East Lansing Children's Film Festival

Youth Film Competition Winners

About the Youth Film Competition

The Youth Film Competition, a statewide competition that engages and encourages Michigan’s youth to submit films for exhibit at the Festival.  Students in grades 1 st through 12th conceptualize, create, and collaborate through the medium of film. 

Films are submitted to the Youth Film Competition by December 1.  All films received are then judged by a diverse panel of judges.  Films are rated alongside their peers in one of three grade categories, Elementary, Middle School and High School.

Film ratings are based on film quality, story, editing and if the films meets the criteria of the competition, under 12 minutes, is appropriate for all ages and is void of violent content.  Films with the highest ratings then receive awards for honorable mention, and 3 rd, 2nd and 1st place receive cash prizes.

2002 YFC Winners

Elementary School

1st Place: "Look, Ma! No Parts!," Adam Davis, grade five, Marble Elementary School, East Lansing, Mich.
2nd Place: "The Dinosaur Hunters Find T-Rex Alive," by Tim Maxwell and Kristian Mefford, grade four, Glencairn Elementary School, East Lansing, Mich.
3rd Place: "A Day Out," by Jane Scott, grade six, Montessori Elementary School, Sutton's Bay, Mich.

Middle School

1st Place: "Vacuum Man," by Joe Daly and Dolan Personke, grade seven, Beach Middle School, Chelsea, Mich.
2nd Place: "Blondie Locks and the Three Stooges," Trevor Scott and Matt Marek, grade eight, Suttons Bay Middle School, Sutton's Bay, Mich.
3rd Place: "Almost Bad," Kids in grades five-seven, Honey Creek Community School, Ann Arbor, Mich.

High School:

1st Place: "Sleepy Eyes Flow Water," by Thomas Meluch, grade 12, Haslett High School, Haslett, Mich.
2nd Place: "Processed," by Ryan Krickow, grade 12, Otsego High School, Otsego, Mich.
3rd Place: "Aerials," by Ahmad Assi, grade 12, Dearborn High School, Dearborn, Mich.

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