Film Prize Junior

Wishing all of our Louisiana teachers and students a great BACK TO SCHOOL. ✨ We cannot wait to see what you create this year!

Film Prize Junior is open to all 5th - 12th grade Louisiana students. Teachers and program administrators can visit filmprizejr.com to learn more and sign up to learn more about participating in the 2024 - 2025 school year.

To conclude our Film Prize Junior 2024 winner's highlight, let's check out our FIRST-EVER poster competition winners!

In collaboration with Troubled Muse Studios, Film Prize Junior was able to provide participants with the opportunity to submit one poster for their short film to be entered into the new Film Prize Junior x Troubled Muse Poster Competition!

In the high school division, the Troubled Muse Poster Award went to "Briar Jo" from Dutchtown High School! In the middle school division, the award went to "Struggle Bus" from Caddo Middle Magnet!

Winners of the Troubled Muse Poster Competition received honors, a certificate, $250 for the sponsoring teacher, and a $1,500 tech bundle including a Mac Mini and accessories for the student's school!

Congratulations to the artists and thank you(!!!) to Troubled Muse Studios for this stellar collaboration!

Viva La Troubled Muse and Viva La Film Prize Junior!

🏆 Film Prize Junior 2024 Best Genre High School Winners 🏆

1. Best Thriller: "Trapped Inside My Reflection" from St. Amant High School (Not Pictured)

2. Best Comedy: "Man’s Best Friend" from Caddo Career & Technology Center

3. Best Documentary: "What is Justice?" from The NET Charter School - Central City (Not Pictured)

4. Best Drama: "Take the Hint" from CE Byrd High School

5. Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy: "JANUS 3.1" from Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts (LSMSA) (Not Pictured)

6. Best Animation: "Briar Jo" from Dutchtown High School

Congratulations, filmmakers! Viva La Film Prize Junior!

🏆 Film Prize Junior 2024 Best Genre Winners (Middle) 🏆

1. Best Thriller: "ESCAPE" from Harriet Tubman Charter School

2. Best Comedy: "Abby’s First Day" from Loreauville High School (Not Pictured)

3. Best Documentary: "Chasing Greatness: the Omarion Miller Story" from North Caddo Elementary Middle School

4. Best Drama: "Release" from Ruppel Academie Francaise (Not Pictured)

5. Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy: "Fantastic Fear Fighters" from Pierre A. Capdau S.T.E.A.M. School Pierre Capdau STEAM (Not Pictured)

6. Best Animation: "Drought" from Southfield School

Congratulations to our Best Genre - Middle School winners!

Viva La Film Prize Junior!

🏆 Film Prize Junior 2024 Founder's Circle Winners (High) 🏆

The Film Prize Junior Founder's Circle provides $250 grants to the schools to create films for next year’s festival.

For high school films, the Founders' Circle Awards went to the following films:

1. "Finally" from Istrouma High School (Not Pictured)

2. "Mental Health Crisis: Do You Know The Signs??" from Booker T Washington New Technology High School

3. "Sabor de la Casa" from Young Audiences Charter Schools

4. "I Don't Want a Christmas Without You" from West Ouachita High School

5. "The Neverending Duel" from Woodlawn High School

6. "Priceless Love" from Airline High School

Congratulations to our High School Founder's Circle Winners!

Viva La Film Prize Junior!

🏆 Film Prize Junior 2024 Founders' Circle Middle School Winners 🏆

The Film Prize Junior Founders' Circle provides $250 grants to the schools to create films for next year’s festival.

For middle school films, the Founders' Circle Awards went to the following films:

1. "The Trophy" from Harriet Tubman Charter School

2. "The Unforgettable Gift" from Mildred Osborne Charter School

3. "Hawk History" from Herndon Magnet School

4. "The Magic Pen" from South Highlands Elementary Magnet School

5. "The Gardens vs. The Machines" from Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School

Viva La Film Prize Junior!

