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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b>Winners of the 13th Annual Teen Filmmaker Festival<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Kalamazoo Public Library congratulates the winners of the <a href="http://www.kpl.gov/teens/filmmakerfest/2016/">
13<sup>th</sup> Annual Teen Filmmaker Festival</a>! More than 350 people flocked to Chenery Auditorium on Saturday, February 20 to watch the short films created by the
<a href="http://www.kpl.gov/teens/filmmakerfest/2016/">finalists</a>. <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Congratulations to this year’s winners!</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">Best Technical Merit/Best Film: Dorian Murphy - <i>Once Upon a Time</i><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">Judge's Choice: Nathan Ginter - <i>Looking Back at the Early 2000's Barbaric Learning Practices </i><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">People's Choice: Nathan Ginter - <i>God Bless Craig</i><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">Best Animation: Zak Sliuzas - <i>Upgrade</i><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">Best Experimental Film: Hannah Lane-Davies - <i>A Letter to my Wonderfully Flawed Self</i><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">Best Music Video: Logan Workman - <i>Cryptorchid</i><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">Best Short Film: Elisha Barnett - <i>Winter Weather</i><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">Best Cinematic Merit: Ryan McDonald - <i>Still Memories<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Our winners received the following prizes:</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Grand Prize: GoPro Hero 4, Polar Pro, Promic GoPro Microphone Kit and Gocase H4 POV Pro Case<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Judge’s Choice: $250 B&H Photo Gift Card<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">People’s Choice & Other Awards: $50 Best Buy Gift Card <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The 13th Annual Teen Filmmaker Festival was hosted by Master of Ceremonies Kevin Park and judged by Jaakan Page-Wood, Ronald L. Widerberg and Daniel Kim. <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Public Media Network will broadcast all entries chosen for the festival, the awards presentations and interviews with the winner. DVDs of the festival coverage and the filmmaker interviews were given to the winners and are available
for purchase at cost to interested filmmakers and fans. <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Broadcast Schedule<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">All broadcasts will air on Charter 187/U-Verse 99 starting 2/25 - 3/20:<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">Sundays, 10 pm<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">Tuesdays, 9 pm<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">Wednesdays, 2 am<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">Thursdays, 4 pm<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">Saturdays, 12 pm<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This year’s winning films and winning films from previous Teen Filmmaker Festivals can be found at<a href="http://www.kpl.gov/teens/filmmakerfest/2016/" title="kpl.gov/teenfilmfest">kpl.gov/teenfilmfest</a>. <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The 2016 Teen Filmmaker Festival was presented by: <a href="http://www.kpl.org/" title="Kalamazoo Public Library">Kalamazoo Public Library</a>, <a href="http://www.kiarts.org/" title="Kalamazoo Institute of Arts">Kalamazoo Institute of
Arts</a>, Campaign Pictures,<a href="http://www.publicmedianet.org/" title=" PMN"> PMN</a>, <a href="http://www.cheneryaud.com/" title="Chenery Auditorium">Chenery Auditorium</a> and <a href="https://drafthouse.com/kalamazoo" title="Alamo Drafthouse Cinema">Alamo
Drafthouse Cinema</a>.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Farrell Howe<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Marketing & Communications Manager<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Kalamazoo Public Library<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">269-553-7879 | <a href="http://www.kpl.gov/"><span style="color:windowtext">www.kpl.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.kpl.gov/"><span style="color:#1F497D;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="148" height="45" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D16E35.F1DFE7C0" alt="cid:image002.jpg@01CDBD09.DBA0DB80"></span></a><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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