The 10th annual Reel Teens Festival was held October 8 - 10, in Upstate New York. A panel of entertainment industry judges awarded prizes to the best entries in 13 categories with a special Juror's Award presented as well. In addition, at each screening the audience voted for their favorite and an Audience Award was presented. 486 entries were received from across the United States and around the world, with 80 finalists screened over the 3 days. Each winner received $100, a "Felix" statuette, a Reel Teens T-Shirt, and a Certficate of Achievemement. The winners are:
The winners are:
Best Fiction -Brains – Loren Ruiz, Spy Hop Productions, Salt lake City, UT
Best Short Fiction -Falling Asleep for Her – Chris Murphy, Niskayuna High School, Niskayuna, NY
Best Short Fiction - Drum Set - Alexande Gilret - Niskayuna High School, Niskayuna, NY
Best Documentary -Doing well in Ethiopia – Jake Gutman, Harvard-Westlake School,
North Hollywood, CA
Best Short Documentary - Perception - Ashley Longmire, Reel Works, Brooklyn, NY
Best Video Diary - Mother - Kimberly Scott, Reel Works, Brooklyn, NY
Best News Magazine - Sleepy Hollow Digital News - Sleepy Hollow High School,
Tarrytown, NY
Best Animation - Voytek & Bon Bon - Robin Richardson, Woodstock, NY
Best Animation - (Un)happyland - Aiden Keith-Hynes, Light House Studio - Charlottesville, VA
Best 3D Animation - Airborne - Chris Parrella, Niskayuna High School, Niskayuna, NY
Best Stop-Motion Animation - White Board - Alexandra Kratochvil, Marissa Di Risio Warren Hills Regional High School, Washington, NJ
Best Claymation - Barn Dance - Daniel Kison, Columbia High School, Maplewood, NJ
Best Visual Arts - Baton - Raychel Brightman, Bay Shore High School, Bay Shore, NY
Best Visual Poetry - Consciousness - Cinda Danh, Raw Arts Works, Lynn, MA
Best Music Video - Pro-Homo - Reel Grris, Seattle, WA
Best Music Video - Calculation - Zack Handler, Brewster High School, Brewster, NY
Best PSA - Decisions - Juan Cubillo, Hallandale High School, Hallandale, FL
Best PSA - Giros (Turns) - Fundaacine Kine, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Best Long PSA - Depression - Rachel Ruth Dassaro, Academy for Careers in TV and Film, Long Island City, NY
The Judges Award - Michael - Luke Boyles, Carmel, IN
The Audience Awards:
Doing Well in Ethiopia - Jake Gutman, Harvard-Westlake School, N. Hollywood, CA
Oscar and Violet - Lily Brown, St Ann's School, Brooklyn, NY
Michael - Luke Boyles, Carmel, IN
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