‘Straw Man’ and ‘A Lady in Waiting’ take top Montage awards
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The Cinema Academy’s student showcase, Montage Film Festival: A Celebration of Moving Pictures, celebrated top student films on April 26 at the IU Cinema.
The film festival featured screenings of student short films and an award ceremony.
The festival was hosted by The Media School; IU Cinema; the Department of Theatre, Drama, and Contemporary Dance; the Jacobs School of Music; and the School of Art, Architecture, and Design.
Best Score/Composition
“Straw Man”
Director: Simon Mayer
Score: Luke Kraft
Best Sound Design
“The Taken”
Director: Myla Tissandier
Sound design: Theo Hawkins, Karl Templeton, Max Rebolledo
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Best Production Design
“A Lady in Waiting”
Director: Maeve Panich
Production design: Jacqueline Preston
Best Cinematography
“A Lady in Waiting”
Director: Maeve Panich
DP: Melanie Taylor
Best Editing
“Ghosts of Hope”
Director: Melanie Taylor
Editor: Melanie Taylor
Best Screenplay
“Unbearable”
Director and screenwriter: Ryan Lo
Best Performance
Joshua Vanover in “Unbearable”
Director: Ryan Lo
Best Director (TIE)
Melanie Taylor: “Ghosts of Hope”
Myla Tissandier: “The Taken”
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Best Fiction
“A Lady in Waiting”
Director and writer: Maeve Panich
Best Nonfiction
“A Talk With Tom Busey: Owen’s Story”
Director: Johelisa Santana
Best in Show
“Straw Man”
Director and writer: Simon Mayer
Audience Choice
“Straw Man”
Director and writer: Simon Mayer