Williston Film Festival
The annual Williston Northampton School Film Festival showcases the work of student filmmakers from Williston and high schools across New England. If you’re film-school-bound, you’ll find classes that deliver a solid foundation of film technique and history—and supportive environment so you can try out your ideas and run with what works.
WNS Film Fest 12 Winners
- Best Picture: Figment – Isabella Stewart – Sacred Heart
- Best Editing: Unfortunate Tale of a School Girl – Brian Bowman /Madison Hackett – Milton Academy
- Best Screenplay: Just Relax – Lorraine Rinaldi/ Roxanne Kassapidis – Scared Heart
- Best Documentary: The Gatekeeper – Daniella Tocco – Sacred Heart
- Most Creative: Special Day – Elisa Taylor – Sacred Heart
- Best Music Video: Snowman – Kira Bixby – Williston Northampton
- Best PSA: Deadzone – Sophia Georgas – Sacred Heart
- Best Cinematography: Yo-Yo – Scarlett Wang – Miss Hall’s
- Best Williston Film: Coffin – Kira Bixby – Williston Northampton
- Audience Choice: Isolation – Minh Le – Williston Northampton
Williston Film Festival Information
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Festival Date and Location
The 12th Annual Williston Film Festival will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 9, 2019, in the Lower Level of the Reed Campus Center at the Williston Northampton School, 40 Park Street, Easthampton, MA.
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Rules for Submission
Download the following documents to enter:
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Previous Winners
Williston Film Festival 11 Winners (2018)
- Best Picture: For Sale, DJ Charles, Concord Academy
- Best Editing: Quinn Meyerson and Hank Parker, Concord Academy
- Best Screenplay: Bullet, Kira Bixby, Williston Northampton
- Best Documentary: How Are the Boys Going to Learn Algebra? Erin Hanlon,Governor’s Academy
- Most Creative: Gone, Xin Wang, Miss Hall’s School
- Best Music Video: Jared, Mason Chiuli, Northampton High School
- Best PSA: Mental Health, Minh Le, Williston Northampton
- Best Cinematography: Catalyst, Charlie Tilney-Volk, Suffield Academy
- Best Williston Film: Bullet, Kira Bixby
Williston Film Festival 10 Award Winners (2017)
- Thirty Films made the final selection for screening from nearly sixty entries. Award winners were selected by judges Alex Hacker ( Olive Productions), Bob Savage (Henchman Productions), and Jared Skolnick (Skolnick Films)
- Best Picture-Letting Beatrice Go, Elle Rinaldi, Choate
- Best Documentary-Lucien Avery: Vermont Blacksmith, Matthew Dailey Randy Putvain Jacob Edgerly, Isaiah Gaskell; Green Mountain Technology and Career Center
- Best Screenplay- Foundations, Owen King Williston Northampton
- Best Williston Film- Suitcase, Sitai Chen
- Best Cinematography- Silent Suicide, Isaiah Gaskell Green Mountain Technology and Career Center
- Best PSA- Save the Reefs, Christina DeConcini Sacred Heart
- Best Music Video- Wildcard, Sophia Georgas, Sacred Heart
- Most Creative- Lexi Paulin, Easthampton High School
- Best Editing- Abstraction, Conor Greene, George Lou, & Joey Leung Milton Academy
2016 WINNERS
- Best Motion Picture: Flick, Brianna Zuniga, Walnut Hill School
- Best Editing: Half Full, Trailer Luke Pinkham, Northampton High School
- Best Screenplay: Frankpa, Georgina Cahill, Sacred Heart Greenwich
- Best Documentary: Chasing Sharks, Jessie Swindel, Governor’s Academy
- Most Creative: Reach for Me (Thisbedottie), Lexi Paulin , Easthampton High School
- Best Music Video: Lucy Singleton Northampton High School
- Best PSA: Sexual Assault PSA, Jada Goodrich, Williston Northampton School
- Best Cinematography: Sketch, Carter Kratkiewicz, Concord Academy
- Best Williston Film: Toxic, Verdi Degby, Williston Northampton School
2015 WINNERS
- Best Motion Picture: “The Frog Whisperer,” Will Harrington, Concord Academy
- Best Editing: “De Dans en Dehors,” Jacob Bridgman, Northampton High School
- Best Screenplay: “Bad Habits,” Karen Morey, Walnut Hill School
- Best Cinematography: “Rembihnutur,” Mikaela Dillon, Walnut Hill School
- Best Animated Feature: “War is Hell,” Forrester Menson, Northampton High School
- Best Documentary: “Couture for a Cause,” Helen Luo, Dana Hall School
