2023 EDU FF Award Finalists Announced

Congratulation to all of our participants. This year the EDU Film Festival accepted entries from across the nation and received some impressive entries from California, Michigan, Texas, and elsewhere. But Minnesota filmmakers were still the majority of our participants and they dominated the finalist nomination for awards. A big thank you to the EDU Selection Team for their hard work watching and rating over 90 short films.

Congratulations to the young filmmakers, school programs, and community organizations who are nominated here:

Best Narrative:
Full Circle, Emmett Johnson, North St. Paul Senior High School, MN
Hindering Comparison Nicholas Long, Chatfield High School, MN
Kisses! Maddie Tatum, Alicia Moore, Southwest High School, MN
Scallywags & Skeletons, Nicholas Long, Chatfield High School, M

Best Music Video:
Sunrise, Savannah, Rayne Wells, Beacon Hill, CA
TVC-15: The Return of Major Tom, Alexsys Giraud and Matthew Wilson, Downriver Detroit Student Film Consortium, MI

Best Documentary:
11: Jacob's Legacy, Lili Teigen, Champlin Park High School, MN
Envisioning Space, Rowan Jack Freeman, Perpich Center for Arts Education, MN
Pino's Fresh, Franklin Weaver, Perpich School for Arts Education, MN
Sweetness, Sophia Alessandra Cruz, Perpich Center for Arts Education, MN

Best Experimental:
Dream Haven, Claire Weber Emily Weber, PiM Arts Highschool, MN
Explaining Girlhood, Anisah H, PiM Arts High School, MN
Hear Me Now, Jamie M Davis, PiM Arts High School, MN
Process, Otis King, Perpich Center for Arts Education, MN
Rumori, Franklin Weaver, Perpich Center for Arts Education, MN

Best Micro Film:
Backyard Dogs, Erin ODaniel, Perpich Center for Arts, MN
Crowstick, Paige Vang, Champlin Park High School, MN
Graveyard, Laurence Gingerich, Perpich Center for Arts Education, MN
Photosynthefish, Cole Allen Krachmer, Champlin Park High School, MN

Best Cinematography:
Distress, Aden George, Rancho Bernardo Highschool, CA
Full Circle, Emmett Johnson, North St. Paul Senior High School, MN
Kisses!, Maddie Tatum, and Alicia Moore, Southwest High School, MN
The Lacquer Cowboy, Otis King, Perpich Center for Arts Education, MN

Twin Cities Black Film Fest Emerging Filmmaker of Color:
Anisah H, PiM Arts High School, MN for Explaining Girlhood
Darius Sherrod, Olson Middle School, MN for Invasion
Emmett Johnson, North St. Paul Senior High School, MN for Full Circle
Alicia Moore, Southwest High School, MN for Kisses!,

Minnesota Women in Film and TV Award for Emerging Filmmaker:
Anisah H, PiM Arts High School, MN for Explaining Girlhood
Carys Hardy, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School, MN for The Night I Swam With the Stars
Lili Teigen, Champlin Park High School, MN for 11: Jacob's Legacy
Maddie Tatum and Alicia Moore, Southwest High School, MN for Kisses!

Emerging LGBTQ+ Voices in Minnesota Film:
Jamie M Davis, PiM Arts High School, MN for Hear Me Now
Alicia Moore, Southwest High School, MN for Kisses!
Nicholas Long, Chatfield High School, MN for Hindering Comparison
Teagan Rae Fisher, PiM Arts High School, MN for Somebody's Gotta Take Him!