This session honors the winners of the Faculty and Student Festival of Media Arts Documentary Competitions. Selected works of this year’s award recipients will be exhibited.
Student Competition Chair: Dan Kimbrough, Misericordia University
Faculty Competition Chair: Leah Mangrum, Angelo State University
Faculty Documentary Competition
Long Form
Best of Competition: Lisette Marie Flanary, University of Hawai'i; ONE VOICE
Award of Excellence: Craig Schaefer, Loras College; Man of Deeds
Award of Excellence: Derek Taylor, Southern Connecticut State University; A North Woods Elegy: Incident at Big Moose Lake
Short Form Category
Best of Competition: John C.P. Goheen, Loyola University Chicago; Border War
Award of Excellence: Larry Foley, University of Arkansas; Bridge to War Eagle
Award of Excellence: Jan Thompson, Southern Illinois University; The Tragedy of Bataan
Technical Award of Excellence in Cinematography: Melinda Levin, University of North Texas; River Planet
Student Documentary
Short Form Video
1st Place: Emily Luft, Kyle Rasmussen & Karen Du, Colorado State University; Awake
2nd Place: Michelle Kinne, School of Communicaiton, Florida State University; Shock Man
3rd Place: Kayla N. Branch, Loyola University Chicago; Young Nun
Honorable Mentions:
Jeff Colebank, Adam Walsh, Justin Switzer, Daniela Castillo, Colorado State University; Level Up - A Film About Gamers and the Games They Play
Sam Banning, San Francisco State University; Arguing Three Strikes
Greg Jack Gutierrez , FSU; Book Mine
Karl W. Phillips, Michigan State University; RIVAL FILM-MAKING
Tom Doherty, Rock Valley College; The Rockford Pro-Life Community
Sofia Coyiuto, Pearl Juang, Michael Peer, Santa Clara University; Thicker Than Blood
Long Form Video
1st Place: Daniel Koehler, Elon University; The Tobacco King
2nd Place: Mark Williams, Brigham Young University; I Am Not My Body
3rd Place: Nicholas P. Kuiper, Central Michigan University; Preemie
Honorable Mention:
Nathan O'Neal, Arizona State University; Stateless in the Dominican Republic
