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Drama – Junior Division
Stolen
Leo Pfeifer, Coleman Andersen
Seattle, WA / age 16
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Drama – Senior Division
The House that Wren Built
Laurel Cohen
Bloomington, IN / age 21
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Comedy
Best Efforts
Hadley Hillel
Seattle, WA / age 19
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Reel Women
Ghost Plant!
Kaitlin Martin
Chicago, IL / age 21
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Animation
I Feel Wonderful
Amy Lee
Los Angeles, CA / age 21
Presented by: Penelope R. Steiner, Cinema/Chicago Governing Board Chair
Documentary
Curt Lowens: A Life of Changes
Justin Binder, August Blum, Robert Carlson, Levi Glaser, George Khabbaz, Kayla Mossanen, Tammy Shine
Studio City, CA / ages 14-16
Presented by: Penelope R. Steiner, Cinema/Chicago Governing Board Chair
Prodigy Film Camp Scholarship
How Do You Pronounce Pho?
Carol Nguyen
Ontario, Canada / age 16
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Experimental – Junior Division
Will I Scatter Away?
Emma Penaz Eisner
San Francisco, CA / age 12
Presented by: Penelope R. Steiner, Cinema/Chicago Governing Board Chair
Experimental – Senior Division
Inside Out
Audrey Thomas, Evie Bellew, Francesca Rosati
Seattle, WA / age 18
Presented by: Penelope R. Steiner, Cinema/Chicago Governing Board Chair
Music Video
Skipping Stone
Tommy Lee
North Vancouver, Canada / age 20
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Thriller – Junior Division
Kurayami no Wa
Morgana McKenzie
Ontario, CA / age 15
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Thriller – Senior Division
Bridgebuilders
Jordan Blazak, Alan Dembek
Chicago, IL / age 19
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Rising Star
Unofficial: Judo
Ivana Noa
Belgium / age 12
Presented by: the Chicago International Film Festival Junior Board
City & State
Rooftops and Fire Escapes
Frannie Williams
Chicago, IL / age 21
Presented by: Penelope R. Steiner, Cinema/Chicago Governing Board Chair
Best Overall
It Hit Upon the Roof
Teymour Ghaderi
Iran / age 21
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