In 2017, more than 1,800 films from 38 countries were submitted to URBAN-15’s 11th annual Josiah Media Festival.  Out of all of these films, we are proud to announce the 12 prize-winners in each of our four genre categories. Congratulations to these young filmmakers and their crews!

For full bios of winners and other selected filmmakers, please click HERE.

ANIMATION

1st Place:

“iRony” by Radheya Jegatheva, 18

Joondanna, Australia

2nd Place:

“Sabana” by Vincenzo Imbimbo, 23

Madrid, Spain

3rd Place:

“A Table Game” by Nicolas Petelski, 22

Valencia, Spain

DOCUMENTARY

1st Place:

“Gente di Mare” by Ben Sorscher, 21

Cambridge, MA, USA

2nd Place:

“Silence” by Bianca Rego, 22

Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil

3rd Place:

“Concrete Canvas” by Gema Ceron, 19

San Francisco, CA, USA

EXPERIMENTAL

1st Place:

“Trippy Firedance” by Hunter Harding, 22

Lawrence, KS, USA

2nd Place:

“Journey” by Radheya Jegatheva, 18

Joondanna, Australia

3rd Place:

“To the Water that Steams” by Tyler Gordon-Fordyce, 23

Northwich, U.K.

NARRATIVE

1st Place:

“The Trees Will Remember” by Ash Sumpter, 19

Dubnica Nad Vahom, Slovakia

2nd:

“Fork You” by Keaton Applebaum, 20

Pasadena, CA, USA

3rd:

“Mars is Calling” by Astrid Lund Johansen, 16

Hvidovre, Denmark

The 2017 Josiah Media Festival will take place Thursday, October 19th – Saturday, October 21st and will be held at the URBAN-15 Studio, located at 2500 S. Presa, San Antonio, TX, 78210. For more information on this year’s festival, contact us at (210) 736-1500 or events@urban15.org.