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<\/a>Six winners submitted short films judged by preeminent experts in the industry; each entry examined the life and works of Jane Austen in new and innovative ways.<\/p>\nThe fourth annual Young Filmmakers Contest announces its first, second and third place winners in two age categories: Under 20 and Over 20. Selected from an unprecedented volume of entries, each of the winning entries explored the characters, books, mores and life of Jane Austen in films of five minutes or less.<\/p>\n
Winners in the Under 20 category are:<\/p>\n
1st place: Thomas Fitzgerald, 16, of Warwick Rhode Island. Fitzgerald\u2019s film titled \u201cHandsome, Clever and Rich\u201d follows a young woman in contemporary times whose life begins to mirror Emma\u2019s in both expected and unexpected ways.<\/p>\n
2nd place: Ellie Cagle, 17, of Lebanon, Tennessee. Cagle bravely re-created a prom scene as backdrop to the meeting of Lizzie and William in her film, \u201cA Certain Step Towards Falling in Love.\u201d<\/p>\n
3rd place: Sajween Khan, 18, of Irving, Texas. With a nod to the significance of letter-writing in Austen\u2019s life, Khan\u2019s \u201cLetters to Cassandra\u201d created an intimate \u201cwhat if\u201d letter in which the author reveals hints of her works and characters.<\/p>\n
The Over 20 winners are:<\/p>\n
1st place: Jillian Davis, 27, of North Hollywood, California and Yolanda Rodriguez, 29, of South Pasadena, California. The filmmaking duo presented \u201cJane Austen Virtual Book Club,\u201d a spirited anachronistic Zoom event in which characters from various Austen novels discuss the merits of a particular love story.<\/p>\n
2nd place: Lydia Smith, 26, West Sacramento, California. Soaring cinematography and original writing distinguishes \u201cA Letter to Jane,\u201d a tribute to the humanness of both Austen and those who love her.<\/p>\n
3rd place: Courtney Birnbaum, 29, Burbank, California. Original animation in \u201cMorland & Mishaps\u201d brings an awkward Catherine Morland through her first ball and into the future with the man of her dreams.<\/p>\n
The judges included \u201cThe Jane Austen Book Club\u201d and \u201cThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button\u201d screenwriter\/director Robin Swicord; LA Times (retired) film critic Kenneth Turan; \u201cThe Lizzie Bennet Diaries\u201d actress and writer Ashley Clements; \u201cBlack Girl in a Big Dress\u201d actress and writer Aydrea Walden; Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict novelist Laurie Viera Rigler; and Emmy-winning executive producer and director Thomas Rigler.<\/p>\n
The JASNA Southwest Region sponsors the Young Filmmakers Contest annually. The Jane Austen Society of North America is a non-profit organization staffed by volunteers and dedicated to the enjoyment and appreciation of Jane Austen and her writing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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