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2023 State Finalists with Links to films

2023 STATE  FINALISTS & RESULTS

COMBINED CONFERENCE (1A - 3A)
NARRATIVE

STATE CHAMPION    I Will Rise  Nocona HS, Nocona

SECOND PLACE       Emily and Eddie  Mount Enterprise HS, Mount Enterprise

THIRD PLACE           Agent Liam  Jim Ned HS, Tuscola

FINALISTS

Foul and Most Unnatural New Waverly HS, New Waverly

Boxed Harmony HS, Big Sandy

The Interview  Atlanta HS, Atlanta

COMBINED CONFERENCE (1A - 3A)
DOCUMENTARY

STATE CHAMPION   Housing the Unhoused  Lytle HS, Lytle

SECOND PLACE       Then, We Saw the Smoke  May HS, May

THIRD PLACE           Rooting for Rainey  Grand Saline HS, Grand Saline

FINALISTS

Bravo Battery  Itasca HS, Itasca

Shelli Calicott - A Daughter's Perspective  Redwater HS, Redwater

Yearbook: Behind the Scenes  Burton HS, Burton

COMBINED CONFERENCE (1A - 3A)
DIGITAL ANIMATION

STATE CHAMPION   Aunt Cop Mission Collegiate HS, Alton

SECOND PLACE      Dirty Paws  Wall HS, Wall

THIRD PLACE           Circle Sabine Pass HS, Sabine Pass

FINALISTS

A Regular Appointment  Sabine Pass HS, Sabine Pass

Mirage Shiner HS, Shiner

Unrequited Love?  Marfa HS, Marfa

COMBINED CONFERENCE (1A - 3A)
TRADITIONAL ANIMATION

STATE CHAMPION   Play with Me  Christoval HS, Christoval

SECOND PLACE       Hatched Sabine Pass HS, Sabine Pass

THIRD PLACE           Love Grows On Sabine Pass HS, Sabine Pass

FINALISTS

Behind the Plank  Wall HS, Wall

Summer Pleasure  Lindsay HS, Lindsay

Soul Mates  Sabine Pass HS, Sabine Pass

4A
NARRATIVE

STATE CHAMPION   Amelia Salado HS, Salado

SECOND PLACE     Fading  Salado HS, Salado

THIRD PLACE         Return  Aubrey HS, Aubrey

FINALISTS

Courage  Sulphur Springs HS, Sulphur Springs

Help. Lago Vista HS, Lago Vista

Remorse Perryton HS, Perryton

4A
DOCUMENTARY

STATE CHAMPION   Goodbye Doesn't Always Mean Forever  Van Alstyne HS, Van Alstyne

