SCRAFAN.COM - Press Release

KNOXVILLE, IOWA (Feb. 18, 2002) - The entry deadline for automobile and auto racing videos and films in the juried competition segment of the fourth annual International Reel Wheel Film Festival has been extended until March 1. Entries are being accepted in the following categories:

           Automobile Racing Videos (2001),
          Student Films (2000-2001),
          Corporate/Promotional Videos (2001),
          Made-for-Television Productions (2001), and
          Feature Films (2000-2001).

According to museum director Thomas J. Schmeh, "This is the fourth year for our festival which celebrates the automobile and auto racing on film, and this is the fourth year we've extended the entry deadline. To date, we have a number of auto racing videos entered in the competition for the Golden Wheel Awards, although we are short in the other four juried categories. In the non-juried exhibition film category, we have just added 'Lizzies of the Field' and 'Roaring Road' to the festival line-up, which had already included 'Burn 'Em Up Barnes', 'Hot Rod Girl', and 'The Wild Ride'."

Film formats being accepted include 35mm, 16mm, 8mm, super 8mm, 1/2" VHS, 3/4", PAL, DVD and Beta-Cam. The new entry deadline is March 1, and entry forms are available on-line at www.sprintcarhof.com. For more information on the festival, individuals are urged to contact co-chair Tom Schmeh at (641) 842-6176, or by e-mail at tschmeh@sprintcarhof.com.