It was a record-breaking year for the statewide, Shreveport-based competition, Film Prize Junior.
This year, Film Prize Junior received more film submissions, views, and votes in the online competition than in year's past. The achievements have propelled Film Prize Junior to national attention as one of the largest high school film festivals in the country, according to the presenters, Prize Foundation.
The student filmmakers worked diligently since the fall to produce the high-quality short films featured in the festival, which premiered during the virtual festival this spring.
“We were unbelievably impressed by the student filmmakers this year,” said Colby Doler, a Film Prize Junior organizer. “These students surpassed our submission record during an unprecedented time, as they’ve been engaging in distance learning due to COVID-19. We also had higher voter turnout than ever before for the festival, meaning even more people were able to see these fantastic films from the next generation of filmmakers.”
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Film Prize Junior is the high school version of the Film Prize Foundation’s flagship festival, Louisiana Film Prize. It is open to high school students ages 14-18 across the state of Louisiana. The competition was created by Tobias Kallenberg, son of Film Prize creator Gregory Kallenberg, and aims to incentivize students to become engaged in a collaborative, multidisciplinary art form of filmmaking and creative entrepreneurship.
The 2020 edition of Film Prize Junior broke the previous records, with a total of 24 films submitted from 15 schools. More than 900 votes were cast from across the country to determine the Audience Choice Award, which is also a new record. "Face the Melody" from Mount Carmel Academy was selected by the voters to receive the Audience Choice Award for Best Short Film. A panel of industry professionals also voted for the $2,500 Judges’ Choice Award, which was given to "Breaking in the Silence" from Parkway High School.
Two Founder’s Circle awards were given out to "Stardust" from Captain Shreve High School and "The Asset" from St. Louis Catholic High School. The Founder’s Circle awards $250 grants to the winning schools to create films for next year’s festival. An award was also handed out by the Harry V. Booth - Judge Henry A. Politz American Inn of Court. They awarded $250 scholarships to the writers and directors of "Red Christmas" from C.E. Byrd High School and "Broken: A Story of Suicide Prevention" from McKinley Senior High School for the “Freedom of Speech Award.”
In addition to the record number of films, 23 PSAs were submitted for the two sponsored PSA awards.
Related: Caddo, Bossier students win awards at Film Prize Junior
Shreveport Green returned for a second year to spotlight litter reduction, awarding a $500 Judges’ Choice Award to Dejah Wilbert of Captain Shreve High School and a $500 Audience Choice Award to the Media Studies students of Booker T. Washington High School. This year, they were joined by SWEPCO’s energy efficiency PSA contest. SWEPCO awarded a $500 Judges’ Choice Award to Joe To of Caddo Magnet High School and a $500 Audience Choice Award to Paul Tibbets of Parkway High School.
“The entrepreneurial spirit exhibited by the students this year was inspiring to say the least,” said Gregory Kallenberg, executive director of the Prize Foundation. “They persevered through an extremely challenging time and emerged victorious on the other side, ready to take over the world.”
2020 Film Prize Junior Awardees:
- Audience Award for Best Short Film. "Face the Melody," Mount Carmel High School (New Orleans)
- Judges’ Award for Best Short Film. "Breaking in the Silence," Parkway High School (Bossier City)
- Founder’s Circle Award. "Stardust," Capt. Shreve High School (Shreveport)
- Founder’s Circle Award. "The Asset," St. Louis Catholic High School (Lake Charles)
- Shreveport Green Litter Free PSA Audience Award. Media Studies Students, Booker T. Washington High School (Shreveport)
- Shreveport Green Litter Free PSA Judges’ Award. Dejah Wilbert, Capt. Shreve High School (Shreveport)
- SWEPCO Energy Efficiency PSA Audience Award. Joe To, Caddo Magnet High School (Shreveport)
- SWEPCO Energy Efficiency PSA Judges’ Award. Paul Tibbets, Parkway High School (Bossier City)
- The Harry V. Booth - Judge Henry A. Politz American Inn of Court Award (TIE). "Red Christmas," C.E. Byrd High School (Shreveport) and "Broken: A Story of Suicide Prevention," McKinley Senior High School (Baton Rouge)
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