The St. Louis Jewish Film Festival is pleased to announce the winners of its Second Short Film Competition, one in the non-professional-student category and one in the professional category. Both films will be shown on the opening afternoon, Sunday June 10, at the Landmark Plaza Frontenac Cinema at 4pm.
Each film was judged in seven areas: Theme, Editing, Writing, Cinematography, Sound Editing, Score, Direction. The films were scored on a 1-5 scale with 5 as the highest score. The highest possible total of points was 105.
The Two winners: Antonio Zapiain Luna, student category, scored 93
Jeremy Cropf, professional category, scored 99
Congratulations to both winners. Jeremy Cropf won the first Short Film Competition last year as well. He is currently working on a full-length film which has been selected to be a part of another Film Competition. He is a graduate of the NYU Film School, and currently lives on the west coast. Antonio Zapiain Luna is a student at Ladue Horton Watkins High School.
The Short Film Competition is sponsored by the St. Louis Beacon.