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2021 Philo Excellence Awards
The Philo T. Farnsworth Excellence Award Winners were announced during the Philo Festival of Media Arts Award virtual ceremony.
What Is Campbell Media? Campbell Media Programming Coordinator Brady Wurtz
Excellence in Editing
Carmel Winter Games – The OMNI Centre for Public Media, Inc. City of Carmel, IN
Excellence in Directing
Philo Festival Awards Live, Access Fort Wayne, Otto Boschet, Norm Compton, John O’Rourke
Best Series Programs
Kids Want to Know: Abraham Lincoln, Access Fort Wayne, Kay Gregg, Emily Rapoza
Best in Show (Overall most amazing media of the year)
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration, The OMNI Centre for Public Media, Inc. City of Carmel, IN
George Stoney Community Activism Award
A2ZERO: I Have A Vision, Tim Nagae, CTN Ann Arbor, City of Ann Arbor, MI
Winners and Finalists 2021
Arts/Cultural Awareness
• PROFESSIONAL WINNER: Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration, The OMNI Centre for Public Media, Inc. City of Carmel, IN
• FINALIST: FWMoA Here and Now, Access Fort Wayne, Kay Gregg, Josef Zimmerman, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, IN
• NON-PROFESSIONAL DIVISION WINNER: Ann Arbor Tonight – At Home, Zachary Damon Host/Producer Ann Arbor Tonight at Home, Ann Arbor, MI
Children’s Programming
• PROFESSIONAL WINNER: Kids Want to Know Abraham Lincoln, Access Fort Wayne, Kay Gregg, Emily Rapoza, IN
• FINALIST: Virtual Touch a Truck, Waycross Community Media & Springfield Township, OH
Comedy/Humor
• PROFESSIONAL WINNER: Running with Scissors: Avon Lake Ribbon Cuttings, Avon Lake Community Television, Stephanie Biggers, OH
• NON-PROFESSIONAL DIVISION WINNER: A Lego’s Luck, Lora Batchelor Middle School B-TV Oscar McDermott-Sipe
Community Event General
• PROFESSIONAL WINNER: The Haunted Trails at Weiss Park, Avon Lake Community Television Lucas Hricko, OH
• FINALIST: Philo Festival Awards Live, Access Fort Wayne, Otto Boschet, Norm Compton, John O’Rourke, IN
• NON-PROFESSIONAL DIVISION WINNER: Alliance High School Virtual Commencement 2020, Spectrum Channel 1022 Staff: Molly Schafer & Alliance City Schools Administration
Community Event General – Parades/Festivals
• PROFESSIONAL WINNER: Festival of Lights, The OMNI Centre for Public Media, Inc. City of Carmel, IN
• FINALIST: ONTV:2020 Virtual Flower Fair, Orion Neighborhood Television Lake Orion Downtown Development Authority, MI
Documentary
• PROFESSIONAL WINNER: The Scoop on Animal Care and Control, Holly Pasquinelli, Fort Wayne, IN
• FINALIST: First Female Eagle Scouts: Troop 164 Special Feature, HOMTV, MI
• STUDENT DIVISION WINNER: The Basic History of Video Games, Lora Batchelor Middle School B-TV, Breckin Anderson, IN
Empowerment/Inspirational
• PROFESSIONAL WINNER: Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration, The OMNI Centre for Public Media, Inc. City of Carmel, IN
• FINALIST: It’s a Wonderful Life – Otto, Shelby Township Community Relations, Shelby TV Producer Stacey Sansoterra, MI
• NON PROFESSIONAL DIVISION WINNER: Ann Arbor Tonight – At Home, Episode 26, Zachary Damon Host/Producer, Ann Arbor, MI
• STUDENT DIVISION WINNER: This Light of Mine, Lora Batchelor Middle School B-TV Kate Baird, IN
Entertainment
• PROFESSIONAL WINNER: Public Art Carmel, IN, The OMNI Centre for Public Media, Inc. City of Carmel, IN
• FINALIST: Aboite/USF Lecture Series Global Economy, Access Fort Wayne, Mark Ueber, Kurt Roembke, Dr. Clifford Buttram, Jr., IN
• NON PROFESSIONAL DIVISION WINNER: Ann Arbor Tonight – At Home Episode 26, Zachary Damon Host/Producer Ann Arbor Tonight at Home CTN Ann Arbor, MI
• STUDENT DIVISION WINNER: Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Lora Batchelor Middle School B-TV Hunter Tabor, Dylan Stegemoller, Gia LaBella
Instructional
• PROFESSIONAL WINNER: Bike Safety Tips with Spokes, The OMNI Centre for Public Media, Inc. City of Carmel, IN
