Once again, we were impressed with the overall quality of films submitted this year. Often it is difficult to select a winner, but our judges made wise decisions.

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Following is a list of winners for the 2007 Student Short Film and Video Festival. The First Place and Honorable Mention Award Winners were screened at a special presentation at the Tivoli Theatre, 5021 Highland Avenue, Downers Grove on October 8, 2007.

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First Place

Sarah Rose Batchu, "Impossible Make Overs", Herrick Middle School

Colin Clark, "The River Man", College of DuPage

Sarah Farahat, "Footprints", Pacific Northwest College of Art

Tchoudomir Goranov, "Obsession", Glenbard West High School

Charles Haine, "Oblivion, Nebraska", USC

Elise Holowicki, "The Case of the Footwear Phantom", Chapman University

Elise Holowicki, "Tight", Chapman University

Alex Laniosz, "The Doodle", Hinsdale Central High School

Eddie O'Keefe, "How to Stop Worrying & Start Living", Columbia College

Honorable Mention

Israel Caldera, "Non-Stop Graf" Willowbrook High School

Ryan Carroll, "The Final Countdown", Willowbrook High School

Rob De Bruin, "Googley Eyes", Naperville North High School

Brian Diskin, "Have A Ball With Clay", College of DuPage

Jay Fox, "Gnight of the Living Gnomes", Chapman University

Tim Fox, "Per Qualche Pesos in Piu", High Tech High

Justin Hagevold, "The Christopher Walken Show"

Mike Halprin, "Captain Marty", Willowbrook High School

Nick Ray Harris, "Mr. Bundle and the Vending Machine", College of DuPage

Matt Murray, "Smile", Willowbrook High School

Emma Noble, "SPF", Willowbrook High School

Adelyn Rosenwinkle, "Haiku Lady", Willowbrook High School

Adelyn Rosenwinkle, "Planeta", Willowbrook High School

Jeremy Sikorski, "KOI", Neuqua Valley High School

Eric Simons, "The Walken Factor", Willowbrook High School

Eugene Venezia, "Tenth Wonder", College of DuPage

Corry Weins, "A Kill Unknown", Biola University

Patrick Wimp, "Je Tombe", DePaul University

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Merit

Andrea Dres, "Returning From Iraq: War Zone to Work Place", DePauw University

Ben Jendras, "Shades of Gray", Riverside Brookside High School

Jamie Karas, "Journey of the Rings", Willowbrook High School

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