BCPS Film Expo - spring 2026

2026 Film Expo Finalists and Honorable Mentions

Middle School

Poster Design:

• Tamara Han - Parkville MS

Animated GIF:

• Finalist: The Cafe - Beatriz Villalobos-Ramos - Perry Hall MS

• HM: Smoothie - Arya Kumar - Ridgely MS

Digital Animation:

• Finalist: Midnight Snack - Harriet Bylkas-Moore - Dumbarton MS

• HM: Follow the Rabbit - Chloe Biscoe - Perry Hall MS

• HM: Ode to Blue - Jayashree Karthic - Ridgely MS

Live Action:

• Finalist: Boo Bash - Caelyn Appod/Alyssa Berger - Perry Hall MS

• HM: Scary Stories to Tell in Drag - Ash Sullivan - Perry Hall MS

High School

Poster Design:

• Ryan Chen - Western School of Technology

Animated GIF:

• Finalist: January is the Monday of the Year - Chase Strickland -

Hereford HS

• HM: Static - Jack Adams - Western School of Technology

Promo:

• Finalist: Clay Spotlight - Ethan Aznan - Parkville HS

• HM: Drawbridge - Ginikachukwu Igboom - Parkville HS

Short Form:

• Finalist: Ed and Lue - Damon Artis - Eastern Technical HS

• HM: Japan Trip - Mia Piazza - Eastern Technical HS

High School Animation:

• Finalist: Mask of 1000 Faces - Aaliyah Cole - Parkville HS

• HM: Pete - Des Hershfield - Hereford HS

Documentary:

• Finalist: The Misunderstood Immigrant - Chinye Ezimako -

Eastern Technical HS

• HM: Shattered - Leonah Sansuk - Eastern Technical HS

Experimental:

• Finalist: The Needing Seed - Hannah Hong - Eastern Technical HS

• HM: Wandering in New York - Jolene Nguyen - Eastern Technical HS

Live Action:

• Finalist: Flout’s Fluyts 3 - Ryan Chen - Western School of Technology

• HM: Change - Autumn Tiralla - Hereford HS