An exhibition of the top juried creative works of faculty and students in the 2012 BEA Festival of Media Arts. Come and see the "best of the best" as we honor the overall winners in the following competitions: audio, video, documentary, interactive multimedia, news, scriptwriting, two-year and small colleges, and sports. The evening begins with a light food and beverage reception followed by the ceremony. Each recipient will be honored with the presentation of a specially produced tribute video and a $1,000 cash award from the Charles and Lucille King Family Foundation and Avid software.
Sponsored by: The Charles and Lucille King Family Foundation, Avid and Sony
Festival Chair: Warren Koch, Azusa Pacific University
Festival Creative Director: Jason Balas, University of North Texas
Festival Producer: Joe Brown, University of North Texas
Faculty Audio Competition
Jan Thompson, Southern Illinois University; Companion Radio Series: The Tragedy of Bataan (Long-Form Production)
Student Audio Competition
Tony Sarrecchia and Breanne Ahearn, Kennesaw State University; Harry Strange, 'The Blink of An Eye' (Comedy or Drama Category)
Faculty Documentary Competition
Eugene Martin, University of North Texas; The Anderson Monarchs (Long Form)
Student Documentary Competition
Samantha Lloyd, Lisa Blanco, Arielle Horsch & Angela Ortega, Arizona State University; Tipping the Scales (Long Form Video Category)
Faculty Interactive Media Competition
Sarah Gibson, George Fox University; Steve Taylor's Digital Clone (Documentary/Promotional/Informational)
Student Interactive Multimedia Competition
Marlena Skrobe, University of Miami; Prescribing Addiction (Group Authorship Projects)
Faculty News Competition
Bernard R. McCoy, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Catastrophe on the Skywalks: 30 Years After the Fall (Radio Hard News Reporting)
Student News Competition
NewsWatch Staff, Arizona State University; Cronkite NewsWatch 12-1-11 (Television Newscast - airing 4 or 5 days per week Category)
Jenne Anderson, Brigham Young University; School District Budgeting (Television Hard News Reporting Category)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Carolina Connection, 12/3/11 (Radio Newscast Category)
Student 2-Year/Small College Competition
Marianna Pignotti, University of La Verne; Folk Music Center (Video/Broadcast Production Category)
Faculty Scriptwriting Competition
Jim Goodman & Ed Simpson, High Point University; Connected (Short Subject - 15-35 pages)
Scriptwriting Competition
Jay Harris Gard, Tulane University; Fetch (Original TV Series Pilot (hour or 1/2 hour long)
Student Sports Competition
Ben Wagner, Chris Renkel & Joe Sailer; Ball State University; Ball State Sports Link: Tarblooder Mission (TV Sports Story / Feature / Show Element/Segment or News Program Category)
Faculty Video Competition
Dean Yamada, Biola University; East of Berlin (Narrative Video Category)
Student Video Competition
E.R. Womelsduff & Emily Michel Ford, Azusa Pacific University; JAY (Narrative Video Category)