Awarding the 2023 Top Student & Faculty from over 1,650 Entries
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All of our faculty and student Festival winners will be celebrated in-person at BEA2023. BEA’s annual convention traditionally produces over 250 sessions on media pedagogy, collaborative networking events, hands-on technology workshops, research and creative scholarship and the Festival of Media Arts. It is co-located with NAB Show, this year celebrating its 100th anniversary, each April in Las Vegas.
The BEA Best of Festival Awards takes place on Monday, April 17th from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm. Best of Festival winners will be awarded that evening.
A celebration for all the student winners will be held during the day on Sunday, April 16th.
Faculty Festival sessions will be held on Sunday, April 16th and Monday, April 17th. All the faculty Best of Competition and Awards of Excellence will be recognized and given awards, and the sessions will feature Best of Competition showcase panels.
All winners will be recognized in the online and printed program.
OUR COMPETITIONS
AUDIO
Audio competitions of the Festival of Media Arts provide an opportunity to showcase audio production skills for radio and/or websites.
ENTER FACULTY ENTER STUDENTSDOCUMENTARY
The documentary competition showcases both long-form and short-form documentaries.
FILM & VIDEO
The film and video competition provides an opportunity to showcase video production work in a wide range of categories.
ENTER FACULTY ENTER STUDENTSGraduate Student
Graduate Student competition of the Festival of Media Arts provide an opportunity for Graduate Students to showcase their creative work.
Audio | Film & Video | Interactive Multimedia | Scriptwriting
INTERACTIVE MEDIA & EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
The interactive multimedia and emerging technologies competition recognizes excellence in content creation and visual storytelling that demonstrates creativity and innovation.
ENTER FACULTY ENTER STUDENTSINTERNATIONAL
In partnership with WJEC, the competition encourages submissions of creative works produced outside the U.S. that promote global engagement and an appreciation and awareness of world languages and cultures.
ENTER FACULTY ENTER STUDENTSNEWS
The news competition awards faculty and students for outstanding work as news anchors, reporters and weathercasters.
SCRIPTWRITING
The scriptwriting competition showcases narrative fictional work of multiple lengths and genres.
ENTER FACULTY ENTER STUDENTSSPORTS
Radio and television anchors, reporters and producers showcase their creativity in this highly competitive competition.
ENTER FACULTY ENTER STUDENTSTWO-YEAR COLLEGES
BEA’s Festival of Media Arts accepts entries from students attending community or two-year colleges.
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Festival Poster
Print your choice of competition posters, and remind your students & colleagues of the upcoming competition.
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