WPB Kids Among Film Festival Honorees

The Palm Beach International Film Festival (PBIFF) – in collaboration with the Palm Beach County Film & Television Commission, announced finalists for the 2016 Student Showcase of Films. The finalists were selected out of 254 eligible submissions and 1,557 overall submissions. The winners will be announced Friday, March 11th, at Lynn University’s Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center in Boca Raton, Florida.

The placements of the winners for the Feature/Short category, as well as the Burt Reynolds and Sara Fuller scholarship winners, will be announced at the 21st Annual Red Carpet Awards Show. The finalists, listed in alphabetical order, are:

Burt Reynolds Scholarship Finalists

Chayse Banks, Dreyfoos School of the Arts

Jonathan Lockhart Jr, G-Star School of the Arts

Jesse Miller, G-Star School of the Arts

William Ruback, G-Star School of the Arts

Kaci Sleeth, Seminole Ridge High School

Feature/Short, College Award Winners

Whitney Clinkscales, Florida State University, Hush

Yingxiang Huang, Florida State University, Isa and the Frog Prince

Saad Nawab, Florida State University, Frankenstein’s Light

Feature/Short, High School Award Winners

William Stead, Harrison School of the Arts, Common Ground

William Stead, Harrison School of the Arts, Crash Course

Jesse Veliz, Calvary Christian Academy, Friend-tervention

SSOF’s competition winners in other categories include:

1st Place Commercial/PSA Award Winner

Will Fritz, Dreyfoos School of the Arts, Bass Egg Tire Burnout

1st Place Keep Palm Beach County Beautiful Environmental PSA Award Winner

Anna Mott, Key West High School, Keep our Beaches Beautiful

1st Place “Know Difference” Mental Health Awareness PSA Award Winner (NEW for 2016)

Cristian Aguiar, G-Star School of the Arts, Equality

1st Place Documentary Award Winner

Gabriel Souza, Florida State University, Finless

1st Place Music Video Award Winner

Kaci Sleeth, Seminole Ridge High School, Possibilities

1st Place Animation Award Winner

Isabela Littger, Anna Paddock & Kriti Kaur, Kriti Kaur Kriti KaurRingling College of Art and Design, None of That

1st Place Nellie & Fred Chasin Screenwriting Award Winner

Jesse Timm, Full Sail University, Life in the Moment

1st Place Poster Design Award Winner

Bailey Glazer, Nova Southeastern University, 2017 Poster Design

The top ten high school feature/shorts, as scored by the judges, are eligible for online voting now open through midnight on March 10th. The feature short with the most votes will receive the Audience Award at the Student Showcase of Films. Cast your vote by going to http://pbcgov.com/filmfestival/. Entries for the Audience Award include:

Cristian Aguiar, G-Star School of the Arts, America

Erica Criss, Key West High School, What If?

Aaron Gauger, Dixie Hollins High School, Could Be Worse

Maddie Glas, Howard W. Blake High School, Sincerely, Me

Wesley Hayes, Harrison School of the Arts, Double Trouble

Wesley Hayes, Harrison School of the Arts, Tick Tock

Mackenzie Pike, Harrison School of the Arts, Whipped

William Stead, Harrison School of the Arts, Common Ground

William Stead, Harrison School of the Arts, Crash Course

Jesse Veliz, Calvary Christian Academy, Friend-tervention