Fourteen Digital Media Technology seniors at St. Clair TEC won or shared 9 awards at the 2020 Michigan Student Film Festival. The students worked remotely to create or complete their projects. The TEC building has been closed since March 16.
Lesley Murphy, DMT instructor at TEC, said, “All of our DMT entries won an award, with one earning the Best in Show, which is the highest honor.”
The Michigan Student Film Festival provides a public venue for the work of students in grades K-12, as well as giving recognition and significant awards to young media artists. The film festival is presented through the nonprofit organization DAFT (Digital Arts, Film, and Television).
Typically, the festival would screen the Best in Show nominees at the Detroit Institute of Art, but this year they will be streaming the award winners. Here are the TEC winners:
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“The Bear” by Sydney Lewis, Algonac High School, won the “merit” award
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“AI Conflict” by Christian Gary, Port Huron Northern High School, won the “honor” award
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“The Taxman” by Gabby Hand, Port Huron High School, and Emily Lask, Blue Water Middle College, won the “honor” award
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“Bated Breath” by Faith Serio, Memphis High School, and Maya Scott, Capac High School, won “excellence” award
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“Foreign Love” by Jackie Rodriguez, Capac High School, and Emily Whitehead, Marine City High School, won the “excellence” award
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“Kuru” by Angela Mugan and Mikayla Madley, both from Port Huron Northern High School, won the “excellence” award
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“SuperLosers Mockumentary” by Sam Eipperle, Port Huron High School, and Matt Cornejo, Marine City High School, won the “excellence” award
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“Blue Water Area on Rails” by Jared Bryson, Marine City High School, won the “Best in Show” award for documentaries.
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“The Other Guy” by Jade Rattee and Lacei Fuller, both of Port Huron High School, also received the “excellence” award for their film
DAFT will stream Michigan Student Film Festival awards on DAFT’s Facebook event page at this link.
