Congratulations to our 2026 On-Location Faculty Competition Award Winners! All winners will be recognized at the 2026 On-Location Conference at Illinois State University.
Audio Competition
Best of Show: Dyslexia Stories Podcast episode 1, Stacey Irwin – Millersville University
Awards of Excellence:
Sports in Society-Colorado Springs Trip to U.S. Olympic & Para Olympic Training Center; Jeffrey Schiffman – York College of Pennsylvania
One Foot in the Grave, Vic Costello – Elon University
Documentary Competition
Best of Show: One Day in November, Brian Plow – Ohio University
Award of Excellence: Story State 2026: Will Coppage – Carrying On Greenville’s Roots Music Tradition, Josh Foreman – Mississippi State University
Film & Video Competition
Best of Show: Red Rice, Wenhwa Tsao – Columbia College Chicago
Awards of Excellence:
Yummy Cusine, Wenhwa Tsao, Columbia College Chicago
Normal (aka F Your Film Festival), Rajeev Sigamoney & Dan Steadman – Illinois State University
Interactive Multimedia & Emerging Technologies Competition
Best of Show: The life of Yesman, Michael Lee & Jaeho Kang – Ball State University
Award of Excellence: Sounding Space: Immersive Chamber Recital in 360 Video and Ambisonic Audio, Weiyan Wang – Missouri State University
Open Competition
Award of Excellence: Crossroads Farms Animated Social Media Spots, Curtis Wood, Tyler Welker & James Newton – Huntington University