Congratulations to all the winners of the 2016-2017 Film Festival. 

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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