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2013 High School Film Competition Award Recipients Announced!

A special thanks to all the students and teachers who submitted to the 2013 Competition! The Film Selection Committee enjoyed all of the submissions and can’t wait to see next year’s short films and media projects. We can see how much effort and creativity go into each film, and look forward to your submissions next year!

Most Promising Filmmaker
Alejandra Castro
Verrado High School
Lab Rat
Winner of a full scholarship to attend the Sedona Film School in 2013!

Best Group Project
Ken Keene & students
Centennial High School – Media Production
Work Hard, Plow Hard
Winner of a filmmaking workshop at the Sedona Film School, this summer!

Emerging Filmmaker
Alexandra Keene
Centennial High School
Halo 151 Rescue
Winner of an HDV Camera Kit!

Honorable Mention – Group
Jordan Sims & friends
City Honors School – IB Film Class
God Bless Thurston Pierce

Honorable Mention – Individual
Dakota Jones
Mingus Union High School
AM 600

Honorable Mention – Individual
Jordyn Stewart
Centennial High School
Hopeless Romantic

Official Selection
Zachery Kline
Mingus Union High School
Land Lubbers

Official Selection
Nikki Wedemeyer
Metropolitan Arts Institute
Seconds

Official Selection
Haixu Liu
Poughkeepsie Day School
The Masks

2013 High School Film Competition Entry Guidelines

All entries must be postmarked by April 15, 2013.

15 minute maximum length, including credits.
DVD format (Region 1 or Multi-platform).
Films must be in English or have English subtitles.
The entry must have been produced in the last year (after 01/31/12).
Minimal profanity and violence.
Use of music without written consent will result in disqualification.
Limit of one (1) submissions by student or collaborative team
(a student may submit an individual film & be part of a group film).
All entry forms must be signed by the sponsoring faculty member.
Any student or group of students enrolled in grades 7-12 may submit an entry.
Entries must specify which type of film is being submitted. Please choose one of the following:
Narrative, Documentary, or Animation.

Submission Deadline:

All entries must be postmarked by April 15, 2013. The Sedona Film School is not responsible for undelivered mail, returned mail, or delivery service delays.

To Submit Your Short Film:
Download submission PDF forms below, complete and enclose with your DVD submission. Please do not send any original or irreplaceable material as submissions will not be returned.

Mail or deliver completed submission forms and a copy of the project on a DVD to:
Sedona Film School
Film Selection Committee
4215 Arts Village Drive
Sedona, AZ 86336

The Sedona Film School is not responsible for returning submitted films. Filmmakers may pick up their projects after the film festival, during school hours. Any project not picked up by July 15, 2013 will become the property of the film school.

Award Eligibility & Prizes:
Award winners will be notified by May 1, 2013. All winners will receive an all access pass to the SFS Shorts Film Festival.
Please note that each Award has different eligibility guidelines.

Most Promising Filmmaker:
The Most Promising Filmmaker Scholarship is full, in-state tuition (over $5,000 value) for a one-year certificate program in Narrative or Documentary filmmaking at Yavapai College’s Sedona Film School in Sedona, AZ. This scholarship is valid for a high school graduate that is an Arizona resident and applies to the school year beginning in August 2012 ending in May 2013. The scholarship is not redeemable for cash or any other classes at Yavapai College. If education is terminated by the student or the Sedona Film School the scholarship is null and void.

Emerging Filmmaker:
Award given to a student in grades 7-12 who demonstrates excellence and creativity in storytelling in a motion picture. Winner will receive an HDV digital video camera.

Best Group Film:
Award given to a group of four or more students in grades 7-12. The award winning group will receive a filmmaking workshop to be scheduled during the summer of 2013.

Judging:
Short films submitted on or before April 15, 2013 that meet the eligibility requirements will be screened and rated by the Film Selection Committee. Submissions will be judged by a panel of independent filmmakers and industry professionals. Awards will apply to the films with the highest scores and the appropriate eligibility.