SECOND PLACE       Made to Last Lindale HS, Lindale

THIRD PLACE          The Foreman Legacy Yates HS, Houston

FINALISTS

3 Minutes Randall HS, Amarillo

In Their Shoes  Hudson HS, Lufkin

Parker's Park Robinson HS, Robinson

4A
DIGITAL ANIMATION

STATE CHAMPION   The New Jest  Lampasas HS, Lampasas

SECOND PLACE     Pirate Cat  Bay City HS, Bay City

THIRD PLACE          Reunion  Stephenville HS, Stephenville

FINALISTS

A Simple Walk  Bishop HS, Bishop

Doors   Uvalde HS, Uvalde

Shenanigans  Rusk HS, Rusk

4A
TRADITIONAL ANIMATION

STATE CHAMPION   La Luna Sulphur Springs HS, Sulphur Springs

SECOND PLACE      Forget Me Not  Lampasas HS, Lampasas

THIRD PLACE          Girls Can Race Lindale HS, Lindale

FINALISTS

Chubby Boy  Lampasas HS, Lampasas

The Aftermath - Featuring Sexual Assault  Stephenville HS, Stephenville

In a Rush  Lindale HS, Lindale

5A
NARRATIVE

STATE CHAMPION   Peach Lane Longview HS, Longview

SECOND PLACE     En Camino Nixon HS, Laredo

THIRD PLACE         Wake Up  McAllen HS, McAllen

FINALISTS

CODE: Destiny Longview HS, Longview

Earth to You LASA, Austin

Saphris  Boerne Champion HS, Boerne

5A
DOCUMENTARY

STATE CHAMPION   6 Minutes: For A Lifetime of Honor Argyle HS, Argyle

SECOND PLACE       Survivor's Pursuit Argyle HS, Argyle

THIRD PLACE          ¡Ya Basta! The Pharr Riot PSJA North HS, Pharr

FINALISTS

7:34 AM: The Alton Bus Crash Story  Sharyland Pioneer HS, Mission

If Not Me, Then Who?  Argyle HS, Argyle

The Last Cast - The Story of Ryan Bagwell  Sharyland HS, Mission

5A
DIGITAL ANIMATION

STATE CHAMPION   The Purrfect Pet R.L. Turner HS, Carrollton

SECOND PLACE      Time's Up! PSJA North HS, Pharr

THIRD PLACE          Valentine Mystery Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders, Austin

FINALISTS

Crows in the Storm  R.L. Turner HS, Carrollton

Last Dance Argyle HS, Argyle

What If?  Georgetown HS, Georgetown

5A
TRADITIONAL ANIMATION

STATE CHAMPION   Lifeline  Boerne Champion HS, Boerne

SECOND PLACE      9 Lives!  PSJA Southwest HS, Pharr

THIRD PLACE          Victoria Forest Argyle HS, Argyle

FINALISTS

"The Little Bee" PSJA North HS, Pharr

Maki Boerne Champion HS, Boerne

To Arya PSJA North HS, Pharr

6A
NARRATIVE

STATE CHAMPION   Caught Up  Deer Park HS, Deer Park

SECOND PLACE     Untitled Cypress Ranch HS, Cypress

THIRD PLACE         Headspace Keller Central HS, Fort Worth

FINALISTS

Dear Sister Pebble Hills HS, El Paso

Timeline Ridgepoint HS, Missouri City

Ways to Say Goodbye San Benito HS, San Benito

6A
DOCUMENTARY

STATE CHAMPION   Gone Marshall HS, San Antonio

SECOND PLACE       AWW Cece  Cypress Creek HS, Houston

SECOND PLACE          Obstacles  Jersey Village HS, Houston

FINALISTS

Arturo  Cypress Creek HS, Houston

San Antonio Zoo Conservation & Research  Stevens HS, San Antonio

Roots Jersey Village HS, Houston

6A
DIGITAL ANIMATION

STATE CHAMPION   Copy Cat Allen HS, Allen

SECOND PLACE       Illinois Smith Seven Lakes HS, Katy

THIRD PLACE         Dinner for Two Cypress Woods HS, Cypress 

FINALISTS

A Fresh Glass of Lemonade  East Central HS, San Antonio

Clammed Up Allen HS, Allen

Grimm Warren HS, San Antonio

6A
TRADITIONAL ANIMATION

STATE CHAMPION   Lift Prosper HS, Prosper

SECOND PLACE      milkweed  Allen HS, Allen

THIRD PLACE          Dinoboy  Allen HS, Allen 

FINALISTS             

Invasion of the Homebody JB Alexander HS, Laredo

Starcatcher Seven Lakes HS, Katy

Shrew Stew  Allen HS, Allen

THE NOBELITY PROJECT

COMBINED CONFERENCE (1A-3A)

FIRST PLACE  

Housing the Unhoused  Lytle HS, Lytle

FINALISTS

Extreme Hardship to Extraordinary Success  Lytle HS, Lytle

echale ganas  Tioga HS, Tioga

The Cost of Control  May HS, May

4A

FIRST PLACE

Twin Tragedy  Yates HS, Houston

FINALISTS

Made to Last  Lindale HS, Lindale

In Check  Judson Early College Academy HS, Live Oak

If Anyone Noticed  Brownsboro HS, Brownsboro

5A

FIRST PLACE

En Camino  Nixon HS, Laredo

FINALISTS

The Alton 21  PSJA Southwest HS, Pharr

Bans Off Our Bodies  Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders, Austin

Immortal Tigers Lufkin HS, Lufkin

6A

FIRST PLACE 

Untitled Cypress Ranch HS, Cypress

FINALISTS

MouseCraft  Allen HS, Allen

San Antonio Zoo Conservation & Research  Stevens HS, San Antonio

Caught Up  Deer Park HS, Deer Park

Dear Sister  Pebble Hills HS, El Paso