Past Winners
2024
Jury Award
IN BETWEEN - Rhedyn Simmonds - Nashua Technology Center
Jury Award Runner Up - MY CTE STORY - Grace Mack - Pinkerton Academy
Jury Award Finalist - EMISSARY - Josh MacMillan and Kira Hart - Salem High School CTE
Best Narrative Fiction - IN BETWEEN - Rhedyn Simmonds - Nashua Technology Center
Best Documentary - MY CTE STORY - Grace Mack - Pinkerton Academy
Best Animation/Stop Motion - THE END - Cate Shriever - Souhegan High School
Best Cinematography - CONNECTIONS TO PASSIONS - Brynn Daigle - Plymouth Regional High School
Best Original Score - EVERYTHING GOES WRONG THE MUSICAL - Johanna Desfosses, Ava Denehy, Jacoby Rebello, Kyle Martell, Kaiden Miller, Malachi Snyder - Nashua Technology Center
2023
Jury Award
CLOSED CIRCUIT - Grace Mack - Pinkerton Academy
Jury Award Runner Up
BETWEEN THE LINES - Lucas Mayer, Michael Follo, James Kelleher, Noah Lopshire, and Patrick Waldron - Pinkerton Academy
Jury Award Finalists
BENEATH- Ross Corman-O'Reilly - Merrimack High School
UN-COMPOSED - Samantha Mastroberte and Yahli Irelander - Salem High School
EXULANSIS - Brynn Daigle and Clara McCauley - Plymouth Regional High School
2022
Jury Award
EVEREST TO END DUCHENNE - Fletcher Maggs - ConVal High School
Jury Award Runner Up
WRITER'S BLOCK - Charlotte Scott and Braden York - Salem High School
Jury Award Finalists
ANDANTE - Chris Renaud - Concord High School
LONE ROSE - Hailey McMahon - Nashua Technology Center
THE FINAL HOORAH- Shannon Hargraves and Max Pettus - Souhegan High School
2021
Jury Award
A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE - Nick Donovan, Katie Jamer, Alfredo DaCunha - Salem High School - Blue Devil Film Club
Jury Award Runner Up
END OF US - Cade Earick, Jonathan Picard - Plymouth Regional High School
Jury Award Finalists
MONARCHS - Gabe Hendershot - Coe-Brown Northwood Academy
SHUT EYE - Ben Almeida, Eve Miller, Matt Sanchez, Kathryn Page - Nashua Technology Center
FAÇADE- Garrett Calusdian, Josh Truesdale, Ahna Gainey, Spencer McIntyre - Londonderry High School
Best PSA
STRUGGLING WITH ADDICTION - Andre Prince, Mikayla Savageau, Ben Knutson, Cole Lagueux Atkinson, Allison Simonds - Nashua Technology Center
2020
JURY AWARD:
THE BEAUTY OF BELIEVING - Michaela Short - Pinkerton Academy
JURY AWARD RUNNER-UP:
IT’S ALL ABOUT THE GREEN - Lily Hipp - Souhegan High School
JURY AWARD FINALISTS:
COLOR DANCE - Lyle & Ellye Setnik-King - Concord High School
MIRRORED - Garret Fleury, Tyler LaPlant, Charlie McKelvey, Alyana Broderick, Julia Rogers - Nashua Technology Center
UNFORTUNATE - Charlie McKelvey - Nashua Technology Center
PSA AWARD:
SEE SOMETHING SAY SOMETHING - Grace Lumley, Nick Donovan, Valerie Sacco, Alfredo Dacunha - Salem High School
QUARANTINE AWARD:
THE DARK MODE - Aziz Guedoura - Somersworth CTC
OUT OF BOUNDS AWARD:
COVID-19: A DOCUMENTARY - Zoe Deyermond - Pinkerton Academy
2019
JURY AWARD:
KIDNAPPED COW CAPER - Lily Hipp - Souhegan High School
JURY AWARD RUNNER-UP:
FAMILY BUSINESS - Oskar Hirte, Clay Laplante, Brandon Depew - Pinkerton Academy
JURY AWARD FINALISTS:
LATER - Nick Donovan, Grace Lumley, Brighid Lampry - Salem High School
ONE OF A KIND - Alyssa Spiller - ConVal Regional High School
FINGER CUFF - Mackenzie Mooney, Zoe Deyermond, Abby Nelson, Kaylla Damaceno - Pinkerton Academy
