2012

• Juror’s Choice
  Bridge by Devitt Conboy, Fenwick High School

• Viewers’ Choice
  Room For One by Andre Kaplan, Latin School of Chicago

• Best Direction
  Heart and Soul by Anna Price, Palatine High School

• Best Narration
  Academic Integrity by Geofrey Neal, Hayden McAfee, Frank Henderson, Jacob Hellinga, and Patrick McGrail, Lake Forest High School

• Best Cinematography
  Letter From a Stranger by Grant Terzakis, New Trier High School

• Best Editing
  Q-Tips by Brittany Hardaway, Dunbar High School

• Honorable Mention
  Society’s Chew Toy by Nathan Viteri, Foreman High School

2011

• Jurors’ Choice
  B Majoring by Lain McKienzle, Lake Forest High School 

• Viewers’ Choice 
  The Tailor by Andre Kaplan, Latin School of Chicago

• Best Direction
  For Your Own Good by Max Moore, Lake Forest High School

• Best Narration
  LFHS Night Crew by Trevor Stowe, Lake Forest High School

• Best Cinematography
  Seeking by Maxwell Perkins, New Trier High School

• Best Editing
  Life Through My Eyes by Maria Deluna, Juarez High School/Street Level Youth Media

2009

• Viewers’ Choice
  Classroom by Ian Marshall, Latin School of Chicago

• Best Narration
  Maria’s Story by Oscar Martinez, Maria Arredondo, and Gustavo Sanchez, Benito Juarez High School/ Street Level Youth Media

• Best Direction
  Daydream by Richard Arnopol, New Trier High School

• Best Cinematography
  Gone Fishing by Alex Laniosz, Hinsdale Central High School

• Best Editing
  You Suck by Max Perkins, New Trier High School

• Jurors’ Choice 
  Classroom by Ian Marshall, Latin School of Chicago

2008

• Jurors’ Choice
  Gumballs by Lucas Cellar, New Trier High School
  Aesthetic critique of gumballs and the “magic” that they produce.

• Viewers’ Choice
  The Bum by Zach Gray, Latin School of Chicago:
  A homeless youth plays baseball with some local kids and makes an impact.

• Best Direction
  Got Milk by Alex Laniosz, Hinsdale Central:
  A look into the mystery of cow abductions

• Best Narration
  Beauty of Chicago by Eric Ricafrente, New Trier:
  A native Chicagoan shares what he finds beautiful in his city.

• Best Editing
  One Right Decision by Hunter Ries, Lake Forest Academy:
  A drunk driving public service announcement

2007

• Best Direction
  Girl Anachronism by Jennifer Carrillo, Glenbrook North High School

• Jurors’ Choice 
  The Goldfish by Marian Mathias, Latin School of Chicago

• Viewers’ Choice 
  The Doodle by Alex Laniosz, Hinsdale Central High School

• Best Editing
  Supergames by Amanda Marien, Latin School of Chicago

• Best Narration
  Silence Is A Virtue, Yet it Can Kill You by Nalani Adelman, Street-Level Youth Media

• Best Cinematography
  The Adventure by Marian Mathias and Remy Patrizio, Latin School of Chicago

2006

• Best Narration
  A Long Way To Go by Rachel Elman, Francis W. Parker School:
  “A Long Way To Go” follows thirteen students and five teachers on a trip to Mississippi for Huricane Katrina Relief.

• Viewers’ Choice  
  Admissions by Christopher Ripley, Francis W. Parker School:
  A hopeful college applicant experiences a nightmarish interview.

• Best Direction
  Immigration Story by Justin Cordova, Austin Mason-Jones, annd David Guerrero, Foreman High School:
  An integration of photos, news clips, and interviews which gives insight into the struggle for immigration rights.

• Jurors’ Choice  
  Runners by Alex Laniosz, Hinsdale Central:
  Bugsy Martini is a rumrunner and gangster in 1920’s Chicago who is chased by a determined detective.

• Best Editing
  Spin Cycle by Drew Beeson and Connor Hartnett, Lake Forest High School:
  A topsy-turvy trailer about the adventures of a pig-tailed man.

• Best Cinematography
  Living Yesterday by Marian Mathias, Latin School of Chicago:
  This is a film that I made during the summer. I wanted to make a film on aging because I also volunteer at Sunrise Assisted Living, a home for the elderly.

2005

• Best Editing
  Meeting David Beckman by Ted Mathais, Latin School of Chicago
• Best Cinematography
  Hard to Tell  by Kelsey Forsberg, New Trier High School
• Jurors’ Choice
  Dreams by Amanda Marien, Latin School of Chicago

• Viewers’ Choice  
  Thicker Than Blood by Daniel Streicher, Latin School of Chicago