2024 Festival Award Winners
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High School Awards
These accolades were awarded to finalists in the high school division (grades 9 thru 12).
BEST of GENRE
Film Prize Junior films must be submitted in one of five genres: COMEDY, DRAMA, SCI-FI/FANTASY, THRILLER or DOCUMENTARY.
Our Mentor Judges selected the following films as they represented the best of their chosen genre in their division.
BEST COMEDY
MAN’S BEST FRIEND
Caddo Career and Technology Center
BEST DOCUMENTARY
WHAT IS JUSTICE?
The NET Charter School (Central City)
BEST DRAMA
TAKE THE HINT
C.E. Byrd High School
BEST SCI-FI/FANTASY
JANUS 3.1
Louisiana School for Math, Science, and Art
BEST THRILLER
TRAPPED INSIDE MY REFLECTION
St. Amant High School
BEST ANIMATION
Along with live-action short films, students have the option to submit ANIMATIONS for our festival.
The following films were selected by our Mentor Judges as the best representatives of this technique in their division.
BRIAR JO
Dutchtown High School
FOUNDERS CIRCLE AWARDS
These films were selected both by our Mentor Judges and our Film Prize Junior team for their passion and dedication to their films demonstrated during the 2024 Film Prize Junior Film Festival. Each of these films was awarded a $250 grant to reimburse costs towards production of short films for Film Prize Junior 2025.
FINALLY
Istrouma High School
MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS: DO YOU KNOW THE SIGNS??
Booker T. Washington New Technology Center
SABOR DE LA CASA
Young Audiences Charter School
I DON’T WANT A CHRISTMAS WITHOUT YOU
West Ouachita High School
THE NEVER ENDING DUEL
Woodlawn High School
PRICELESS LOVE
Airline High School
Audience Choice Winners
Troubled Muse Poster Competition Audience Choice
This film poster is selected solely by the in-person audience who viewed the poster gallery and voted during the 2024 Film Prize Junior Film Festival held Friday, April 12th through Saturday, April 13th. The winning film poster was awarded a MacMini and accessories valued at $1,500 for the educational institution, and $250 cash to the Teacher Sponsor. The winning student is awarded a certificate to recognize their efforts in film.
Festival Audience Choice
This film is selected solely by the in-person audience who watched films and voted during the 2024 Film Prize Junior Film Festival held Friday, April 12th through Saturday, April 13th. The winning film was awarded a $1,500 film equipment grant for the educational institution, $500 cash to the Teacher Sponsor, and $250 in celebration funds to the student filmmakers.
Virtual Audience Choice
This film is selected solely by the audience who watched films and voted during the 2024 Film Prize Junior Virtual Film Festival held Friday, April 12th through Saturday, April 13th. The winning film was awarded $500 in celebration funds to the student filmmakers.
Best Student Performance in a Film
This performer is selected solely by the audience who watched films and voted during the 2023 Film Prize Junior Virtual Film Festival held Tuesday, April 16th through Monday, April 22nd. The winning student is awarded a certificate to recognize their efforts in film.
POSTER – AUDIENCE CHOICE
BRIAR JO
Dutchtown High School
FESTIVAL AUDIENCE CHOICE
BAKING BREAD
Caddo Parish Magnet High School
FESTIVAL AUDIENCE CHOICE
TAKE THE HINT
C.E. Byrd High School
VIRTUAL AUDIENCE CHOICE
TBD
Your High School
BEST STUDENT PERFORMANCE
TBD
Your Name
Grand Prize Winner
Judge’s Choice
One film from the high school division is selected by the panel of Mentor Judges as it represents the best of the submissions to this year’s festival. The winning film was awarded a $1,500 film equipment grant for the educational institution, $1,000 cash to the Teacher Sponsor and $500 in celebration funds to the student filmmakers.
BRIAR JO
Dutchtown High School
Middle School Awards
These accolades were awarded to finalists in the middle school division (grades 5 thru 8).
BEST of GENRE
Film Prize Junior films must be submitted in one of five genres: COMEDY, DRAMA, SCI-FI/FANTASY, THRILLER or DOCUMENTARY.
Our Mentor Judges selected the following films as they represented the best of their chosen genre in their division.
BEST COMEDY
ABBY’S FIRST DAY
Loreauville High School School
BEST DOCUMENTARY
CHASING GREATNESS: THE OMARION MILLER STORY
North Caddo Elementary-Middle School
BEST DRAMA
RELEASE
Ruppel Academie Francaise
BEST SCI-FI/FANTASY
FANTASTIC FEAR FIGHTERS
Pierre A. Capdau S.T.E.A.M. School
BEST THRILLER
ESCAPE
T.H. Harris Middle School
BEST ANIMATION
Along with live-action short films, students have the option to submit ANIMATIONS for our festival.
The following films were selected by our Mentor Judges as the best representatives of this technique in their division.
DROUGHT
Southfield School
FOUNDERS CIRCLE AWARDS
These films were selected both by our Mentor Judges and our Film Prize Junior team for their passion and dedication to their films demonstrated during the 2023 Film Prize Junior Film Festival.
Each of these films was awarded a $250 grant to reimburse costs towards production of short films for Film Prize Junior 2024.
THE TROPHY
Harriet Tubman Charter School
THE UNFORGETTABLE GIFT
Mildred Osborne Charter School
HAWK HISTORY
Herndon Magnet School
THE MAGIC PEN
South Highlands Elementary Magnet School
THE GARDEN VS. THE MACHINES
Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School
Audience Choice Winners
Troubled Muse Poster Competition Audience Choice
This film poster is selected solely by the in-person audience who viewed the poster gallery and voted during the 2024 Film Prize Junior Film Festival held Friday, April 12th through Saturday, April 13th. The winning film poster was awarded a MacMini and accessories valued at $1,500 for the educational institution, and $250 cash to the Teacher Sponsor. The winning student is awarded a certificate to recognize their efforts in film.
Festival Audience Choice
This film is selected solely by the in-person audience who watched films and voted during the 2024 Film Prize Junior Film Festival held Friday, April 12th through Saturday, April 13th. The winning film was awarded a $1,500 film equipment grant for the educational institution, $500 cash to the Teacher Sponsor, and $250 in celebration funds to the student filmmakers.
Virtual Audience Choice
This film is selected solely by the audience who watched films and voted during the 2024 Film Prize Junior Virtual Film Festival held Tuesday, April 16th through Monday, April 22nd. The winning film was awarded $500 in celebration funds to the student filmmakers.
Best Student Performance in a Film
This performer is selected solely by the audience who watched films and voted during the 2024 Film Prize Junior Virtual Film Festival held Tuesday, April 16th through Monday, April 22nd. The winning student is awarded a certificate to recognize their efforts in film.
POSTER – AUDIENCE CHOICE
STRUGGLE BUS
Caddo Middle Magnet School
FESTIVAL AUDIENCE CHOICE
STRUGGLE BUS
Caddo Middle Magnet School
VIRTUAL AUDIENCE CHOICE
TBD
Your Middle School
BEST STUDENT PERFORMANCE
TBD
Your Name
Grand Prize Winner
Judge’s Choice
One film from the middle school division is selected by the panel of Mentor Judges as it represents the best of the submissions to this year’s festival. The winning film was awarded a $1,500 film equipment grant for the educational institution, $1000 cash to the Teacher Sponsor and $500 in celebration funds to the student filmmakers.
DROUGHT
Southfield School