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Burleson ISD Film Festival Contest

Congratulations to the 2023 BISD Film Festival Winners! View this year’s winning student films at the links below.  

 

Elementary Animation

 

Elementary Narrative

  • Runner-up: Oops...we shrunk the dog! - by Madilyn Gibson, Chloe Varley, and Libby Ruff from Academy at Nola Dunn

  • Winner: Brother Warriors - by Dimitri Almendarez and Dante Almendarez from Brock Elementary

 

Elementary Viewer’s Choice winner: Brother Warriors - by Dimitri Almendarez and Dante Almendarez from Brock Elementary

 

Secondary Animation

  • Runner-up: Channel 4 News: The Wheel - by Lance Welsh, Dylan Dougharty, Aaron Patterson, and Ethan Pierce from Game Development and Design School

  • Winner: Wheel of Misfortune - by Lillian Cantrell, Autumn Beesley, Quinn Early, and Avery Smith  from STEAM Middle School

 

Secondary Narrative

  • Runner-up: Time Heist - by Gage Hinkle, Taylor Kilpatrick, Zane Buckley, and Gavin Riisager from Centennial High School

  • Winner: Midnight Heist - by Garrett Shipp and Gianna Torres from Burleson Collegiate High School

 

Secondary Viewer’s Choice winner: Midnight Heist - by Garrett Shipp and Gianna Torres from Burleson Collegiate High School

 

Burleson ISD announces the finalists for the BISD Film Festival!

This year, student filmmakers incorporated special prop, shots, and dialogue into their action-themed short films. Winning films will be announced and shown on the big screen at the BISD Film Festival award ceremony on April 13 at 6:00 p.m. at the Venue, located at 510 SW Wilshire Blvd. 

Nominees in each category are listed alphabetically. Good luck to this year’s BISD Film Festival nominees:

Elementary Animation and Stop Motion

  • Michael’s Crazy Adventures - by Paxton Lee, Hudson Shelton and Kashton Raines (Academy of the Arts at Bransom)

  • Problem In Space - by Addison Shaw (Academy of the Arts at Bransom)

  • The Angry Frog and the Ants - by Elijah Flores and Layla Felder (Academy of the Arts at Bransom)

  • The Fish and the Shark - by Rymon Nakhjavan (Academy of the Arts at Bransom)

  • The Teasing Beaver and The Brave Mouse - by Helena Nakhjavan (Academy of the Arts at Bransom)

Elementary Narrative

  • Brother Warriors - by Dimitri Almendarez and Dante Almendarez (Brock Elementary)

  • Oops...we shrunk the dog! - by Madilyn Gibson, Chloe Varley, and Libby Ruff (Academy at Nola Dunn)

  • Spreading Kindness - by Hannah Armendarez and Kate Levens (Academy at Nola Dunn)

  • The Undiscovered Dream - by Mia Oliver, Diem Oliver, Ivy Walker, and Annabelle Greene (Academy at Nola Dunn)

Elementary Viewer’s Choice (3)

  • Brother Warriors - by Dimitri Almendarez and Dante Almendarez (Brock Elementary)

  • Oops...we shrunk the dog! - by Madilyn Gibson, Chloe Varley, and Libby Ruff (Academy at Nola Dunn)

  • The Undiscovered Dream - by Mia Oliver, Diem Oliver, Ivy Walker, and Anabelle Greene (Academy at Nola Dunn)

Secondary Animation and Stop Motion

  • Channel 4 News: The Wheel - by Lance Welsh, Dylan Dougharty, Aaron Patterson, and Ethan Pierce (Game Development and Design School)

  • The Rat Attack - by Kaiden Tapia and Jessminda Amezcua (Burleson High School)

  • Wheel of Misfortune - by Lillian Cantrell, Autumn Beesley, Quinn Early, and Avery Smith (STEAM Middle School)

Secondary Narrative

  • Midnight Heist - by Garrett Shipp and Gianna Torres (Burleson Collegiate High School)

  • Time Heist - by Gage Hinkle, Taylor Kilpatrick, Zane Buckley, and Gavin Riisager (Centennial High School)

  • UNOAttack - by Campbell Morton, Almhyr Paypa, Marcos Cortez, and Kolbe Brown (Burleson High School) 

Secondary Viewer’s Choice (3)

  • All for the Love of Gold - by Chad Swaringen II and Joshua Baker (Centennial High School)

  • Beyond the Film - by Jeff Neil, Henry Hawkins, Yuchen Wang, and Waylon Evans (Burleson High School)

  • Midnight Heist - by Garrett Shipp and Gianna Torres (Burleson Collegiate High School)

Click here to view this year’s film submissions.

We’re excited to announce the Burleson ISD Film Festival, a filmmaking contest that showcases students’ creativity and production talents. Everyone has a story to tell, and filmmaking can provide an outlet and a fun way to share ideas and creativity. Students with access to an iPhone, Android, iPad, Windows tablet, or high-quality equipment have the tools to plan, shoot, and edit short films!

Getting Started - Visit the Burleson ISD Film Festival website for more information:  

  • Film theme, required elements, and category details

  • Filmmaking resources for students

  • BISD Film Festival contest rules

  • BISD Film Festival Submission Form

 

Important Dates for BISD Film Festival

March 21, 2023: Deadline for Burleson ISD Film Festival entries

March 24-30, 2023: Viewer’s choice voting 

March 31, 2023: Film Festival Finalists announced

April 13, 2023: Screening of finalists and winners announced at the BISD Film Festival Awards Ceremony 

Everyone has a story to tell, and we can’t wait to see yours! If you have questions, please email filmfestival@bisdmail.net.