For the sixth annual Advanced Media Entertainment Society (AMES) Film and Animation Design Competition and Showcase, students were required to make a film or animation that used elements studied this year, from concept to design, and implementation. They competed at their local school level, and five teams won the right to represent their school and compete at this state-level event in Mount Vernon, WA at Northwest Career and Technical Academy on May 17, 2025.
All classes were given the following prompt and eight weeks to complete a film or animation based on the prompt:
“The masks we wear.”
Itch.io Showcase Pages
Super Showcase Judges
- Jodylene Delosreyes
- Jax Delosreyes
- John Ebenger (via Zoom)
YouTube Playlist of The Event
Super Showcase Rubric
Animation Rubric
Film Rubric
Skill Center Animation Winners
1st Place: Happy Company
2nd Place: Clown in the Dumps
3rd Place: TIE between Helium Hindrance and Plague
High School Short Film Winners
1st Place: Dottie
2nd Place: Disbanded
3rd Place: Behind the Smiles
Middle School Short Film Winners
1st Place: Be Free
2nd Place: The Mask We Wear (Awesome Shot)
3rd Place: The Masked
Outstanding Achievement Awards in Animation
Writing/Story: Helium Hindrance
Cinematography: Happy Company
Character Performance: Distant Faces
Sound: Workshop Personality
Unique Perspective: Misfitted Mask
Direction: Clown in the Dumps
Editing: Beneath the Surface
Outstanding Achievement Awards in Film
Writing/Story: Dottie
Cinematography: Dottie
Acting: Murderer in the Mask
Sound: Behind the Smiles
Unique Perspective: Behind the Smiles
Editing: (Jaxsin) The Mask We Wear
Direction: Mask
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