• FINALIST: Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen, Heidi Van Antwerp, Josh Whitehead, Richard Diaz, Miami Valley Communications Council, OH
• NON PROFESSIONAL DIVISION WINNER: How to Bake a Pink Cake, Lora Batchelor Middle School B-TV Eva Holden, Evelyn Ford, IN
Interview/Talk Show
• PROFESSIONAL WINNER: Indelible Impression with TeeMcBee, Avon Lake Community Television Stephanie Biggers, Traci McBride, OH
• FINALIST: The Mayor’s Corner – 2020 Residential Beautification Awards, SCSTV – City of St. Clair Shores, MI Mary Jane D’Herde, Steve Foulkrod, Becky Spada, MI
• NON PROFESSIONAL DIVISION WINNER: Halloween Spooktacular: A Salute to Ghostbuters Fandom, Mike Sopronyi, Shawn A Green III, Greg Nichols & John Golub, Centerville, OH
Magazine Program
• PROFESSIONAL WINNER: Living in Shelby Township – Parks and Recreation at the Activity Center, Shelby Township Community Relations Shelby TV Producer Andrew Sielski Host Kelley Kosuda, MI
• FINALIST: Veterans Banner Tribute 10, Spectrum Channel 1022: Alliance, OH
Music Video (TV or Web)
• NON PROFESSIONAL DIVISION WINNER: Liquid Monk, Ann Arbor Summer Festival ‘Night Time’ Featuring Vocalist Kameryn Ogden, David Chappell, Ann Arbor, MI
News
• PROFESSIONAL WINNER: Shelby This Week 3/9/2020, Shelby Township Community Relations Shelby TV News Director Stacie Smith, MI
• FINALIST: ONTV News #1105, Orion Neighborhood Television Joe Johnson Stacy Calloway, MI
Overall Excellence – Access TV
• PROFESSIONAL WINNER: Shelby TV, Shelby TV, MI
• FINALIST: Overall Excellence, The OMNI Centre for Public Media, Inc. City of Carmel, IN
Performing Arts
• PROFESSIONAL WINNER: Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration, The OMNI Centre for Public Media, Inc. City of Carmel, IN
• FINALIST: Frontier Days 2020- The Naked Karate Girls, Dean Lowry, Jason Dudley, Josh Sempsrott, ICRC-TV, OH
• NON PROFESSIONAL DIVISION WINNER: Running From Death, Lora Batchelor Middle School B-TV Hunter Tabor, Aden Pierce, Dylan Stegemoller, IN
Political Awareness
• PROFESSIONAL WINNER: ONTV General Election Night Special 11/3/20, Orion Neighborhood Television Tessa Penzien, MI
• FINALIST: Centerville State of the City 2020, Kate Bostdorff, Brooks Compton, Richard Diaz, OH
• NON PROFESSIONAL DIVISION WINNER: 2020- Time to Solve Economic Inequality, Lora Batchelor Middle School B-TVAden Pierce, William Allsop, Reed Pierce, IN
• STUDENT DIVISION WINNER: Educating America’s Youth – Our Top Priority, Lora Batchelor Middle School B-TV Dylan Stegemoller, Hunter Tabor, Caden Smith, IN
Promotional Video (3:00 or Less)
• PROFESSIONAL WINNER: Friday Night Football 2020, Josh Sempcrott, ICRC-TV
• FINALIST: What is Campbell Media?, Campbell Media, KY
• NON PROFESSIONAL DIVISION WINNER: Initiate the Cycle of Kindness, Lora Batchelor Middle School B-TV Eva Holden, Jack Holden, IN
• STUDENT DIVISION WINNER: Empathy Rocks, Lora Batchelor Middle School B-TV Jasmine Martoglio, Lyndsay Blanton, Abi Goodwin, IN
Promotional Video (3:01 or More)
• PROFESSIONAL WINNER: (TIE)
o Public Art Carmel, IN, The OMNI Centre for Public Media, Inc. City of Carmel, IN
o MVCC Channel Highlights, Richard Diaz Nick Evert Ray Gambrel John Golub Liberty Lord Joe Mackenzie Mike Sopronyi Carl Suchomel, OH
• STUDENT DIVISION WINNER: Welcome to Batchelor 2020, Lora Batchelor Middle School B-TV Ellis Clark, Jacob Reinhart, Anson Reynolds, IN
Public Service Announcement
• PROFESSIONAL WINNER: Kettering Recreation Safety, Liberty Lord, OH
• FINALIST: City of Midland – Water Treatment: Where Your Water Comes From, American Association of University Women of Midland, League of Women Voters of Midland County, & Midland Community Television Network, MI
Religious/Spiritual/Inspirational
• PROFESSIONAL WINNER: Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony, The OMNI Centre for Public Media, Inc. City of Carmel, IN
• NON PROFESSIONAL DIVISION WINNER: The Roman Road #29, God’s Guarantee Pastor John A. Baird The Way The Word Ministries, OH
• STUDENT DIVISION WINNER: Auschwitz: Our Final Trip, Lora Batchelor Middle School B-TV Hunter Smith, Aden Pierce
