BEA2025

During the ceremony, recipients will be recognized with a specialized screening of their winning project and a cash award of $1,000 from the Diana King Memorial Endowment.

The 2025 Best of Festival winners were selected from a pool of 2,285 entries, representing over 300 colleges and
universities in the following competitions: audio, documentary, film & video, interactive multimedia, news,
scriptwriting, sports and two-year colleges.

2025 Best of Festival Winners
Audio Competition - Faculty
Arizona Broadway Theater - Show Trailer: Million Dollar Quartet; Phil Wilson, Huntington University Arizona (Sound
Engineering and Design Category)

Audio Competition - Student
Animated Soundscape Recreation for “Rango”; Brandon Cericola & Kate Rivera, Elon University (Multimedia Sound
Design)

Documentary Competition - Faculty
Without Arrows; Delwin Fiddler Jr., Jonathan Olshefski & Elizabeth Day, Rowan University (Documentary Feature
Category)

Documentary Competition - Student
Unseen in Plain Sight; Rae'Dawn Rebert, Abigail Newlon, Samantha DiFiore & Juan Manosalva, Midwestern State
University (Short-Form Documentary)

Film & Video Competition - Faculty
Spencer's Place; Jonathan Vinson, Huntington University (Commerical or PSA Category)

Film & Video Competition - Student
Converse; Brennan Mahokey, Rachel Kozlowski, Jack Boyle, Louie Light, Marcell Taylor & Jess Santi, Michigan State
University (Spots)

A Film About Toby; Scotty Strout, Lucas Booth & Lilly Stover, University of Oklahoma (Narrative)

Interactive Multimedia Competition - Faculty
The Mental Game Choose Your Own Adventure Edutainment; Kaley Martin, DeAndra Hodge, Scott Parrott, Shaheen
Kanthawala & Bree Holtz, University of Montevallo, University of Alabama & Michigan State University (Interactive
Reality Category)

Interactive Multimedia Competition - Student
Sub[culture]; Vivian Barrett, Joshua Kreiter, Keerthi Morisetty & Alexis Morton, Michigan State University (Emerging
Media & Technology)

News Competition - Faculty
Full Circle; Mike Castellucci, Michigan State University (Television Feature News Reporting Category)

News Competition - Student
‘Larks and ravens’: a new spin on contra dancing; Sierra Pfiefer, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Radio
Feature)
A Special Singer; Juan Carlos Chaoui, University of Florida (Television Short Feature)
First at Five; First at Five Staff, University of Florida (Television Newscast (4/5 days per week)

Scriptwriting Competition - Faculty
L.O.T.U.S.; Nathan Patton, Missouri State University (Original Television Series Pilot Category)

Scriptwriting Competition - Student
21st Century Heretic; Alex Isbell, New York University (Original Television Series Pilot Category)

Sports Competition - Faculty
Do Right: The Stallings Standard; Chandra Clark & Michael Bruce, University of Alabama (Long Form Sports Video
Category)

Sports Competition - Student
B12 Hype Reel; Wilson Gustaveson, Brigham Young University (Promotional Video/Tease/PSA)

Student Two-Year Colleges Competition
Ghoul-Be-Gone; Viviana Bivian, San Bernardino Valley College (Narrative)

Graduate Student Competition
Healing Hands; Jordan Ochel, Baylor University (Narrative)