Now that the Film Prize Junior has settled.. let's give it up for our 2024 award recipients, starting with our Audience Choice winners!

The Audience Choice Award in the Middle School division went to "Struggle Bus" from Caddo Parish Middle Magnet School!

In the High School division, we had our first-ever tie and the Audience Choice Award for Best High School Short Film went to both "Baking Bread" from Caddo Magnet High School and "Take the Hint" from CE Byrd High School!

Congratulations to all filmmakers involved!

Viva La Film Prize Junior!

Surprise! Get ready for our Rainy Day Revel Stream! Watch a selection of student films from years past use a special discount code to access student pricing on LAFP passes.
🎬 https://youtube.com/live/toYaE-B8IVw?feature=share 🎬

Lights, cameras,... Baton Rouge! 🪩

Talk about a double feature! 👯‍♀️ After our Tuesday screening event at Wonderland Performing Arts , Film Prize Junior's Kickoff Roadshow heads straight for Theatre Baton Rouge. Join us Wednesday, September 20th at 6 PM for Film Prize Junior Kickoff Screening at Theatre Baton Rouge to see a special slate of films made by students of Greater Baton Rouge schools:

"What If?I - Plaquemine Senior High School
"Reap What You Sow" - Woodlawn High School
"The Big Day" - MSA West
"Un-Masked" - Istrouma Middle Magnet
"You Can't Sit Here" - McKinley Middle Academic Magnet School of Visual and Performing Arts

This event is free to attend and open to teachers, faculty and students to enjoy. We'll provide the popcorn! 🍿 RSVP today!

Some great moments from our Roadshow Red Carpet! 💃

Our team has had a blast meeting up with teachers and students all across the state. Interested in finding out how film transform your school? RSVP for our next stops on our Kickoff Roadshow! (Link in comments)

See you soon, Lafayette! 🎊

Film Prize Junior's Kickoff Roadshow will be in Lafayette next week with some great films from southwest Louisiana schools! 🎬 Join us at Wonderland Performing Arts on Tuesday, September 19th at 6 PM to see some of the best films your students have to offer:

"Rivalry 2050" - Sulphur High School
"Haunted" - Ascension Episcopal School
"Crown" - Broussard Middle School
"Seeing Yourself" - Acadian Middle School Cougars
"A Black Girl’s Courtroom" - Northside High School

This event is free to attend and open to teachers, faculty and students to enjoy. We'll provide the popcorn! 🍿 RSVP today (Link in comments)!

Next stop: New Orleans! 🎊

Film Prize Junior's Kickoff Roadshow is headed to the Greater New Orleans region this weekend, and we're bringing some true blockbusters! 🎬 Join us at the Prytania Theatres at Canal Place on Saturday, September 16th at 12 PM to see some of the best films your students have to offer:

"VIRTUAL EXIT" - Harriet Tubman Charter School
"Pride for Our Planet" - Bonnabel High & Bruin Theatre Alliance
"Marwan's Suit" - Warren Easton Charter High School & The COOL Cooperative
"The Djin" - T H Harris Middle School
"Garbage Boy" - Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy

This event is free to attend and open to teachers, faculty and students to enjoy. We'll provide the popcorn! 🍿 RSVP today (Link in comments)!

Ready to become a filmmaker? 📽

Join us Thursday, September 7th at 6 PM for our Film Prize Junior Kickoff Screening at ULM Bayou Point Theater! We are screening a special slate of shorts made by students from our 2023 festival. Afterward, guests will hear from J'Mia Armstrong (Best Student Performance, Founders Circle Winner, "Do Black Lives Matter?") to learn about her experiences producing last year's short film with her class at Booker T. Washington HS - Shreveport! 🎬 The screening is FREE to attend and open to teachers, faculty and students. RSVP today!

Lights, Camera... ROADSHOW!

