With the National Film Festival for Talented Youth now behind them, the students of Ballard High School's video production class is at it again.

Three shorts by ten Ballard High School video students have won two of the major prizes and an Honorable Mention at the Dominique Dunne Film Competition in Colorado Springs. The competition, which was one of the first events in the nation to showcase the work of young filmmakers, awards only four prizes: two for Documentary, and two for Dramatic Narrative. Only schools with outstanding film programs were invited to participate, and each school was limited to just four entries.

Isaiah Hoban-Halversen, Kaila Lafferty and Oona Lowe won Second Prize in the Documentary Category for Deep Down, the story of Alessandro Gilmini’s near-death experience in an ice cave. In the Dramatic Category, Walker Evans, Elise Neroutsos, Jamie Vitz-Wong and Sam Weller won Second Prize for their sinister short The Craft. The Honorable Mention went to the suspenseful short Sundown by Vann Fulfs, Bryan Quandt & Jacob Scott.

Not only will students receive cash prizes for their wins, but they will receive written critiques from the prestigious jury, which includes producer Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. (of The Samuel Goldwyn Company and Samuel Goldwyn Films), actor/director Griffin Dunne (An American Werewolf in London, After Hours) and producer/ director/actor Ed Sherin (Law & Order).

For more information on the Ballard High School Video Production Program, visit www.bhsvideo.blogspot.com.

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