For Immediate Release

BCTC Filmmaking Certificate Program Graduate on set with Woody Harrelson

Lexington, KY:    Steven "Norm" Mathews, a graduate of the Filmmaking Certificate Program at Bluegrass Community and Technical College (BCTC) was recently a production assistant on the set of a Woody Harrelson short being shot in Kentucky.

Mathews graduated from BCTC's Filmmaking Certificate Program in December 2007 and is now freelancing on film projects in Kentucky while looking for opportunities in California. 

After working as Art Director on the locally produced film "Blink," Mathews enrolled in the BCTC Filmmaking Certificate Program to gain a better understanding of the collaborative nature of filmmaking and for hands-on experience across all production disciplines from script to screen.

The BCTC program director, Arthur Rouse is a partner in the Kentucky Film Lab (http://www.kyfilmlab.com).  Both organizations are working to increase the focus on the cinematic arts in Kentucky and to expand and improve the quality of the filmmaking workforce in the state.  Rouse commented on developing Kentucky's filmmaking workforce saying, "Students coming out of the Kentucky Film Lab workshops and the BCTC Filmmaking Certificate Program are ready to help grow the cinematic arts community in Kentucky.  They have the skill and motivation to make things happen in state and also to connect with the industry worldwide.  Recent BCTC graduates are creating their own films here in Kentucky, working on films in Missouri, attending film schools in Florida and working for filmmakers in Kentucky and beyond.  We hope to see everybody active in this growing industry."

For more information about the Bluegrass Community and Technical College Filmmaking Certificate Program, visit the website below or call Arthur Rouse at 859-255-9049.

www.bluegrass.kctcs.edu/humanities/filmmaking_certificate_program/