That's right, Film Prize Junior is BACK for the new school year, and we're taking our student films on the road! 🚚 We've planned stops all across the state of Louisiana, and we want to invite teachers, students, and their friends and family to join us in celebrating their work. We'll be showcasing select films each region as well as our top middle and high school films from the 2023 festival.

Our first stop is the Bayou Pointe Event Center at University of Louisiana Monroe! Here are the films we'll be showcasing:
"A Tabletop Journey" - West Ouachita High School
"Something for Your Mind" - West Ouachita High School
"Do Black Lives Matter?" - Booker T. Washington HS - Shreveport
"Cherrywinche" - Plainview High School
"Ghost" - Caddo Magnet High School

Join us on Thursday, September 7th at 6 PM at ULM to learn more about this year's film competition.

Lights, Camera... ROADSHOW!

That's right, Film Prize Junior is BACK for the new school year, and we're taking our student films on the road! 🚚 We've planned stops all across the state of Louisiana, and we want to invite teachers, students, and their friends and family to join us in celebrating their work. We'll be showcasing select films each region as well as our top middle and high school films from the 2023 festival.

Our first stop is the Bayou Pointe Event Center at University of Louisiana Monroe! Here are the films we'll be showcasing:
"A Tabletop Journey" - West Ouachita High School
"Something for Your Mind" - West Ouachita High School
"Do Black Lives Matter?" - Booker T. Washington HS - Shreveport
"Cherrywinche" - Plainview High School
"Ghost" - Caddo Magnet High School

Join us on Thursday, September 7th at 6 PM at ULM to learn more about this year's film competition.

Meet our team TONIGHT at the Natchitoches Parish School Board Back to School Expo from 4:30 - 6:30 in Natchitoches! 🎒🎬

Don't forget to stop by our Back to School Expo tomorrow and visit our booths to grab your FREE backpack filled with school supplies!!

Our departments, schools, and array of vendors can't wait to see you there!!

Booker T. Washington's own Katrina Gillam and J'Mia Armstrong on KSLA celebrating their wins for both Founder's Circle and Best Student Performance in this year's festival! 🎬

Film Prize Junior winner discusses her Best Student Performance award The winner of the " Best Student Performance” award, J’Mia Armstrong, is visiting the KSLA studio to talk about her win with the film “Do Black Lives Matter?” from Booker T. Washington High School.

The votes are in! Join us this evening at 6 PM CT for our Virtual Awards Ceremony, where we will announce the winners of this year's Virtual Audience Choice Awards. Tune in at FILMPRIZEJR.com to watch the announcement LIVE.

From April 27th through May 3rd, you can watch all 92 student films from this year's film festival AND vote on your favorites! Visit FILMPRIZEJR.com now to learn more!✨

Congratulations to "Misunderstood" from Catholic Schoolhouse for receiving a Founder's Circle Award at this year's festival!

Congratulations to "Marwan's Suit" from Warren Easton Charter High School and the COOL Cooperative for receiving a Founder's Circle Award at this year's festival!

Congratulations to "Nowhere Girl" from C.E. Byrd High School for receiving a Founder's Circle Award at this year's festival!

Congratulations to "Reap What You Sow" from Woodlawn High School for receiving awards for both Best Thriller and Festival Audience Choice in the high school division!

Congratulations to "Do Black Lives Matter?" from Booker T. Washington High School for receiving a Founder's Circle Award at this year's festival!

Congratulations to "The Djin" from T.H. Harris Middle School for receiving a Founder's Circle Award at this year's festival!

Congratulations to "Moe-Shin" from Bossier Parish School for Technology & Innovative Learning for receiving a Founder's Circle Award at this year's festival!

Congratulations to "Martha's Journey" from New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy and the COOL Cooperative for receiving the award for Best Documentary for the high school division!

Congratulations to "Plaything" from McKinley Middle Academic Magnet School for Visual & Performing Arts for receiving the award of Best Thriller from middle school division at this year's festival!