‘Standby,’ ‘Keep Wrestling,’ ‘Irish Car Bomb’ take top Montage awards
![Freshman Joey Still, host of IUSTV's "Behind the Curtain," interviews a student filmmaker before the awards ceremony.](https://data.mediaschool.indiana.edu/news-events/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/red-carpet-1024x682.jpg)
The Cinema Academy’s student showcase, Montage: A Celebration of Moving Pictures, celebrated top student films on April 23 in the Global and International Studies Building’s Shreve Auditorium.
![Five students posing with trophies](https://data.mediaschool.indiana.edu/news-events/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/montage-winners-385x257.jpg)
Awards were given for documentary, narrative and experimental films.
The festival is hosted by The Media School; IU Cinema; the Department of Theatre, Drama and Contemporary Dance; the Jacobs School of Music; and the Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture and Design.
Best Score/Composition
“Primordial Soup”
Composer: Dragon Zhang
Director: Amelia Bailey-Schetlin
Best Sound Design
“Toxoplasma Gondi”
Sound designers/directors: Jack Fahey and Han-Wei Hsing
Best Cinematography
“Keep Wrestling”
Director/editor: Joey Still
Best Editing
“Keep Wrestling”
Director/editor: Joey Still
Best Acting or Performance
“Irish Car Bomb”
Actor: Simon Mayer
Best Director
“The Fictitious Us”
Director: Madelyn Knight
Best Fiction Film
“Irish Car Bomb”
Director: Brian DeHeer
Best Non-Fiction Film
“Keep Wrestling”
Director/editor: Joey Still
Best in Show
“Standby”
Director: Griffin King
Audience Choice Award
“The Armor”
Director: Sebastian Russell