The Winners of Best Shot! Student Edition film competition are...

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The success of this year’s Best Shot! Student Edition competition brought together extraordinary talents from across the globe, celebrating the art of virtual production and camera tracking. Over 10 countries were represented in this passionate array of submissions. Both on-screen and behind the scenes, each entry showcased creativity and dedication, pushing the boundaries of creative and virtual storytelling.
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Special thanks go out to the esteemed judges—Jae from JSFILMZ,  David Stapp, Tu Uthaisri and Wei-Hao Cheng—for their time and expertise in evaluating each submission. Every detail was thoughtfully reviewed, ensuring each participant’s hard work was fully acknowledged. With such impressive talent on display, selecting winners was no small task, and their commitment was essential to the competition’s success.

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The winners are…

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Best Story:

Shanghai University, Shanghai Film Academy (China)

Title: Behold My Soul (见我)
Director: Yifan Wang (王一帆)

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Best Cinematography:

Santa Fe College (USA)

Title: Primal Heritage: Mockingbird
Director: Thomas Goss

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Best Performance:

Exchange Met School (Canada)

Title: Penance
Director: Avery Powell

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Best Behind-The-Scenes:

Fachhochschule Aachen (Germany)

Title: Stay Together
Director: Piotr Osadnik

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Best Behind-The-Scenes:

Berkeley City College (USA)

Title: Artificial Insufficiency
Director: Yunha Kim

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Mars Nova Award:

Shih Hsin University (Taiwan)

Title: Drawn Karma (畫報)
Director: Tzunung Ku (辜子儂)

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Mars Nova Award:
Barnsley College (UK)

Title: Outbreak
Director: Parker Firth

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FINALISTS (In alphabetical order)

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Haikou University of Economics (China)

Title: Blindness (盲视)
Director: 唐帅、 张安垚 、范泽咸 、朱郑昊、 李斌

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Kun Shan University (Taiwan)

Title: Satellite (衛星)
Director: Lin Ruei Chi (林睿祈)

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Ohlone College (USA)

Title: Cloud City & Whales
Director: Beth Nu

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Rangsit University (Thailand)

Title: El Relato
Director: Yossawat Noppraphan

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Rangsit University (Thailand)

Title: Live Fast, Track Faster
Director: Kornrawich Wudhikanakorn

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Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts (China)

Title: Constant Void (恒虚)
Director: Dong Xinyu(董欣雨)、Zhou Yuchen(周宇晨)

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Shanghai University, Shanghai Film Academy (China)

Title: Prelude to Farewell My Concubine (戏寻·别姬引)
Director: Alina Lee (李依诺)

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The Virtual Production Academy (India)

Title: Virtual Date
Director: Dhaneshwar Dorairaj

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This competition wouldn’t have been possible without our highly accomplished Industry Mentors - Lukas Sarralde from Mandrake Studios, Marco Grob, James Hakesley from Cube Studio, and Jae from JSFILMZ - who will each be meeting with one of the winners for a 1-on-1 video call. Their support has helped fuel the creativity of all of our participants. Congratulations to all, and here’s to future competitions that will continue inspiring creators worldwide to bring their visions to life through virtual production!

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