Student Films

Student Films – First PlaceKing of the HouseZige ZhangSchool of the Art Institute of Chicago
Student Films – Second PlaceFor We Both Have the Same EyesMei Yee TanSchool of Visual Arts
Student Films – Third PlaceWingsCasey McDonaldSchool of Visual Arts

Independent Films

Independent Films First PlaceThe Big AppleIgor Bastidas
Independent Films Second PlaceAnnihilation SongAmanda Bonaiuto
Independent Films Third PlaceThe Little BangJihyeon Bae

Commercial

First PlaceLLS-GraceNatalie Labarre, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Oberland Agency
Second PlaceHow Tall Can a Tree Grow?Doug Alberts, TED-Ed
Third PlaceOnce Upon ImpeachmentTim Luecke, CBS Television Studios

Experimental

Experimental – First PlaceSum of Its PartsAlisa Stern
Experimental – Second PlaceBeyond NohPatrick Smith
Experimental – Third PlaceForeign ExchangeCorrie Francis Parks

Craft Awards

Craft Award: Excellence in AnimationDivided by OneJacob Kafka
Craft Award: Excellence in WritingMother’s SongSigne Baumane, The Marriage Project LLC
Craft Award: Excellence in Sound DesignEdgeSteven Subotnick
Craft Award: Excellence in Design17 Small IdeasAndrew Myers
Craft Award: Excellence in EducationAwkward ConversationsRachel Gitlevich, Amaze.org

WIA Awards

WIA Award: IndependentThe Little BangJihyeon Bae
WIA Award: StudentUnsurpassed TeamRuxin Liang, Changjiang Wang, Michael Davin, School of Visual Arts
WIA Award: CommercialLLS-GraceNatalie Labarre, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Oberland Agency
WIA Award: ExperimentalForeign ExchangeCorrie Francis Parks