The Michigan Interscholastic Press Association today announced the winners of the 2024 MIPA Film Challenge.
Students were given two weeks to create a fictional short film no longer than 5 minutes that fit the theme “Offbeat.” Films had to include a green balloon and a character had to say, “I knew I was forgetting something” at some point in the film.
Entries were judged by a panel of MIPA member advisers.
1st Place
Meet the Normans!
Ian VanderLugt, Evan Mattson & Ayden Cook
Cedar Springs High School
Second Place
Wake Up
Nathaniel Sakmar
Troy Athens High School
Third Place
Juniper
Sophia Bergeron, Olivia Conrad & Natalie LaPointe
South Lyon East High School
Honorable Mention
Joe Balloon
Logan Friskey & Vaughn Huerta
Cedar Springs High School
Honorable Mention
A Night in the Fort
Ashlyn Wood, Jordan Vu, Isabella Majerczak & Morgan Llewellyn
Cedar Springs High School
Honorable Mention
Return to the Past
Noah Johnson & Andrew Frontera
Frederick V. Pankow Center