PSA AWARD:
5 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESS - Anna Carroll - Salem High School
2018
JURY AWARD:
THE WAITER - Briana Demers, Grace Lumley, Nate Magoon - Salem High School
JURY AWARD RUNNER-UP:
THE LETTER - Kenny Sullivan, Nick Hurman, Brandon Depew - Pinkerton Academy
JURY AWARD FINALISTS:
CAPTAIN DAB - Joshua McDevitt, Kellen Sheehan, Tyler McCallum - Nashua Technology Center
GOD'S ACRE - Crenden Nault - Salem High School
WORTHLESS - Autumn-Rose Bogdan, Rheannon Rodriguez - Salem High School
PSA AWARD:
DRIVE SAFE PSA - Jeff Lybarger, Myles Ditkoff, Johnny Chavira, Sarah Eaton - Keene High School
2017
JURY AWARD:
BISQUE - Briana Demers, Jenna-Rae Macy, Nathanial Magoon, Grace Lumley - Salem High School
JURY AWARD RUNNER-UP:
DISCONNECT - Samuel Ebner - Plymouth Regional High School
JURY AWARD FINALISTS:
DEAR BROTHER - Chloe Pacocha, Austin Small - Pinkerton Academy
THE LIFE OF STEPHEN DOMINKO - Carly Storro - ConVal Regional High School
SPACEMAN - John Morin, Lubomir Rzepka, Ryan Bellarose, Jack Readman - Bedford High School
PSA AWARD:
SOMEONE IS WAITING - Zaq Rivera, Hailey Hicks - Pinkerton Academy
20016
Jury Award:
ANSWER - John Morin, Grant Mangan, Nicola DiTomaso, Lubomir Rzepka - Bedford High School
Jury Award Runner-Up:
SKETCHY - Taylor-Rae Lancaster, Lilia Ross, Sarah Ropple - Pinkerton Academy
Jury Award Finalists:
SLICK -Grant Mangan, Johnathon Gabert - Bedford High School
PRIMARY COLORS - Troy Lustick, Dino Mitchell - Nashua Technology Center
I’M WITH THE BAND - Olivia Mullins - ConVal Regional High School
Public Service Announcement (PSA) Award:
WASH YOUR HANDS PSA - Rosie Parrish - Nashua Technology Center
2015
Jury Award:
APPROVAL - Andrew Sevigny - Nashua Technology Center
Jury Award Runner-Up:
WOLF MAN - Peter Dubois, Patrick Mulhern, Jake Aldrich, Conrad Dundorf - Oyster River High School
Jury Award Finalists:
DO SOMETHING MEANINGFUL PROJECT - Shelby Shepherd - Oyster River High School
PERSPECTIVE - Kyle Masury - Seacoast School of Technology
EVIL - Jenelle Giordano, Allie Patt, Ryan Fuller - Pinkerton Academy
Public Service Announcement (PSA) Award:
PUT AN END TO BULLYING PSA - Tyler Thompson, Nicholas Arenburg - Nashua Technology Center
2014
Jury Award:
FRAGARIA - Noah Levin, Nick Auger - Pinkerton Academy
Jury Award Runner-Up:
JUST ANOTHER SKI MOVIE - Jonathan Klutsch - Londonderry High School
Jury Award Finalists:
THE VISION OF AN INNOCENT SOLDIER - John Roberts - Alvirne High School
MY MOVIE - Riley Greer - Derryfield School
PIECES OF ME - Jessica DeRosa, Kathryn McDermot - Salem High School
Honorable Mentions:
ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES - Michael Long - Pinkerton Academy
DOCUMENTED ALIEN - Linda Abukhalaf - Nashua Technology Center
PSA Award:
EMPTY STAGE - Jacob Lavoie, Angeleah Andrews, Colleen Finn - Nashua technology Center
Audience Award (Tie):
LOVE CONSULTING - Brooke Solomon, Spencer Fleming - Bishop Brady High School
REVOLUTION - Chris Livernois, Kyle Montibello, Sean Montibello, Anna Shreshkeyev - Londonderry High School
2013
Jury Award:
A COMING OUT STORY - Corey Graff - Bedford High School
Jury Award Runner-Up:
SHUFFLE - Alex Bourgoin, Brandon Elliott, Tyler St. Onge, James Troy - Pinkerton Academy
Jury Award Finalists:
