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Challenge Winners
Wow! We had another great ViewFinders this year, with lots to entertain, educate and engage!
Congratulations to everyone who's films were screened at the Animation, Movie and Green Screen Challenge nights - they were, as usual, some of the most exciting nights for ViewFinders.
And an additional congratulations to the winners:
VIEWFINDERS ANIMATION CHALLENGE
Sponsored by Halifax Film, a DNX Media Company
First Place: CBHRA Monster Truck Rally
John D. Chiasson, Marc Cheetham, Margaree Forks in Cape Breton
Second Place: It Won’t Go Away
Jack MacGillivray, Logan MacGillivray, Beford NS
Third Place: Alex’s Journey
Patrick Nabuurs, Sratford, Prince Edward Island
People's Choice Award: Global Mess
Bedford South School, Mr. Matt Rogers’ Grade 3 class
NBC UNIVERSAL CANADA MOVIE CHALLENGE
First Place: …At High Noon
Marc Cheetham, John D. Chiasson, Margaree Forks, Cape Breton NS
Second Place: I Am
Daniel Trainor-McKinnon, Dartmouth NS
Third Place: Valley of Lander
Stefano D. Andriani, Dartmouth NS
People' Choice Award - Bench Talk
Andrew Coll, Emily Coll, Josh Cruddas, Halifax NS
GREEN SCREEN CHALLENGE
Sponsored by Nova Scotia Power and Conserve Nova Scotia
First Place: Conservation
Zachary Ball, Tiffany Jesso, Donny Walls
Second Place: Jenni Says Conserve
Jenni Barbrick, Emma Isenor, Sarah MacCormick
Third Place: Sauver l’Environment/Save The Environment
Ecole acadienne de Truro, Mme. Johnson’s Grade 4 Class
People's Choice Award: Into the Blue
Grosvenor-Wentworth Park School, Andrew Stickings’ Grade 5 Class
Youth Jury Winners
The ViewFinders Youth Jury presented their film awards at the Empire Theatres Closing in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Saturday, April 28, 2007.
Youth Jury Awards:
Best Animated Film – My Happy End, (Germany) Directed by Milen Vitanov
Best Short Film – When Elvis Came To Visit, (Sweden) Directed by Andreas Tibblin
Best Documentary Film – Darius Goes West: The Roll of His Life, (USA) Directed by Logan Smalley
Best Feature Film – Ben-X, (Belgium) Directed by Nic Balthazar
Best Feature Film - Honourable Mention – The Substitute, (Denmark) Directed by Ole Bornedal
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