AppDocs Student Pitch Competition
Wednesday, March 19, 2025, 5-7 p.m.
Greenbriar Theatre, Plemmons Student Union
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BOONE, N.C. — AppDocs will host a Student Pitch Competition on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, from 5-7 p.m. in the Greenbriar Theatre in the Plemmons Student Union at Appalachian State University's Boone campus.
Appalachian State students are invited to pitch a narrative or documentary project. For registration and instructions, students should email Dr. Beth Davison, co-director of AppDocs and professor of Appalachian studies in the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, at davisonb@appstate.edu by Monday, March 17.
Pitches are restricted to Appalachian State students, but competition attendance is free and open to the public. For a disability accommodation, visit odr.appstate.edu.
The judges will award the "Best Narrative Pitch" and "Best Documentary Pitch," and the winners will compete in the 14th Annual Pitch Fest Student Documentary Competition hosted by the RiverRun International Film Festival in April 2025.
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About AppDocs
AppDocs supports documentary work grounded in collaborative local and global partnerships that use photography, film/video, audio, and writing to capture and convey memory, life, research, theory, and culture. AppDocs offers workshops about basic documentary skills, assistance disseminating documentary projects and general consultation on documentary work. AppDocs emphasizes stories from the Appalachian region and sponsors the annual Boone Docs Film Festival in partnership with Appalachian Theatre of the High Country. Learn more at doc.appstate.edu.
About the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies
The Department of Interdisciplinary Studies offers graduate and undergraduate degrees in four program areas: Appalachian studies; gender, women’s and sexuality studies; global studies; and interdisciplinary studies. The department is also home to Watauga Residential College, an interdisciplinary, alternative general education program. The department promotes creative and imaginative engagement through a cross-disciplinary investigation of complex systems and problems. Learn more at interdisciplinary.appstate.edu.
AppDocs will host a Student Pitch Competition on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, from 5-7 p.m. in the Greenbriar Theatre in the Plemmons Student Union.
AppDocs will host a Student Pitch Competition on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, from 5-7 p.m. in the Greenbriar Theatre in the Plemmons Student Union.