On October 27th, IAR held its first highly anticipated A.F.P. (audio-for-picture) awards festival, which was a huge success. The event was hosted by festival creators (IAR staff member) Nell Gwynn and (post-production audio teacher) Dan Gaydos.

The standing-room-only event for IAR students showcased the audio post creative lab projects of fourth quarter students and included screenings of movie trailers for Lara Croft Tomb Raider and Saw II, movie scenes from Sin City, Speed, Lord of the Rings, and Chicken Little, TV commercials for Playstation2, Travelocity, and Volkswagon, and animation. Students were responsible for creating and mixing Foley, ADR, sound effects, and music for their projects.

1st-, 2nd-, and 3rd-place prizes were awarded, as were outstanding achievement awards for the following categories: Engineering for Audio Post, Production Sound, Music Supervision, Sound Effects, and Creative Work.

Congratulations to all of the students who participated in the festival, and a special thanks to James Garvey (IAR Tech Support) for his technical ingenuity.