Indemnification & Rights:
The SFS Shorts Film Festival is not responsible for lost or damaged entries. Submission of an entry is acknowledgment that the filmmaker and sponsor has obtained any necessary clearances, licenses, approvals, etc. and gives broadcast rights permission in regard to all audio and visual elements, including any non-original aspects of the production. The Sedona Film School retains the non-exclusive, uncompensated right to use the film, in excerpts, or its entirety, for exhibition, promotion or any other purpose.

Sponsors:
Sedona Film School and Yavapai College

Group Submission Form

Click HERE to Download Group Form

Individual Submission Form

Click HERE to Download Individual Form

Award Recipients Announced!

The Film Selection Committee is proud to announce the 2012 High School Film Competition Award Recipients:

Most Promising Filmmaker
Cody Carlson
Higley High School
Sketch
Winner of a full scholarship to attend the Sedona Film School in 2012!

Best Group Project
Brian Turner & students
Mingus Union High School Digital Media Group
Filmmaker Warfare
Winner of a filmmaking workshop at the Sedona Film School, this summer!

Emerging Filmmaker
Scott Minard
Phoenix Country Day School
The EPIC of Bob
Winner of an HDV Camera Kit!

Honorable Mention – Group
Stephanie Lucas & students
Metropolitan Arts Institute
The Slenderman Project

Honorable Mention – Individual
Isaac Keene
Centennial High School
Survivor

Honorable Mention – Individual
Lucy Owens
Skyline High School
Mrs. Taylor Makes Toast

Official Selection
Colton Trcic
Sedona Red Rock High School
Hello

Official Selection
Dakota Jones
Mingus Union High School
Copper-Jerome

2011 High School Film Competition: CONGRATULATIONS!

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The Film Selection Committee is proud to announce the 2011 winners:

Most Promising Filmmaker
Victoria Rincon
Verrado High Scool
Parallel
Winner of a full scholarship to attended the Sedona Film School in 2011!

Best Group Project
Brian Turner
Mingus Union High School Digital Media Group
That One Nerd…
Winner of a filmmaking workshop at the Sedona Film School, this summer!

Emerging Filmmaker
Julianno Ramirez Diaz
Raymond S. Kellis High School
Obsessed with You: Britney Spears Parody
Winner of an HDV Camera Kit!

Honorable Mention – Group
George Haughton
Grand Canyon High School
The Sore Loser

Honorable Mention – Individual
Inhyuk William Hyoung
Verde Valley School
For My Child

Honorable Mention – Individual
Marissa Dermanelian
Metropolitan Arts Institute
Snow of My Home

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Past Years High School Media Competition Award Winners:

2010
* Most Promising Filmmaker: Nick Martinez from Higley High School, Glendale, AZ
Courier West

* Emerging Filmmaker: Katie Owens from Mingus Union High School, Cottonwood, AZ
Through the Lens

* Best Group Project: Boulder Creek High School Media Production, Mrs. Suddarth’s Class
Eighteen
239* Honorable Mention: Raymond S. Kellis High School, Advanced Media Productions
Who We Make You by Daniel Jay Margiotta
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2009
Best Group Project
(Tie in this category)
Cactus Shadows High School’s Falcon Media Group
Moribund
Mr. William Watters
Cody Passey, Evan Weinkle, Calahan Uribe, Robyn Sturgis

Mingus Union High School Media Class
for their movie trailer Snapshot
Mr. Brian Turner
Katie Owens
Leise Landreth
Josh Kunze
Liz Furphy
Ian Blake
Jim Helmeczi
Randy Champlin Jr.

Both media classes attended a filmmaking workshop at SFS last year.

Emerging Filmmaker
Lukas Gallegos from Bradshaw Mountain High School
The Unwanted Love

Most Promising Filmmaker
Kira Shelton from Sunrise Mountain High School
for her PSA on Depression