Saturday, October 13, 2018

ACADEMY NOMINATES BALLARD STUDENTS FOR NATIONAL PRODUCTION AWARDS


The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) has nominated students in Ballard High School’s Digital Filmmaking Program for six National Student Production Awards.  Members of the Academy selected the nominees from regional winners produced by students throughout the nation. 

Altogether, nine productions by students in the Northwest Region (Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska) were nominated for national awards.   

The awards will be live-streamed from the Los Angeles campus of Emerson College on Thursday, October 18 at noon, and will be hosted by television personality Tom Bergeron, star of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars.  You can view the presentation at https://www.facebook.com/TheEmmys .

Ballard’s nominations reflect the diverse skills students learn in the program.  These productions can be seen on the Digital Filmmaking Program’s vimeo page at www.vimeo.com/bhsfilmprogram.  Here are Ballard’s national nominations by category. 

Best Short Form Fiction Film:
Bottled Emotions by Zach Boone, PJ Hase, Aidan Jereczek & Bailey Wall

Best Short Form Non-Fiction Film:
On the Backs of Salmon by Miles Whitworth, Cecilia O’Rollins, Chris Barrett, Martin Bolivar, Caroline Harader, Jasper Land, Maddie Lausted, Freeman Marshall & Aaron Miller

Best Long Form Non-Fiction Film:
Oso Strong by Maddie Lausted & Freeman Marshall

Best Editor:
Bottled Emotions, Editing by Zach Boone, PJ Hase, Aidan Jereczek & Bailey Wall

Best Audio/Sound:
Paul, Dark, and Handsome, Audio by Cole Kastner

Best Writer:
Richard, Writing by Wylie Soltes