CMA is proud to share the results of the Film Festival. Winners were announced at #collegemedia19, the ACP/CMA Fall National College Media Convention, held Oct. 31 – Nov. 3, 2019 in Washington D.C. 

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Congratulations to all the film festival winners! 

 Animation

• First Place: Jake Smith and TJ Oleson, Appalachian Animation, Appalachian State University
• Second Place: Mason McGrew, Spark of Creativity, Buena Vista University

Audio Creative

• First Place: The WOLF Internet Radio, Imagining, University of West Georgia
• Second Place: Ethan Orphe, Anistalgia, University of West Georgia

Audio Documentary

• First Place: Anita Weiner, Singing May Help Seniors Live Healthier, Middlesex Community College
• Second Place: Anita Weiner, The Matzoh Challenge, Middlesex Community College
• Third Place: Dylon Klubertanz, Rich the Barber, University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh

Creative

• First Place: Nainoa Andrade, Punahou Carnival, University of Hawaii at Manoa
• Second Place: Wyatt Duemler, Finger Guns, Berry College
• Third Place: Olivia Williams and Jake Smith, App All Night Promo, Appalachian State University
• Honorable Mention: Daniel Colella, Summer Storm, College of Charleston

Feature Video

• First Place: Paige Mathison, Gerry Stecca, Savannah College of Art and Design
• Second Place: Abril Casteneda, Scott Fleemer and Jake Helmen, Taus Get Yolked, Ball State University
• Third Place: Tyree Jakes, Lloyd the Cat, Ball State University
• Honorable Mention: Kennedy Dendy, Brooklyn and Bailey, Baylor University

Long Documentary 

• First Place: Sean Bull, Parks and Landmarks, Madison College
• Second Place: Mason McGrew, Guy Tannenbaum & Nicholas Henrichs, Guns in the Heartland, Buena Vista University
• Third Place: Nicole Kern, L. Eleanor Mathers & the Senior Design Team, Where Champions are Born, Florida Tech
• Honorable Mention: Kynan Marlin, Fight of a Lifetime, Arizona State University

Video Newscast

• First Place: Sarah Metts, Vito Malacari, Erin Steffe, Alyssa Mancuso, Ben Zimmerman, Sean Rodman, Sean McGeehan, Celena Sanchez, Tom Hughes, Owl Sports Update 11/15/2018, Temple University
• Second Place: Al Dia Border Team, Al Dia: A Border Emergency,  California State University Fullerton
• Third Place: Ira David, Rob Gelber, Sadie Maddock, Saniye Wilson, Appalachian Weekly News, Appalachian State University

News Package

• First Place: Kennedy Dendy, Oakman Found Not Guilty, Baylor University
• Second Place: Ward Jolles and Spencer Buckler, Beto O’Rourke USC Visit | SGTV News 4, University of South Carolina
• Third Place: The Ball State Daily News, “Snowball fight”, Ball State University
• Honorable Mention: Johnathan Carter and Dan Gilliam, Technician Weekly Recap, April 12, 2019, North Carolina State University

Short Documentary

• First Place: Kynan Marlin, Life’s Curveball — the Stallard Story, Arizona State University
• Second Place: Kylie Procita, Auralee Mayfield, Alexander Puga & Jordan Vescio, Farm Truck 912, Savannah College of Art and Design
• Third Place: Kayla Drake, Former Olympian Balances Parenthood and College, Lindenwood University
• Honorable Mention: Natalie Wade, Braids, DePaul University

Sports Video

• First Place: Sarah Metts, Erin Steffe and Alyssa Mancuso, Finding a Home: Temple TUFF, Temple University
• Second Place: Ali McCann, Maria Cantu, and Brianna Lucidonio, To Kane: From your Temple Football Family, Temple University
• Third Place: Noah Syverson, I try and Catch the Ball, Berry College
• Honorable Mention: Raven Watch Staff, Raven Watch, Anderson University 

Best DJ Personality

• First Place: Gabrielle Tigner, “Gabby Speaks”, University of West Georgia
• Second Place: Andrew Haese, “Andrew Haese Aircheck”, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
• Third Place: Jordan Hall, “Jordan”, University of West Georgia
• Honorable Mention: Omar Alacorta, Omar Alacorta, Buena Vista University

Promotional Audio

• First Place: Ayres Harrison, California State University – Bakersfield