Congratulations to the 2024 On-Location Student Creative Winners!
BEA’s 2024 On-Location student competition received 89 student submissions across 7 competitions.  The acceptance rate for Best of Show is 9% and Award of Excellence was 32%. Best of Show and Award of Excellence was not awarded in all competitions. In order to maintain a respectable acceptance rate, awards are designated in competitions when the number of entries and/or total score received exceeds certain thresholds.

Audio Competition

Best of Show: Vereena Bishoy El-Kess Armia Boules, American University in Cairo; Bells and Whistles in My Good Friday

Awards of Excellence:
Edgar Cardiel, Harding University; Vicente Fernandez Artist Spotlight

Eleanor Templeton, Colorado State University; Telephonophobia

Chase Hellwig, York College of Pennsylvania; Build A Kid

 

Documentary Competition

Best of Show: Claire Tiemens, Greg Compton, Emily Crosier, Callia Stichter, Taylor University; Route of the Romanesque

Awards of Excellence:
Bella Aldrete, Marlana Williams, Georgia Irons, Andrew Culver, University of Arkansas Fayetteville; Miss Arkansas, USA

Brianna Lamb, Rhonda Gulliver, Andrew Culver, Fedora Young, University of Arkansas Fayetteville; Bentonville Film Festival: A Home for Change

Katie Lockyear, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; The Golden Barber

Marissa Lindemann, Olivia Reed, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; On the Border: Sherry Wounded Foot’s Story

Yaquelin Alvarado Antunez, Furman University; Invisible Borders

Timara Crawley-Pratt, Towson University; Is Motor Week still around?

 

Film & Video Competition

Narrative Category
Best of Show: Julia McGuigan, Joshua Relyea, Karlie Kondziela, Tristan Robertson, Owen Donahue, Charlie Boucher, John Baker & Noah Robinson, Ithaca College; Place Your Wagers

Awards of Excellence:
Hannah Johnson, Andrew Edwards, Kaylee Bornhofer, Tayler Owens, Nate Conkel, Taylor University; Edentity Crisis

Uriel Rubio, University of West Georgia; Narrow Shoulders

Madelyn Marks, University of Arkansas Fayetteville; The Deal

Marlana Williams, University of Arkansas Fayetteville; 70×7

Short Narrative Category
Best of Show: David Shaffer, Ithaca College; Strike!

Award of Excellence: Cormac Abbey, Ithaca College; With Love & Adoration

 

Interactive Multimedia Competition

Best of Show: Fedora Young and Rhonda Gulliver, University of Arkansas Fayetteville; A Home for Change: An Interactive Experience

 

News Competition

News Story Category
Best of Show: Raylen Ladner, Mississippi State University; Hot weather affects crawfish industry

Awards of Excellence:
Emerson McClure, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Lincoln’s Local Food Supply Plan

Aubrey Carter, Mississippi State University; Effects of Anxiety

Ella Harrison, Furman University; Friendship Research

News Program Category
Best of Show: Dylan Hudler, Mississippi State University; Take 30 Full Forecast

Award of Excellence: Mackenzie Noble, Hayden Hauge, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Nebraska Nightly

 

Sports Competition

Sports Story Category
Best of Show: Ella Harrison, Furman University; Born to Fight

Award of Excellence: Lentheus Chaney, Colorado State University; Cardiac Boxer: Evan Holyfield’s Journey to Recovery

Sports Program Category
Best of Show: Connor Clark, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Men’s Basketball vs. Michigan State

Award of Excellence: Audrey Glynn, Syracuse University; Syracuse Women’s Lacrosse Vs. Duke University – ACCN Halftime Show