CMA is proud to share the results of the Film and Audio Festival. Winners were announced at #collegemedia20, the ACP/CMA Fall National College Media Convention, held virtually Oct. 22-24. 

CMA would like to give a heartfelt thank you to Paul Glover (Henderson State University) and Tom Grant (Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College) for chairing this immensely successful festival this year.

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Congratulations to all the Film and Audio Festival winners! 

 Animation

• First Place: Mason McGrew, Buddy’s Christmas Story, Buena Vista University
• Second Place: Ellen Pu and Nick Langenfeld, DisOriented: Cheap Labor and Exclusion Acts, The University of Texas at Dallas
• Third Place: Maurizio Casamassima and Estefano Reyes, José the Clown, Miami Dade College – Eduardo J. Padrón Campus

Audio Creative

• First Place: Max Fredrick and Gideon Patrick, Script to Screen , University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
• Second Place: Jackson Witsell and Zachary Turner, HollyWOLF studios Podcast, University of West Georgia
• Third Place: Timothy Oglesby, Donovan Taggart and Ethan Orphe, Beat Rhymes and Opinions Podcast, University of West Georgia

Audio Documentary

• First Place: Rachel Ryan, Barista Bellyaches, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
• Second Place: Marvin  Dunmeyer, Marvin Dunmeyer: Personal Narrative, York College of Pennsylvania
• Third Place: Isabelle Haas and Leena Grip, Immigration Story, Buena Vista University

Best DJ Performance

• First Place: Ethan Schmidt, Ethan Schmidt, Henderson State University
• Second Place: Kaleigh Whatley, Kaleigh Whatley, University of West Georgia

Creative

• First Place: Mason McGrew, Justin Sampson and Guy Tannenbaum, Clean Up Duty, Buena Vista University
• Second Place: Zachary Hess, Chronic Dissonance, Buena Vista University
• Third Place: Student Video Productions Staff, Student Video Productions Staff: Creative, Colorado State University

Long Documentary 

• First Place: Behind the Handle Cinematic Documentary Crew, Behind the Handle, University of Guelph-Humber
• Second Place: Franklin E.S. Harris Jr., Danian Douglas and Somers T. Steelman, Unexpected Bond, Syracuse University
• Third Place: Jerry Burch, Noah’s Story: Arizona’s “Red For Ed”, Glendale Community College
• Honorable Mention: Veronica Backer-Peral and Anastasia Glushneva, Election 2020: Students Take Action Against Systemic Racism, Loyola Marymount University

Newscast

• First Place: Owl Sports Staff, Cherry Team Show 2/27/20, Temple University
• Second Place: Lariat TV News staff, Global News Relay, Baylor University
• Third Place: Justin Stevens, Ben Ezzy, Michelle Ng-Reyes, Gianna Sanchez, Tommy Fletcher, UMTV Covid-19 Special Show, University of Miami

Short Documentary

• First Place: Jenny Nguyen, Saigon’s Daughter, Marywood University
• Second Place: Madeline Powell, I Am My Crown: Natural Hair, Syracuse University
• Third Place: Gabriel Rhoden, Home Grown, University of North Alabama
• Honorable Mention: Marvin Dunmeyer, A Family in Quarantine, York College of Pennsylvania

Video Feature Package

• First Place: Jessica Stallard, Bakery, Missouri Western State University
• Second Place: Lydia Blackstone, Will Kronsberg, Frank Martinez, A Barber Shop Like No Other, University of South Carolina
• Third Place: Krista McAllister, Krista McAllister Video Feature Package, Colorado State University
• Honorable Mention: Kate Mazade, National Veterans Resource Center, Syracuse University

Video News Package

• First Place: “Zachary Hess, Justin Sampson, Jordyn Daggs-Olson, Guy Tannenbaum, BVU Cuts Theater Program, Buena Vista University
• Second Place: Ward Jolles and Vincent Arceo, I Can’t Breathe Rally Turns Violent, University of South Carolina
• Third Place: Chase Bachman, Ferry Service Adapting in Wake of Coronavirus, Bowling Green State University

Video Sports Package

• First Place: Jackson Neill, Jackon Neill Drone Piece, Temple University
• Second Place: Chase Bachman, Angela Perry Leads the Falcons, Bowling Green State University
• Third Place: Connor Davidson, No Fans, Appalachian State University