2025 FESTIVAL AWARD WINNERS

MIDDLE SCHOOL AWARDS

These accolades were awarded to finalists in the middle school division (grades 5 – 8).

BEST ANIMATION

CRISP WISP

Benton Middle School

BEST COMEDY (TIE)

SCURRY

Caddo Middle Magnet School

BEST COMEDY (TIE)

GHOST BOY

T. H. Harris Middle School

BEST DOCUMENTARY

BEHIND THE BALLET

Southfield School

BEST DRAMA (TIE)

MASKS

Sterlington Middle School

BEST DRAMA (TIE)

THE BIG ASK

South Highlands Elementary School

BEST SCI-FI/FANTASY

THE LINK

Holy Family Homeschooling Group

BEST THRILLER

THE UNEXPECTED

Community School for Apprenticeship Learning

FOUNDERS CIRCLE

NEVER GIVE UP

Fairfield Magnet Elementary School

FOUNDERS CIRCLE

THE SLIP

T. H. Harris Middle School

FOUNDERS CIRCLE

THE DAY IT ALL HAPPENED

Fisher Middle School

AUDIENCE CHOICE (FESTIVAL)

BEHIND THE BALLET

Southfield School

AUDIENCE CHOICE (VIRTUAL)

THE BIG ASK

South Highlands Elementary School

AUDIENCE CHOICE POSTER

UNTIED SHOELACES

St. Joseph’s School

GRAND PRIZE - JUDGES' CHOICE

THE LINK

Holy Family Homeschooling Group

HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS

These accolades were awarded to finalists in the high school division (grades 9 – 12).

BEST ANIMATION

DEATH FINDS LIFE

Caddo Parish Magnet School

BEST COMEDY

ZEKE VS ZEKE

Benjamin Franklin High School

BEST DOCUMENTARY

STREET RIDER

Istrouma Magnet High School

BEST DRAMA (TIE)

LAST BREATH

Bossier Parish School for Technology & Innovative Learning

BEST DRAMA (TIE)

PHYSICS, THEATRE, SPANISH, DANCE

Baton Rouge Magnet High School

BEST SCI-FI/FANTASY

SEE YOU TOMORROW

Central High School

BEST THRILLER (TIE)

#9

Bossier Parish School for Technology & Innovative Learning

BEST THRILLER (TIE)

ACCEPTANCE

Prairieville High School

FOUNDERS CIRCLE

SEE ME

Hammond Magnet High School

FOUNDERS CIRCLE

COUNT YOUR LUCKY STARS

Caddo Virtual Academy

FOUNDERS CIRCLE

DEAR LOVER

Eleanor McMain Senior High School

AUDIENCE CHOICE (FESTIVAL)

ALL FOR THE WIN

Green Oaks Performing Arts Academy

AUDIENCE CHOICE (VIRTUAL)

BIG MAN RANDY

Captain Shreve High School

AUDIENCE CHOICE POSTER

TENGO UNA IDEA

TaraHigh School

GRAND PRIZE - JUDGES' CHOICE

RATED

Caddo Parish Magnet High School

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FILM PRIZE FOUNDATION, INC.

Film Prize Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2012. Our mission is to promote economic development, workforce development, youth job training, art-based and entrepreneurial business development through film production, education, live and recorded music events, conferences, competitions, and festivals in the Shreveport-Bossier area. We operate six major initiatives year-round: Louisiana Film Prize, Startup Prize, Film Prize Junior, Food Prize, Music Prize, and Fashion Prize.

LOUISIANA FILM AND ENTERTAINMENT ASSOCIATION (LFEA)

LFEA is a 501(c) 6 non-profit that exists to support and promote the Louisiana film entertainment industry. Founded in 2010, LFEA has played a major role in shaping the film and television industry in the state of Louisiana. With its primary role focused on the legislative process and access to the state’s motion picture tax credit program for all levels of filmmakers, LFEA has also fostered within it’s organization an educational component focused on high school students. In 2018, LFEA created the Louisiana Student Film Festival aimed to invest in the voices of Louisiana students by empowering them to share their stories through film. The winners of the 2020 competition were announced in a live online ceremony. And in partnership with WYES-New Orleans, the winning films were broadcast on PBS and PBS-Kids.