THE PRETZEL THIEF - Jeff Andrew - Bow High School
I SAID: SMILE! - Pedro Pimentel - Concord High School
THIS IS FOR US - Rachel Murphy, Denise Renalds - Salem High School
Audience Award:
SHUFFLE - Alex Bourgoin, Brandon Elliott, Tyler St. Onge, James Troy - Pinkerton Academy
PSA Award:
WALK - Peter Eisan, Alexander Fredette, Darvin Florian, Cameron Michalewicz - Salem High School
2012
Jury Award:
ANALOGOUS - Callee Thompson, Rochely Zapata - Pinkerton Academy
Jury Award Runner-Up:
COLOR MY WORLD - Ian Avery-Leaf, Chad Burns - Oyster River High School
Jury Award Finalists:
THE CHAMP - Sam Waterhouse - Pinkerton Academy
DEAD WRONG - Tyler Stanley - Nashua High School South
MELIORATION - Alex Fauver, Charlotte Kennett - Kennett High School
Audience Award:
HIDDEN - Paul Cooper, Noah Levin, Aaron Small - Pinkerton Academy
PSA Award:
NH FOOD BANK - Christine Brennan, Natallie Raper, Emily Rauseo, Meaghan Tosi - Bishop Brady High School
Best Cinematography:
CRUISIN’ - Andrew Dixon - Kingswood Regional High School
Best Editing:
KILLING TIME - Ethan Hogan, Dakota Lustick - Nashua High School North
2011
Jury Award:
ETZ CHAYIM: TREE OF LIFE - Gwen Wilson - Exeter High School
Jury Award Runner-Up:
CRAVINGS - Jin Kim - Phillips Exeter Academy
Jury Award Finalists:
IMPACT - Breanne Mullen, Miranda Ronan - Pinkerton Academy
PEACE IN PORTSMOUTH: A VICTORY FOR THE WORLD - Chandra Boudreau, Ariel Fleischer, Zachary Keefe, Charles Rickarby, Ian Smith - Exeter High School
SPEED DATING: LOVE AT FIRST SCYTHE - Kaitlyn Maloney - Souhegan High School
Audience Award:
PEACE IN PORTSMOUTH: A VICTORY FOR THE WORLD - Chandra Boudreau, Ariel Fleischer, Zachary Keefe, Charles Rickarby, Ian Smith - Exeter High School
Honorable Mentions:
THE INTERROGATION OF A SUSPECTED ARSONIST - Erik Nikander - Hollis-Brookline High School
THE SCAVENGER - Dakota Lustick, Ethan Hogan - Nashua High School North
2010
Jury Award:
HOME VS. HOMELESS - Jeremy Holbert, Tim Taylor, Ben Pacocha - Pinkerton Academy
Jury Award Runner-Up:
BEGINNING’S END - David Nieman - Brewster Academy
Jury Award Finalists:
CARPE DIEM - John Messina - Nashua High School South
TRUTH FROM TEENS: BODY IMAGE - Sam Johnson - Proctor Academy
ONE DAY - Dylan Lovering - Kingswood Regional High School – Region 9 Voc./Tech. Center
Audience Award:
SOMETHING SUPER - Logan Ouellette, Gregory Chames - Manchester Central High School – MCTV Extended Learning
Honorable Mentions:
THE BET - Max Negrelli - Souhegan High School
THE MUSTACHE - Keller Nunley - Souhegan High School
2009
Jury Award:
ART SPEAKS - Kaleb Lounder, Matt Cheever, Dan Gilbert - Keene High School
Audience Award:
THE INTERVIEW - Christopher Lane - Lebanon High School
Jury Award Finalists:
BOY IN THE SNOW - Nick Kaschak - Coe-Brown Northwood Academy
CLAY - Alex Pickering - Concord High School
PARASI - Michael Basta - Nashua High School North
2008
Jury Award:
ADEN - Michael Basta - Nashua High School North
Audience Award:
WITH OR WITHOUT - Dennis Fraser - Hopkinton High School
Jury Award Finalists:
CUTE THINGS FALLING ASLEEP - Daniel Castrillon - Nashua High School North
ERASED - Chris Thompson - Londonderry High School
HOMETOWN HEROES - Maree Magliocchetti - Timberlane High School
WITH OR WITHOUT - Dennis Fraser - Hopkinton High School