BALLARD FILMS TAKE TOP PRIZES AT INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS

Sophia Esquinasi in In the Wings

 

Two films by students from Ballard’s Digital Filmmaking Program have recently won top prizes at international film festivals.  Blood Cargo, by Brendan Hickey, Liv D’Arche, Ben Murphy, and Talin Phillips, won Film of the Year at the STARdance Film Festival in Los Angeles.  The festival had 380 entries.  

In the Wings, by Marley Rankin, Max Beaulieu & Emma Lee, won Best Short Fiction Film at American University’s Discover the World of Communications Film Festival in Washington DC.  Films were judged by college professors and industry professionals.  The festival received 125 entries.  

Both films had their premiere at the Ballard Film Festival (BFF) on March 2.  The next BFF will be Saturday, June 15 at 7 pm in the BHS auditorium.  Tickets are $5 for students and $10 for adults and will be sold at the door.