SALEM – The 2007 Mid-Valley Video Festival provides the local filmmaking community with a chance to see their work on the big screen and earn awards and a spot in the festival’s Road Show.

Submissions are being accepted in the categories of Narrative Fiction/Nonfiction, Documentary, Music Video, Animation and Everything Else. Entries will be judged by professionals on creative and technical merits and prizes will be awarded at the festival, which takes place Feb. 23 through 25 at the Northern Lights Theatre Pub in Salem.

Award categories have expanded this year to include Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Actor and Best Actress.

Winners will be invited to join the 2007 Mid-Valley Video Festival Road Show with screenings in Portland, Eugene, Dallas, McMinnville and Albany. Winners will also be eligible for a percentage of the ticket sales during the Road Show.

Organizers are opening an office to streamline the entry process for this year’s festival and are partnering with www.withoutabox.com to give entrants a global reach for distribution.

Online registration, prize information, entry forms and rules are available at www.mvvfest.org. For more information, call (503) 371-7044.

The 2006 Mid-Valley Video Festival concluded with exceptional achievements, said Programming Director Ross Swartzendruber. More than 1,500 audience members viewed 88 hours of programming from 70 local filmmakers.

The 2006 Best Long Feature and People’s Choice award winner, “Suzanne,” by Salem director Sean Whiteman, was screened throughout Oregon and across the United States. The Best Long Documentary, “Clearcut: The Story of Philomath,” by Corvallis director Peter Richardson, was screened at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and 20 other U.S. and international festivals. The film is currently under considertaion for broadcast distribution.