
2017 Film and Audio Festival Winners
Congratulations to all the winners of the 2016-2017 Film Festival.
Short Documentary
- First Place: Welcome Home Brother by Tim Morris & Isaac Fowler, University of Tennessee
- Second Place: City of Deportees Pt. II by Antonio deLoera Brust, Los Angeles Loyola
- Third Place: Never Giving Up by Isaac Ward & Katie Overton, University of Tennessee
- Honorable Mention: DACA by Anibal Alcarez & Alyssa Pajarillo, Southwestern Community College
Long Documentary
- First Place: The Comeback by Bailey Ketchum, Missouri Western State University
- Second Place: How Does the City of Savannah Negotiate its Complicated Past? by Sarah Carroll, Berry College
- Third Place: Eugene Morgan: Blues Chronicles from the Burgh by Matthew DiVito & Wafi Alghanim, Robert Morris University
Video News Package
- First Place: Inauguration by Jessica Babb, Baylor University
- Second Place: MLK by Tara Barbe, Southeastern Louisiana University
- Third Place: Women’s March by Jessica Babb, Baylor University
Creative Film
- First Place: The History Project by Chris Scott, Berry College
- Second Place: Guessing ASL Signs by Federico Planchõn, Matt Norris, Alina Greene and Dina Le, North Carolina State University
- Third Place: The Channel by Courtney Bruno, Nick Harrison and Trevor Vampran, Southeastern Louisiana University
Video Feature Package
- First Place: Han Mai Huynh by Sachiko Jayaratne, Texas Wesleyan University
- Second Place: Meet Knoxville’s Backyard Boat Builders by Abby Bower & Brock Zych, University of Tennessee
- Third Place: Pet Housing Welcomes Unorthodox Furry Friend by Madelin Ryan, Berry College
Video Sports Package
- First Place: Acrobatics & Tumbling by Elisabeth Tharp, Baylor University
- Second Place: Tim Tebow, Trading Touchdowns for Homers by Allie Pritchett, Berry College
- Third Place: Women’s Golf by Sachiko Jayaratne, Texas Wesleyan University
Video Newscast
- First Place: The Griffin Newscast by Eiljah Smith, Missouri Western State University
- Second Place: 2016 SCJ Presidential Election Night Coverage by Sam Anthony, Vince Russo, Delaney Hassell, Eddie Sheehy, Nick Milliron, Morgan Torchia and Alec Balenciaga, Robert Morris University
- Third Place: Baylor Newscast by Jessica Babb, Christy Soto, Elisabeth Tharp and Morgan Kilgo, Baylor University
Promotional Video
- First Place: Loyd Maleek, Appalachian State University
- Second Place: Tina Huynh, Texas Wesleyan University
- Third Place: Federico Planchõn, North Carolina State University