Student Films Awarded at Big Sreen XVI

The Film & Video Department celebrated another year with the 16th Annual Big Screen Student Film Festival!
Seven undergraduate and graduate films were showcased on April 26 in Film Row Cinema.

Cash prizes were awarded in four categories...

Excellence in Editing: $500 to Graham Chapman, Ghostly Meditations
Excellence in Cinematography: $500 to Brent Yontz, Nanuq
Audience Award: $1,500 to Angel Williams, The Christmas Tree
Best of the Fest: $2,000 to Angel Williams, The Christmas Tree

Finalists

Play Date by Ray Avid Lebon
Sky Strife by Jamie Marcelle
The Search and the Gift by John Tait
Ghostly Meditations by Darren Wallace
Dipsomania by Brian Wiebe
The Christmas Tree by Angel Williams
Nanuq by Brent Yontz

“What started as an opportunity to get our students together to form a community of filmmakers, has grown into something we could never have imagined,” states Eileen Long, Coordinator of Big Screen. “I am constantly in awe of their talents, and I’m so pleased that the department supports this annual event. It’s a great time for everyone involved.”
 
The Big Screen has become a calling card for the department, promoting both students and the program alike. Winning Big Screen films have gone on to screenings in Los Angeles for alumni in the industry, as well as the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.