The festival was judged by a panel of 23 industry professionals and college media professors. The event was organized by the Media Educators Excellence Team (MEET) and sponsored by Adobe, the Art Institute of Seattle, Shoreline Community College, Seattle University Film Studies, the Academy of Interactive Entertainment and Key Code Media. For more information on the NWHSFF, visit www.nwhsff.org.
BHS productions were honored in six different categories, reflecting the diverse skills and talents of Ballard’s film students. Some of the winning productions will be shown on Friday, June 1 at The Showing, a screening of work by students in the BHS Video Production Program. The event begins at 7 p.m. in the BHS auditorium. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students and will be sold at the door.
Ballard’s Northwest High School Film Festival winners:
AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE
Comedic Narrative
The Number
Alex Guettler, Ana Krafchick, Helen Miller
Commercial
Crash Landing Pizza
Ariahna Ghormley, Louis Weissman, Mackenzie Wright
News Feature
Your Teen Health Center
Zachary Green, Isaiah Hoban Halversen, Kimi Rutledge
Public Service Announcement
Ballard Food Bank
Brittney Blokker, Jacob Scott, Sam Weller
Paper or Plastic
Oona Lowe, David Moore, Adlai Nissen
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Comedic Narrative
Chalk
Kenton King, Adlai Nissen, Silvano Ross
Thanks for Nothing
Cedar Crook, Alex James, Brianna Kadem
Dramatic Narrative
The Craft
Walker Evans, Elise Neroutsos, Sam Weller, James Vitz-Wong
Falling
Dayan Flynn-Walsh, Oona Lowe, Mackenzie Wright
Making a Mark
Brittney Blokker, Helen Miller, Sam Weller
Sunlight
Isaiah Hoban Halversen, Kenji Takada-Dill
Music Video
We Are the Children
John Christensen, Darienne Noelle-Clark, Alex Scheller, Jacob Scott
Public Service Announcement
Extend School Lunch
Nick Coons-Levy, Gabe Fabens, Quinlin North, Lorenzo Rossi
Trash Talks
Julian Amrine, Nick Hauger, Josh Vredevoogd
