Barstow Filmmakers Receive 48 Awards at Festival
A Barstow senior claimed the top prize at the highly-competitive University of Central Missouri Foreign Language Film Festival. Senior Lily Bash won first place for Best Film Across All Languages, and her classmates brought home another 47 awards for Spanish, Chinese and French films.
Bash's film, "Ilusiones de hielo," earned an additional six awards for:
Freshmen Chinese language students Michael Yagan, Maxwell Moore and Connor Lucido won seven awards including Best Overall Chinese Film for their movie 周末快樂 ("Have a Good Weekend!"). Seniors Clara Ketchell and Liddy Scurato and juniors Stewart Kennedy Gregg, Ben Kierst and Max Parr won five awards for their French film, "La Chute."
Full Awards List
樹仍然會倒下 ("A Tree Still Falls") by Willow MacIvor, Grant Harkins, Caleb Chang, Lexi Dixon, Miranda Beyer, Matthew Justis, Noah Waldman
藝術表演：專心致志 ("Performing Arts: When I Devote My Heart and Soul") by Divya Dendi, Audrey Huston
周末快樂 ("Have a Good Weekend!") by Michael Yagan, Maxwell Moore, Connor Lucido
"La Chute" by Clara Ketchell, Liddy Scurato, Stewart Kennedy Gregg, Ben Kierst, Max Parr
"Encapotada" by Selena Spurrier, Zoe Greenwood, Ayushi Kothari, Gillian Knaebel
"La clave central" by Lorelei Culver, Sophie Yagan
當舖達人 ("Pawn Stars Remastered") by Geordie Waldman, Tyler Carlgren, Evan Doskey
卑陋謀殺 ("Petty Murder") by Kimberly Nguyen, Zoey Hrabe, Maya Theobald
總統之逆境 ("Presidential Predicament") by Anita Mohan, Genevieve Hyatt, Alison Brodrick, Sarena Biria
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- Best Advanced Spanish Film
- Best Technical Achievement in a Spanish Film (second)
- Most Original Spanish Film
- Best Spanish Script (second)
- Best Overall Spanish Film
- Best Super Short Film.
Freshmen Chinese language students Michael Yagan, Maxwell Moore and Connor Lucido won seven awards including Best Overall Chinese Film for their movie 周末快樂 ("Have a Good Weekend!"). Seniors Clara Ketchell and Liddy Scurato and juniors Stewart Kennedy Gregg, Ben Kierst and Max Parr won five awards for their French film, "La Chute."
Full Awards List
樹仍然會倒下 ("A Tree Still Falls") by Willow MacIvor, Grant Harkins, Caleb Chang, Lexi Dixon, Miranda Beyer, Matthew Justis, Noah Waldman
- Best Advanced Chinese Film
- Most Original Chines Film, 2nd
- Best Chinese Script, 2nd
- Best Use of Language in an Advanced Chinese Film
- Best Overall Chinese Film, 2nd
- Best Use of Covid Restrictions (Integration of masks into script)
- Best Overall Mystery Across All Languages
- Best overall Film Across All Languages, 2nd
藝術表演：專心致志 ("Performing Arts: When I Devote My Heart and Soul") by Divya Dendi, Audrey Huston
- Best Advanced Chinese Film, 2nd
- Best Technical Achievement in a Chinese Film, 2nd
- Best Ensemble Acting in a Chinese Film, 2nd
- Best Overall Chinese Film, 3rd
- Best Documentary Film Across All Languages
- Best Overall Film Across All Languages, 3rd
周末快樂 ("Have a Good Weekend!") by Michael Yagan, Maxwell Moore, Connor Lucido
- Best Elementary Chinese Film
- Best Technical Achievement in a Chinese Film
- Most Original Chinese Film
- Best Chinese Script
- Best Use of Language in an Elementary Chinese Film
- Best Ensemble Acting in a Chinese Film
- Best Overall Chinese Film
"La Chute" by Clara Ketchell, Liddy Scurato, Stewart Kennedy Gregg, Ben Kierst, Max Parr
- Best Technical Achievement in a French Film
- Most Original French Film, 2nd
- Best French Script
- Best Ensemble Actin in a French Film, 2nd
- Best Overall French Film
"Encapotada" by Selena Spurrier, Zoe Greenwood, Ayushi Kothari, Gillian Knaebel
- Best Advanced Spanish Film, 3rd
- Best Spanish Script
- Best Use of Language in an Advanced Spanish Film
- Best Super Short Film, 3rd
"La clave central" by Lorelei Culver, Sophie Yagan
- Best Advanced Spanish Film, 2nd
- Best Overall Spanish Mystery
- Best Technical Achievement in a Spanish Film, 3rd
- Best Overall Spanish Film, 2nd
- Most Original Spanish Film, 3rd
- Best Spanish Script, 2nd place tie
- Best Super Short Film, 2nd
當舖達人 ("Pawn Stars Remastered") by Geordie Waldman, Tyler Carlgren, Evan Doskey
- Best Intermediate Chinese Film
- Best Use of Language in an Intermediate Chinese Film
卑陋謀殺 ("Petty Murder") by Kimberly Nguyen, Zoey Hrabe, Maya Theobald
- Best Elementary Chinese Film, 2nd
總統之逆境 ("Presidential Predicament") by Anita Mohan, Genevieve Hyatt, Alison Brodrick, Sarena Biria
- Best Intermediate Chinese Film, 2nd