Special/Critical Announcement
• PROFESSIONAL WINNER: Happy Holiday Message from the City of Midland, MCTV Staff & City of Midland Community Affairs Department, MI
• FINALIST: Colerain Cares: Masks Protect You and Me, Waycross Community Media & Springfield Township, OH
Sports Coverage
• PROFESSIONAL WINNER: CTN SPORTS 2020 – Skyline @ Huron Men’s Basketball, January 24, CTN Ann Arbor, Rob Cross, Pete Poirier, Kevin Bryant, Nick Wisniske, Ann Arbor, MI
• FINALIST: (TIE)
o MCTV Sports | Midland HS vs HH Dow HS Varsity Football, Midland Community Television Network Volunteers & Staff
o Shelby TV Sports – Eisenhower vs. Chippewa Valley – Playoffs Week 1, Shelby Township Community Relations, Shelby TV Producer Arthur Shink, Director Nick Monacelli, Announcer Steven MacDonald ,Announcer Corey Smith
• NON PROFESSIONAL DIVISION WINNER: Alliance High School Record Breaking 200 Yard Medley Relay Since 1989, Alliance High School Media Arts Students, OH
Sports Entertainment/Talk
• PROFESSIONAL WINNER: (TIE) o Carmel Winter Games, The OMNI Centre for Public Media, Inc. City of Carmel, IN
o Dow High Ladies Golf Invitational – September 21, 2020, Midland Community Television Network Volunteers & Staff
• STUDENT DIVISION WINNER: Santa Hoops 2020, Lora Batchelor Middle School B-TV Liam Delp, Matthew Tierney, Nathan Lukes
Underserved Voices
• PROFESSIONAL WINNER: Black Man, Small Town, TV3 Striving for Change Emma Williams, IN
• FINALIST: Around Town: Heart & Soles, Spectrum Channel 1022 Staff: Molly Schafer, OH
• NON PROFESSIONAL DIVISION WINNER: Ann Arbor Tonight At Home – Zachary Damon Host/Producer Ann Arbor Tonight at Home CTN Ann Arbor
• STUDENT DIVISION WINNER: Mental Health PSA, Lora Batchelor Middle School B-TV, Melanie Southern
Philo Festival of Media Arts Coordinator
Melissa Bondy
Thank You to This Year’s Judges
Alexis Chaviaras
Brian Golden
Channel 1022
Chip Bergquist
Chris Nielsen
Chris Strobel
Dana Denha
David Chappell
Elizabeth Lord Cary
Gigi Gunckle
Jason Dudley
Jeff Rudkin
Joe Dinda
Joe Genest
John Pause
Joseph Belanger
Krista Maggard
Kyle Schwarz
Leslie McGraw
Mark Monk
Matt December
Matt Schuster
Matthew Richardson
Michael Dwyer
Otto Andrew
Patty Hunter
Rhine McLin
Rob Cross
Scott Nadeau
Sonya Julie
Stephanie Biggers
Stephanie Baiyasi
Steve Sobel
Tim Nagae
Tim Neumann
Zachary Damon
Ziggy Kozicki
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What’s a Philo?The festival is named after Philo T. Farnsworth, the father of modern television. Philo was born August 19, 1906 on a farm near Beaver City, Utah. As a youth in 1922, Philo first revealed his scientific ideas for an all-electric television system. He later established an electronics laboratory in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he succeeded in turning his dreams into reality by inventing the first receiving tube for television transmissions.
It is fitting that the ACM Central States Region honors the memory of Philo T. Farnsworth by recognizing the efforts of modern day pioneers who work to further develop the use of this technology and promote the use of media in our communities. The “PHILO” is awarded as recognition of excellence in media creation.
What’s this Festival about?
The Philo Festival of Media Arts is all about you: the media producer. It’s a unique combination of competition, collaboration, educational and creative content hosted by the Central States Alliance for Community Media. The event offers invaluable networking opportunities and immersion into the creative art and the rapidly evolving world of independent media. The festival features professional speakers, creative minds, and notable mentors that are there to help you tackle the latest media making trends and technology. And of course…the awards will be given to honor and celebrate your amazing work.
Past Winners
2021 Excellence Awards Winners
2019 Excellence Winners list, 2019 Winners list, 2019 Photos
2018 Winners list, 2018 Photos & YouTube Video
2017 Photos, 2017 Winners list & YouTube Video