Announcing the 2015 Kidz Shortz Winners

Cinemaniacs- Grades 4-6
Individual, Grand Prize

ONE NATION
Anthony Hobbs
Baltimore, MD
Our Lady of Victory School

 
Cinemaniacs- Grades 4-6
Individual, Honorable Mention

STRANDED
Talia Cohen-Vigder
Montclair, NJ
Watchung Elementary

 
Cinemaniacs- Grades 4-6
Small Group, Grand Prize

A SERIES OF BAD IDEAS
Milena Testa, Grace Bayne
Glenridge, NJ
Ridgewood Ave. School
Cinemaniacs- Grades 4-6
Small Group, Honorable Mention

ZIZI POGELHAM
Dani Dreifach, Maddy Dreifach
Montclair, NJ
Edgemont Elementary
Cinemaniacs- Grades 4-6
School or Large Group, Grand Prize

DOMINOES
Luke Gardiner, Riley Rendino, Elias Lepore, Isabel Lucas, Jonah Barbin, Elliot O’Dell, Charlie Macdonnell and Anna Gardiner
Montclair, NJ
Montclair Kimberley Academy 
 

Storytellers-Grades 7-9
Individual, Grand Prize

PAPER  
Alex DeRosa
Short Hills, NJ
Millburn Middle School

Storytellers-Grades 7-9
Individual, Runner-Up

CYBER BULLYING       
Olivia Harner
Montclair, NJ
Montclair High School
 

Storytellers-Grades 7-9
Individual, Honorable Mention- Animation

CHANGE THE WORLD
Estée Goel
Montclair, NJ
Glenfield Middle School
 

Storytellers-Grades 7-9
Individual, Honorable Mention-Comedy

REVENGE OF THE FESTIVAL       
Zack Reichgut
Maplewood, NJ
Craig School

 
Storytellers-Grades 7-9
Small Group, Grand Prize

SELF-PORTRAIT
Madison Stanton, Lucia Ledesma, Julia Abate
Montclair, NJ
Mount Hebron Middle School
 
 

Storytellers-Grades 7-9
Small Group, Runner-Up

JUICE   
Aidan Champeau, Jacob Manthey, Jake Weinberg
Montclair, NJ
Glenfield Middle School

Visionaries-Grades 10-12
Individual, Grand Prize (tie)

LAPSE  
Jasen Aziz
Millburn, NJ
Millburn High School

ESCAPE VELOCITY      
James Tralie
Fort Washington, PA
Upper Dublin High School

Visionaries-Grades 10-12
Individual, Honorable Mention-Special Effects

ISHRINK
Jasen Aziz
Millburn, NJ
Millburn High School

 
Visionaries-Grades 10-12
Small Group, Grand Prize

CLOSURE           
Tim Connolly, Miles Tilley, Emily Handley
Washington, NJ
Warren Hills Regional High School

 
Visionaries-Grades 10-12
Small Group, Runner-up

SCREENWRITER’S BLOCK
James Tralie, Justin Richmond
Fort Washington, PA
Upper Dublin High School

Visionaries-Grades 10-12
School or other Group (5+), Grand Prize (tie)

A DIFFERENT BREED
Aidan O’Connor, Nick Vecchione, Hank Felix, Michael Bogaards, Harry Keppel, Evan Williamson
Glen Ridge, NJ
Glen Ridge High School

THE AFTERMATH
Matthew Hippolyte, Taymar Walters, Remi Riordan, Saadiq Powell, Maliik Hall, Amiri Bradley, Will Jacobson
Montclair, NJ
Montclair High School

Visionaries-Grades 10-12
School or other Group (5+), Honorable Mention- Cinematography

THE AWAKENING
Anthony Raisley, Mike Wilson, Matt Salicco, Andrew Tompkins, Josh Tritini
Middletown, NJ
Middletown High School South