati, and teacher David Kaminski.

CHSN TV Studio is proud to be a part of the following episodes from “In the Mix” 

Show 501: "Living With Change"
Show 502: "Media Literacy: Get The News?"
Show 503: "Dealing With Differences"

www.pbs.org/inthemix/


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