21st Annual Video Contest Winners!

Best Event/Corporate Video-At the Cross

Clint Loveness Dallas, TX Prize: Blackmagic Intensity Pro A local religious group's get-togethers are covered in cinema-verite fashion.

• Best Commercial/PSA-Kryptonite Customworks

  Christopher Annese Westfield, NJ Prize: Pelican 1510 Carry-On Case with Padded Divider A well-executed ad for a specialty Jeep restoration/modification shop …
• Best Drama/Action-Survive

  Joshua Smith Cloverdale, CA Prize: Video Guys Gift Certificate A long-form ad for an energy drink is action-packed and visually remarkable.
• Honorable Mention-Totem Poles

  Cathy Prefrement Sequim, WA Prize: Pinnacle Studio 12 Marvel in some of the most the beautiful and largest pieces of art ever created as seen in the Pacific …
• Honorable Mention-Jeff Eben for Mayor

  Robert Thissen Chowchilla, CA Prize: Pinnacle Studio Plus 12 A funny campaign ad that probably helped Jeff Eben get a few votes in the recent mayor's race in …
• Best Animation-Harry Hill

  Jim Foltice Walker, MI Prize: Pinnacle Video Transfer An interesting blend of computer animation and clay animation gave this entry a unique look.
• Best Music Video-Kismet

  Connor Hair Kirkland, WA Prize: Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 12 Your iPod could be the device that introduces you to someone special.
• Best Sports Video-Living Downhill

  Joshua Smith Cloverdale, CA Prize: Music 2 Hues Acoustic Guitar Collection Some extreme camera work is icing on this remarkable BMX video.
• Best Senior Video-Among the Prairie Bells

  Steven Siegel Bay Harbor Islands, FL Prize: Boris FX 9.2 A look at some of the native fauna of the midwest.
• Best Young Video-Between the Tackles

  Jake Torchin Saint Louis, MO Prize: Boris Graffiti 5.2 A look at a high school football team gives us a new, unique perspective.
• Best Educational Video-Invasive Species Monitoring

  Ken Hook Cloyne, Ontario, Canada Prize: Sony Vegas Pro 8 A procedure video showing how to sample water, in order to make sure species that do not belong have …
• Best Comedy-Hero

  Brett Sorem New York, NY Prize: BeachTek DXA-2s Compact XLR Adapter Can the protagonist stop the evil toilet paper bandit? Watch and find out!
• Best Student Video-Not Another Bollywood Movie

  Chris Knific Fort Myers, FL Prize: Canon HF10 Camcorder A funny take on some of some of Mumbai's cinematic masterpieces.
• Best Documentary-Sinulog: Colors in Motion

  Peter Mancao Mandaue City, Cebu, Philippines Prize: Videssence Shooter Kit A look at the annual Sinulog Festival in Cebu, Philippines.
• 3rd Prize-Sound of War

  Charles Yeager Jasper, AR Prize: proDAD Editors Choice Package If your fingers could really be used as weapons, this video demonstrates how much trouble we'd …
• 2nd Prize-Panic Attack

  Carlos Crooks Elk Grove, CA Prize: Adobe Production Premium A fascinating video primarily utilizing close-ups to tell a story.
• 1st Prize-Leaving Ground Zero

  Andres Otero Bronx, NY Prize: DV Gear DVFlurry EDIUS NX Turnkey Editing System A documentary-form look at a photojournalist who suffered from post-traumatic …
• Grand Prize-Snap

  Michael Comulada Fort Worth, TX Prize: Canon XHA1 Camcorder A tightly-edited drama that is eerily well-suited for today's lackluster economy.