From left to right: Jay Dick, Board Member Arts Council of Fairfax County, Tara Tavakol, Madelaine Letendre, and Kelly Brennan from Flint Hill Elementary School, the Honorable Penny Gross, Mason District Supervisor and Vice Chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, and Mike Leone, Director of Public Affairs at Cox Communications; Photo Credit: Christopher E. Robin

The 2011 Video Fairfax awards ceremony and reception was held on Monday, May 23rd at the Luther Jackson Middle School. The Video Fairfax program, which is produced by the Arts Council, inspires K-12 students from Fairfax County Public Schools to learn new media skills through hands-on participation and a juried competition by industry experts.

The 2011 Video Fairfax awards and reception is sponsored by Cox Communications.

The 2011 Judges:

• Jerry Ferguson, Fairfax Public Access
• Lisa Clarke, Fairfax Public Access
• Cindy Lont, Director, Film and Video Studies Program Professor, Communication Department at George Mason University
• Birgit Buhleier, Filmmaker & Wildlife Researcher, Scientific Imaging

Grades K-3:

First Place
Masterpup Theater: A Day in the Life of Pete
Produced by Tom Hutchens
Dranesville Elementary School

Grades 4-6

First Place
Pangaea
Produced by Josh Leong
Chesterbrook Elementary School

Second Place
Goyota
Produced by Nick Choi, Gina Yun, and Alexa Carlisle
Greenbriar Elementary School

Third Place
How To Respect The Environment
Produced by Tara Tavakol, Kelly Brennan, and Madeleine Letendre
Flint Hill Elementary School

Honorable Mention
The Cereal Killer
Produced by Talia Edlow, Yulis Yoon, Rodney Buckland, Issa Atrash, and David Rosen
Greenbriar Elementary School

Honorable Mention
What a Dog Does When You Are Not Home
Produced by Lizi Webster and Jackie Stein
Flint Hill Elementary School

Middle School

First Place
The Gateway
Produced by Joo Young Park and Sam Cho
Frost Middle School

High School

First Place
Beached – In
Produced by Kristina Rathjen
Fairfax Academy for Communication and the Arts

Second Place
Zombie Eric
Produced by Liam McGhee
Annandale High School

Third Place
Alone
Produced by Rachel Dorn, Anastassia Kornilova, and Carlisle Wishard
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

Honorable Mention
SCTV - Behind The Spotlight
Produced by Stephanie Goodrich
South County Secondary School