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June 29, 2016
VISUAL AND MEDIA ARTS HOSTS SUMMER SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL
Hot Springs, Arkansas – The National Park College (NPC) student Film Group of the Visual and Media Arts Department hosted a Summer Shorts Film Festival for young filmmakers Tuesday on the NPC campus. The festival featured students currently attending area colleges and high schools. Cash prizes of $500 were awarded for the best picture in both the college and high school categories. Second place films in each category were awarded $250, and third place films received $100.
Featured films and those who received awards were selected by jury. Winners included the following.
First place, College Category: Follow
Gideon Garcia, Ouachita Baptist University; Julio Zavala, National Park College; and
Oscar Sauceda, University of Central Arkansas
Second place, College Category: When God Calls
Gideon Garcia, Ouachita Baptist University; Julio Zavala, National Park College; and
Oscar Sauceda, University of Central Arkansas
Third place, College Category: Paradox
Julio Zavala, National Park College; and Israel Sanchez, National Park College.
First place, High School Category: More Than a Foster Home
Brett Stinemann, Lakeside High School
Second place, High School Category: Color My World
Connor Holmes, Lake Hamilton High School
Third place, High School Category: Freedom Is Not Free
Madelyn Lawrence, Lakeside High School; and Jasmine Gonzales, Lakeside High School
Pictured left to right – Front: Mason Tabor; Middle: Dominique Kuykendall, Emily Wilkerson, Brett Stinemann, Connor Holmes, Julio Zavala; Back: Steve Helms.
Roger Fox, Chair of the Communications/Arts department said, “Mr. Browne spent countless hours organizing this Short Films festival, and the participating students spent a great deal of time and work on their submissions. I would like to thank all of them and others who participated for their efforts. We look forward to this being an annual event involving both high school and college filmmakers. Obviously, we have a great deal of creativity and talent in this area. Some of the films debuting Tuesday could very well make the cut for this fall’s Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival.”
