Award-Winning Films
From day one, students in the Cinematic Arts programs are challenged to do more than just learn how to use filmmaking equipment. They are encouraged to develop great stories that are rich in depth, insight, and passion. With these goals and first-rate faculty instruction, it’s no wonder that our student films do so well at film festivals.
Our student films have impressed at major events like the Festival of Media Arts. This event is put on each year by the Broadcast Educators Association, a consortium that includes more than 1,600 professors who represent more than 275 colleges and universities. Films by APU students have placed in the top tier every year since 2005, and won Best of Festival twice.
Other festivals that APU films have won at include: Damah Film Festival, Rogue Independent Film Festival, Reel Spirituality/LAFSC Film Festival, Paste Magazine’s Rockin’ Reel Film Festival, and the International Christian Visual Media Crown Awards.
Student Film Awards
No Love In Berry County
Blake Heal, Andrew Kazanjian
Best of Festival – Broadcast Educator’s Association Festival of Media Arts, 2009
Suicide and Goldfish
Jesse Doland
Second Place, Narrative – Broadcast Educator’s Association Festival of Media Arts, 2009; Redemptive Film Award, Regency University's Redemptive Film Festival
The Restoration
Samuel A. Ward
Second Place, Animation – Broadcast Educator’s Association Festival of Media Arts, 2009
The Reclamation of David Simms
Anders Lindwall, Lauren Cray, Chadwick Trentham
Third Place, Narrative – Broadcast Educator’s Association Festival of Media Arts, 2009
Life After
Jeremiah Lujan
Gold Award – International Christians in Media Crown Awards, 2008
Second Place – Broadcast Educator’s Association Festival of Media Arts, 2008
Flutter
Tricia Aaurand, Savannah Nord, Nick Ganas
First Place, Narrative – Broadcast Educator’s Association Festival of Media Arts, 2008
First Place – Reel Spirituality/LAFSC Film Festival, 2007
Sometime Today I’m Going to Kill Ben Stiller
Dominic Lang
First Place – Rogue Independent Film Festival, 2007
Jaded
Anders Lindwall
Second Place, Narrative – Broadcast Educator’s Association Festival of Media Arts, 2007
First Place – Reel Spirituality/LAFSC Film Festival, 2006
Faith On a Sleeve
Jeremy Rice, Matt Spaerazza
International Christian Media Crown Awards, 2007
Giving Her Away
Drew Stanfield, John Donley
Best of Festival – Broadcast Educator’s Association Festival of Media Arts, 2006
Best Student Film – Damah Film Festival, 2006
Festival Tour DVD – Paste Magazine Rock n’ Reel Film Festival, 2005
