Students from the region participated in the All-New England Film Festival for High School Students at Williston May 11, 2012. The following were the winners:
Best Film: Breezeless, Charles Frank, WNS
Most Creative: Elise’s Dream Nicholas Motyka West Springfield HS
Best Documentary: The Harry Potter Phenomenon, Eva Araya, Hotchkiss School
Best Editing: Dreamer, Daisuke Hosokawa, Governors Academy
Best Screenplay: A Zombie Romance, Brian Ryu, Hotchkiss School
Best Special Effects: The Movie, Cade Zawacki, WNS
Best Cinematography: Mark Spaulding, Alex Kozikowski, WNS
Among the judges were alumni Steve Porter ’97 of Porterhouse Media, Loren Feinstein ’01, co-producer with his brother Matt ’99 of the award-winning documentary Ciclovida: Lifecycle, and Patrick Burns ’89, creator of commercial, documentary, corporate image, advertising and PR work using film, video and photography.