TOWSON, MD. – Austin Fleck, a junior in the art magnet at Patapsco High School & Center for the Arts, won the first place award for animation at the 2013 Baltimore High School Film Festival.
Fleck received his $200 award for "The Tennis Ball," which he created in Patapsco High teacher Beth Wagner's multimedia production class. The film can be seen at http://bit.ly/15Rd6RU. The award was presented at the June 6 film festival held at The Charles Theater in Baltimore.
Founded by Beatriz Bufrahi, the Baltimore High School Film Festival offers students the opportunity to submit works 12 minutes or less in length and share their interest in cinematography with a community of aspiring filmmakers. Films are judged in five categories: animation, the mix, documentary, advocacy/social justice and narrative short.
The judge for the animation category was Eric Dyer, an artist and filmmaker who teaches animation at UMBC. His award-winning films and installations have been exhibited in more than 30 countries, and he has been honored as a Fulbright Fellow and Sundance Film Festival New Frontier Artist, Guggenheim Fellow, and Creative Capital Artist.
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