- Best Music Video: “Emitime,” Oliver Holblitzelle, Vermont Academy
- Best PSA: “Bike Helmet Safety,” Risa Tapanes, Williston Northampton
- Most Creative: “Experimental,” Jen Carellas, Williston Northampton
- Best Williston Film: “Ford Hall Syfu-r,”John Kay, Williston Northampton
2014 WINNERS
- Best Picture: Jackpot, by Jordan Tse, The Hotchkiss School
- Best Documentary: A to B, The Art of Parkour, by Ben Glass, Concord Academy
- Best Screenplay: The Hardest Thing I’ve Ever Had To Do, by Oliver Demers / Ben Sarat, Williston Northampton
- Best Editing: Oreos, by Alex Kozikowski, Williston Northampton
- Best Cinematography: The Dancer, by William Huang, Williston Northampton
- Best Animation: Snow White, by Mia Abel, Walnut Hill Best
- Music Video: Music Video, by Mariya Kurguzkina, Walnut Hill
- Best PSA: Smoking Gun, by Dylan Kenseth, Williston Northampton
- Most Creative: Apple, by Queenie Zhang, Walnut Hill
- Honorable Mention: The Leaf Sweeper, by Tom Greto, PVPA
2013 WINNERS
- Best Motion Picture: Kaleidoscope, Vivian Xiao, The Hotchkiss School
- Best Documentary: Indomitable, Brian Ryu, The Hotchkiss School
- Best Music Video: Tempus, Charles Frank, Williston Northampton
- Best Animation: Laundry Rider, Tom Greto, PVPA
- Best Screenplay: The Guilt, Jilly Lim, Williston Northampton Best
- Cinematography: The Factory, Harry C.Manning Weston High School
- Best Editing: Dynamic, Anthony Leung, Williston Northampton
- Honorable Mention: Larry & Rick, Tom Greto, PVPA
2012 WINNERS
- Best Film: Breezeless, Charles Frank, The Williston Northampton School
- Most Creative: Elise’s Dream, Nicholas Motyka, West Springfield High School
- Best Documentary: The Harry Potter Phenomenon, Eva Araya, The Hotchkiss School
- Best Editing: Dreamer, Daisuke Hosokawa, The Governor’s Academy
- Best Screenplay: A Zombie Romance, Brian Ryu, The Hotchkiss School
- Best Special Effects: Special Effects: The Movie, Cade Zawacki, The Williston Northampton School
- Best Cinematography: Mark Spaulding, Alex Kozikowski, The Williston Northampton School
2011 WINNERS
- Best Picture: Elevate, Charles Frank, The Williston Northampton School
- Best Documentary: JP Artist Profile, Tucker MacDonald, Pomfret School
- Best Animated: Film What Happened to the KO Hyphen?, Justin Bram, Kingswood Oxford School
- Honorable Mention: Alone, Lauren Grainger and Dylan Zamacona, Hotchkiss Academy
- Best Cinematography: Walking, John Rawlins, Pingree School
- Best Screenplay: Anstoss, Jack Benham, Lewis Xie, Will Rhodes, Stefan Guenther, Berkshire School
- Best Editing: The Morning Beat, Jameson Everett, Suffield Academy
- Most Creative: Earliest Memory, Alex Hacker, The Williston Northampton School
2010 WINNERS
- Honorable Mention: Audition, Alex Hacker, The Williston Northampton School
- Most Creative: Oriental Woman, Jihyo Kim , The Walnut Hill School
- Best Special Effects: Childhood, Catherine Fraser, The Walnut Hill School
- Best Editing: Sucker Serve, Ben Smith, Alexandra Thornton, Stephen Langer, Dillon O’Connor, Chester Houwink, The Hotchkiss School
- Best Screenplay: Dark Green, Izzy Kornblatt, The Loomis Chaffee School
- Best Cinematography: TAG, Zachary Charren -Diehl, Charles Frank, The Williston Northampton School
- Best Animated Film: Sketchbook, Soo Hyo Kim, The Walnut Hill School
- Best Documentary: Overload of Manure, Chester Houwink, The Hotchkiss School
- Best Picture: Tightrope, Yoshi Makishima, Milton Academy
2009 WINNERS
- Honorable Mention: Dead Enough, Izzy Kornblatt, The Williston Northampton School
- Best Picture: Democracy Outside the Voting Booth, Ricki Reisner, Carla Frankenbach, The Hotchkiss School
- Best Edited: The Snow Ball, Harvey Burrell, Tripp Clemens, Concord Academy
- Best PSA: Use It Wisely, Jordan Strafer, The Williston Northampton School
- Most Creative: The Warning, Kyle Zesiger, The Williston Northampton School
2008 WINNERS
- Honorable Mention: Stickers, Lizzy Steiner, Berkshire School
- Most Creative: Hallway Racing, Theo Pravitz-Rosen, Zak Kennedy, Ally Kellogg, Jeff Powers, & Angus Fisher, Northampton High School
- Best Edited: Made In Peril, Rafael Cortina, The Williston Northampton School
- Best Film: Lamb to Slaughter, Harvey Burell, Concord Academy
