2006 YFC Winners
The 9th annual East Lansing Children's Film Festival announces its winners of the 2006 Youth Film Competition, a state-wide filmmaking competition for up-and-coming filmmakers.
Elementary school division:
1st Place: Mideval Europe's Halloween in Space
Graham Kelly, Suttons Bay Montessori, Grade 5
2nd Place: Marshmellow Land
Olivia Allen-Wickler, Suttons Bay Elementary School, Grade 4
3rd Place: Life in Space
John, Jeff and Henry Lineger, Homeschool, Grades 4, 3, 1
Honorable Mention: Monster Mash
Christopher Breedlove, Glencarin Elementary, Grade 5
Middle school division:
1st Place: Top Tips for the Fluffiest Chicken
Zoe Allen-Wickler, Suttons Bay Middle School, Grade 8
2nd Place: Dung Wung's Great Adventure
Blake Jendrusch, Baker Middle School, Grade 8
3rd Place: The Pool Incident
Max Pittsley, Chippewa Middle School, Grade 7
Honorable Mention: Man Meets Magnet
Kora Kopieniak, Baker Middle School, Grade 8
High school division:
1st Place: The Wisdom of the Sacred Garden Gnome
Corrina Ulrich, Homeschool, Grade 10
2nd Place: Lucky Number
Chris Jordan, Groves High School, Grade 12
3rd Place: The Mystery of the Lost Cookies
Tim Fuller, Homeschool, Grade 9
Honorable Mention: Prehistoric Paper
Chris Houghton, St. Johns High School, Grade 12
Award winners will be formally recognized and their films will be shown on the "big screen," at South Kedzie Hall on Michigan State University's campus. Films will be shown on Sunday, February 26, at 2:45 p.m. during the festival. Award winners will also receive prize money: $100 for first place, $50 for second place, $25 for third place. Along with the Girls in Film Award which recognizes outstanding work in filmmaking by young women in each age category.
