Maine West Media Arts Students Receive Prestigious Recognition #207Now #mediaarts #broadcasting #excellence @wmth_west @mainewestfab @mwactivities

We recently learned that several Maine West students are receiving recognition for their work in our Media Arts film and TV program! 

Several Maine West film students have received National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) award nominations. These are also considered "Student Emmy Awards," and distinguish these students as some of the best student filmmakers in the Midwest. In order to be nominated, these students' projects placed them in the top 2-5 projects in the submission category.

The students will learn whether or not their project win the category at the upcoming Midwest Media Education Association Film Festival on April 26th. Student Emmy winners receive a crystal pillar and will be invited to the NATAS Silver Circle Dinner on May 3rd to be presented the award. They will also be eligible to move on to compete nationally.

The following Maine West Students are nominated for a Student Emmy Award:

FANTASTIC FEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM: JIBARITO TIME

Jude Santos, Brooke Capper, Mickael Drimboi, Alesandro Fajardo, Addie Webb, Marjorie Padar 

Arts and Entertainment

SAY SOMETHING PSA

Damian Liakapolous 

PSA

MOUNTAIN VIEW ADVENTURE CENTER COMMERCIAL

Joe Chamlin, Owen Wedge, Bryan Leon, and Alesandro Fajardo

Commercial

BILL FIRESIDE'S HONOR FLIGHT DOCUMENTARY

Daniel Meckes 

Non Fiction

Additionally, several Maine West filmmakers have learned that their projects have been accepted in the Screen Test Student Fest Film Festival!

The following projects will be played at the festival:

Through Her Eyes - Brooke Capper and Marjorie Padar 

Fantastic Feasts: Jibarito Time - Mickael Drimboi, Brooke Capper, Addie Webb, Alesandro Fajardo, Jude Santos, Marjorie Padar 

Unrequited - Jude Santos and Alesandro Fajardo 

Bill Fireside’s Honor Flight - Daniel Meckes 

We are very proud of these student's achievements this year! Congratulations to all of the student filmmakers, as well as their incredible teacher, Ms. Rebecca Fisher!

Maine West Broadcasting Student, Brooke Capper, Awarded Crystal Pillar Award at NATAS Chicago/Midwest Chapter Silver Circle Dinner #207Now #emmyawards #natas #mediaartseducation #broadcasting @wmth_mainewest @mainewestfab

(Left to right) Mason Strom, Rebecca Orr, Roz Varon (@rozvaronABC7) from ABC, Channel 7, Nicole Scimeca and another student award winner.

Maine West Broadcasting students have found tremendous success this year, earning nominations and awards presented at the NATAS (National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences) Chicago/Midwest Chapter Silver Circle Dinner. 

The Silver Circle Dinner honors exemplary work in the television industry for people with 25 years or more of experience. Roz Varon, a Maine East graduate, was one of the honorees.  Students of the television arts also receive awards for exemplary work. HERE are all recipients of this year's student production awards.

Brooke Capper and Ms. Rebecca Orr

Maine West student, Brooke Capper, received a Crystal Pillar Award for her news package, The Hope Wall in the category of light news at the NATAS Silver Circle Dinner on Friday, May 13, 2022. This is the high school equivalent of earning an Emmy Award. We are so very proud of Brooke!

Brooke Capper with her Crystal Pillar Award

Maine West Broadcasting Students Earn Awards from NATAS and MMEA! #207Now #broadcasting #mediaartseducation @wmth_mainewest

Students in Maine West's broadcasting program distinguished themselves as some of the best student broadcasters and filmmakers in the region by earning a number of awards at the Midwest Media Educators' Association (MMEA) Festival on Friday, April 29, 2022! Congratulations to all of the students on your incredible achievements! We are so proud of you!

Brooke Capper's piece, The Hope Wall, took home two awards: 

• 1st Place and Crystal Pillar Winner from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) for Light News
• 2nd Place News Package from the Midwest Media Educators' Association

Brooke Capper's piece, From Pain to Hope, took home 1st Place in Documentary Filmmaking from the MMEA

Ben Pluta's piece, Libraries of the Past: Terry Blue's Honor Flight, took home 3rd Place in Documentary Filmmaking from the MMEA. Ben's piece also received a NATAS nomination. 

Nitya Nair and Lindsey Kulesza's piece, How to Make a Dessert Charcuterie Board, took home 2nd Place in Demonstration Video from the MMEA.

Warrior Weekly- 4th Place News Program MMEA 

Anchors: Said Nonoal, Andrew Stutheit, Nitya Nair, Lindsey Kulesza 

Producers: Abby Wilson, Said Nonoal, Brooke Capper, Addie Webb, Ash Carmichael 

News Packages: Addie Webb, Brooke Capper, Leena Lugo, Nitya Nair, Lindsey Kulesza

Intro Video: Damian Liakopolous 

Head Editor: Sam Lightfoot 

Warrior Weekly 57 

Five Maine West Student Filmmakers Nominated for National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Crystal Pillar Awards #207Now #studentfilmmaking #studentemmys @wmth_west @mainewestfab

Five Maine West student filmmakers had works nominated by the Midwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) for Crystal Pillar Awards in four categories of filmmaking. This distinguishes these students' projects among the top 3 or 4 films in each category in the region.

The NATAS organization sponsors the Emmy Awards, and similar to the Emmy Awards, after being nominated, the next step will be for the NATAS to announce winners in each category. Winners are invited to attend the Silver Circle Dinner on May 13th to receive the Crystal Pillar Award. Winners will be announced at the Midwest Media Educators Association (MMEA) Festival on April 29th.

Enjoy the films nominated this year below!

News Report- Light News: Brooke Capper for The Hope Wall

Short Form Non Fiction: Ben Pluta for Libraries of the Past: Terry Blue's Honor Flight

Sports Program: Nitya Nair and Lindsey Kulesza for Girls Talk Sports

Commercial: Abby Wilson for Goldfish Cheeze-It® War

Congratulations to these students for their excellent work and for earning this recognition! A huge thanks to Ms. Orr for making this opportunity available to the students at Maine West!