Winners of the La. Film Festival: Student Division

Will Bryant, who runs the education programs at the Robinson Film Center, sent along this note about the winners of the Louisiana Film Festival: Student Division. The festival was held Friday and Saturday. Congrats, winners! It looks like Sean Broadbent's "A Murder of Crows" (pictured) took home some solid prizes.

Representatives from all five winning films were on hand to attend the festival, although Sean Broadbent (who won both the Best Drama and Best Of Festival awards) had to get back to Texas for his prom Saturday night. We called him live from the awards ceremony and he made his acceptance speech by cell phone!

The top prize of the festival is $500 and each of the other prize categories had a $200 cash prize. The Best Documentary winners split the $200 prize and took home $100 each.

The Remarkables' $400 total prize money will be used for scholarships for this year's summer film camps. Likewise, St. Mary's Hall Digital Video program in San Antonio will be using their prize money for equipment for their animation program.

Best Drama/Narrative Film
"A Murder Of Crows" (Sean Broadbent, Van, TX)

Best Animated/Experimental Film
"The Three Billy Goats Gruff" (St. Mary's Hall Digital Video, San Antonio, TX)

Best Elementary/Middle School Film
"The Remarkables III: Strangeblood" (The Remarkables, The Renzi Education and Art Center, Shreveport, LA)

Best Documentary (tie)
"The Band Goes To State" (Logan Jackson and Joshua Tompkins, DeKalb, TX)
"Attack Of The Killer Weed" (Mackenzie Roberts, Shreveport, LA)

The Charitable Film Network Special Jury Prize
"The Remarkables III: Strangeblood" (The Remarkables, The Renzi Education and Art Center, Shreveport, LA)

The Jefferson Hendricks Achievement In Film Award (Best of Festival)
"A Murder Of Crows" (Sean Broadbent, Van, TX)