In May, Biola senior Zach King was named by YouTube as one of the 25 most promising young filmmakers in America, an accolade which landed him in the pages of the Los Angeles Times. As part of its “NextUp Creators contest,” YouTube awarded King and 24 other up-and-coming amateur filmmakers $35,000 each, as well as a trip to New York City for a four-day YouTube Creator Camp.
King, a senior film major from Portland, Oregon, has already amassed quite the trophy case. In 2009, he won a $2,500 scholarship from Bridgestone Tires when his video received the Critic’s Choice award in the Safety Scholars Teen Driver Video Contest. In 2010, he won first place in a Hewlett-Packard commercial contest, which earned him a trip to walk the red carpet at the London Film Festival.
With his $35,000 prize money from YouTube, King said he plans to create a 45 minute Web series and make more short films for his YouTube channel (FinalCutKing) and website.
Resources:
https://www.biola.edu/
www.FinalCutKing.com
