Contact: Judy Baker, Regent University, 757-226-4307

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., April 23 /Christian Newswire/ -- More than 50 films are now competing in the ReelDreams Film Competition for a chance to win a full-tuition scholarship to Regent University's School of Communication & the Arts.

The time to select the Top 25 films is NOW. Votes may be cast at www.godtube.com/reeldreams. The Top 25 films will be announced April 28 at www.reeldreamsfilmfest.com.

Each entrant must be the sole producer/director/writer of a short film portraying a character facing a moral dilemma that leads to good or bad consequences affecting the individual and those around them.

"Our mission is to encourage the next generation of leaders in redemptive film-making," says Michael Patrick, dean of Regent's School of Communication & the Arts. "This competition helps us to connect with them as a film school and helps them to fulfill their calling."

Starting April 28 the public will have one week to view and vote for their favorite films, helping decide the Top 10. The Top 10 finalists will be announced on May 5 and will compete at the live webcast Final Event at Regent University's Communication & Performing Arts Center May 31. The Grand Prize Winner selected by industry judges will receive a full-tuition scholarship for one degree from Regent's School of Communication & the Arts.

The live webcast Final Event is open to the public. In order to participate, one must create a user account with Godtube.com prior to the event and login to the live webcast at 7:00 p.m. EDT on May 31. Here one can vote for the film that will receive the Audience Favorite Award.

For tickets and information to attend the Live Event in Virginia Beach visit www.regent.edu/theatre or call 757.226.4245.

Go to www.godtube.com/reeldreams today to help us discover the next great redemptive filmmaker! The Competition is powered by Godtube.com and Big Jump Media, Inc.

Learn more about Regent University's School of Communication & the Arts at www.regent.edu/communication. Regent University's School of Communication & the Arts has won over 170 film awards and offers B.A., M.A., MFA and Ph.D. degrees in Cinema/Television, Journalism, Animation, Digital Media, Theatre and Communication.

ABOUT REGENT UNIVERSITY
Founded in 1978, Regent University has more than 4,000 students studying on its campus in Virginia Beach, Va., and online around the world. Regent offers associate's, bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees from a Christian perspective in fields including business, communication and the arts, divinity, education, government, law, leadership, and psychology and counseling.