Chieko Kellar represented the University of Missouri as a judge for the 1st Annual JCCC Japanese Shorts Festival in Overland Park, Kansas. About the event, the website states "The JCCC Japanese Shorts Festival (JSF) gives Japanese language students the chance to use the Japanese they've learned to express themselves creatively in a 3- to 5-minute original video short.  Students at all schools in Kansas and Missouri that currently offer Japanese language classes are invited to form teams of up to four members, and to write their original scripts, cast the roles, choose their music, sound effects and location, then start filming!" We are hopeful that we will have students participating in next year's festival.