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MIPA announces 2026 Film Challenge winners
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The Michigan Interscholastic Press Association today announced the winners of the 2026 MIPA Film Challenge.
Students were given two weeks to create a fictional short film no longer than 5 minutes that fit the theme “Old vs. New.” Films had to include a globe or a map and a character had to say, “I can do that better than A.I,” at some point in the film.
1st Place
The Original Thought Vignesh Ganesh & Logan Dowell Portage Northern High School
2nd Place
AL vs. A.I. David Pavelich, Brendan Cox & Ashe O’Dea Lake Orion High School
3rd Place
The Road Trip Oliver Hubbell, Matthew DeLonge & Jackson Trippe Traverse City East Middle School
Honorable Mention
The Evolution of Driving Bailey Krutsch Northwest High School
Honorable Mention
Outdated Escapades Jamie King, Chloe Khon, Noah Thomas & Chase Wilkinson Northwest High School
Honorable Mention
Right to Counsel Topher McKinney, Avery McMullen, Tyler Hoff & Addie Miller Portage Northern High School
