05/22/2024
MIHS.tv announced today that the following works submitted by students in the Media Technology and Filmmaking class led by teacher, Michael Ketchum, were awarded the following awards and recognition in the record breaking 45th Annual Telly Awards:
• (dis) continued, a short film by Hadley Holtzclaw, GOLD TELLY WINNER
• Stage Three: White Flora, a short film by Hannah Moeller, GOLD TELLY WINNER
• The Fine Art of Never Getting Started, a short film by Maxwell Viafore, BRONZE TELLY WINNER
• The Hike, a short film by Wesley Stokke, BRONZE TELLY WINNER
The Telly Awards honors excellence in video and television across all screens and is judged by leaders from video platforms, television, streaming networks, production companies. This year’s winners include Adobe, Calvin Klein, ESPN, LinkedIn, Mother Jones, MTV Entertainment Studios, NASA, the LA Clippers (NBA). PlayStation Studios, Sawhorse Productions, TelevisaUnivison and more.
In This is the second year for the Media Technology and Filmmaking course at Mercer Island High School and it's a great example of what happens when we unleash the skills and the imagination of America’s young people,” says instructor Michael Ketchum. “When we provide these young adults with the best opportunities and technology and resources, there’s no telling what they’ll create -- now and the years ahead. I couldn’t be prouder of what they’ve accomplished and their ability to tell their stories in ways that reach such an incredible audience. That’s the power of what is being done here at MIHS. Experiences like these are about helping our youth to connect in new and meaningful ways, whether it’s somebody as close as their parents, or somebody on an iPad halfway around the world who may share more in common with them than they might think. Congratulations!”
See their works at http://mihs.tv/awards.html