CFAC Awards & Nominations

Awards

• Two TMA students participated in Wayfare Magazine's short play writing contest and placed in the top three:
  
  • Alyssa Call received first place with her play titled, "Fireflies"
  • Andrew-Elijah Schindler placed third with his play titled, "Oh, How Lovely"
• TMA student Nathan Holley's play "Archipelago" was selected as the winner of the Utah-based Harrington Centre for the Arts "Exploration of New Works" Competition.

Nominations

• “Ninety-five Senses” Animated Short received an Oscar Nomination
• Makenna Buhler received a nomination for the American Society of Cinematographers Student Heritage Award in the Haskell Wexler Documentary Category for her work on "Life After"

Awards

• BYU's chapter of PRSSA qualified for the 2024 Star Chapter Award from the PRSA Foundation
• Four student creative campaigns were recognized in the 2024 Communication Arts Advertising Annual - awarded with Comm Arts’ Award of Excellence:
  
  • Recent Grad Macey Carson and her print campaign: Patagonia - Sleep Anywhere
  • Recent Grads Danny White and Alyssa Martineau and their print campaign: Everytown - Our New World
  • Recent Grads Cole Bates, Avery Keller, Garrett Crowley, Spencer Nelson, and Brennon Call for their TV Spot: Casio - Don't Miss a Second
  • Juniors Mia Shumway, Annellise Ebert, and Ben Thornock for their TV Spot: WNBA - Welcome to the W
• Communications students Shelby Moore and Abby Jensen won 1st place at the 15th annual Washington Media Scholars Foundation (WMSF) Case Competition
• BYU AdLab won the award for School of the Year by One Club
• AdLab students Destinee Neville and Adam Sheets Won First Place in the Coca-Cola Refreshing Films Contest for their ad "Signs of Friendship"
• The AAF NSAC team of Jordan Lindsay, Hailee Kotter, Mia Shumway, and Eli Rothas, won the District 12 Competition and will be moving onto the Semifinals.
• Professor Jeff Sheets was named the 2024 Distinguished Advertising Educator of the Year by the American Advertising Federation
• Public Relations Students Madie Hodson, Patti Davis, Parker Smith, Vesa Tevaga and Christian Tripp won 3rd Place in the 2024 National Bateman Case Study Competition for their campaign for Culturs Magazine titled "Unity in Uniqueness"
• “Alzheimer’s Association - No One is Alone” Ad Won College Television Emmy Award
• “Dream Job” Groundhog’s Day commercial has won 10 regional and national awards
• Megan Zaugg placed 19th in the Hearst Journalism Awards Explanatory Writing Competition with her story, "Long COVID and Long Haulers" 
• “Soccer Sisters” by Colton Potter received 2nd place in the Video Sports Story/Feature category   at the BEA Festival of Media Arts
• “Carolyn Can. Finding Purpose on the Pitch” by Lauren Porter received an Award of Excellence from the BEA Festival of Media Arts in the Video Sports Story/Feature category 
• “Leading Through Adversity” by Megan Pickney received an Award of Excellence from the BEA Festival of Media Arts in the Mirco-documentary category
• AdLab student awards from the 2024 Utah ADDY Awards (AAF)
  
  • Student Best of Show
  • Judge’s Choice Award
  • Eight Gold ADDYs
  • 12 Silver ADDYs
• At the 2024 Utah ADDY Awards (AAF) an AdLab Alumni received the Professional Best in Show Award for their work on the “Silent Night at Times Square” Ad
• Gracie Award Winners:
  
  • Hope for Lahaina: Witnesses of the Maui Wildfires, Universe Live Documentary [TV - Student] Aubree B. Jennings, Alexa Elliott Johnson, Anna LaTour
  • BYU students, organizations work to teach school community about consent Universe Live Hard News Feature [TV - Student] Alexa Elliott Johnson
  • Universe Live (Maui Recovery) Universe Live News Program [TV - Student] Lynnette McConkie, Lily Cook, Miori Kennedy, Aubree B. Jennings, Alexa Elliott Johnson, Anna LaTour
• Advertising students Lauren Holt, Furat Wdaa, Vivian Spencer, Madison Hansen and Chad Ames won the Student Impact Award for their campaign submitted to the American Advertising Federation 2024 Mosaic Awards

Nominations

• “IMAX - Maximum Immersion” Ad Nominated for College Television Emmy Award
• “Lyft - We Don’t Judge, We Drive” Ad Nominated for College Television Emmy Award
• Gracie Awards Honorable Mentions:
  
  • Lily Cook (Universe Live) Universe Live Director [TV - Student]
  • Lauren Porter (Carolyn Can: Finding Purpose on the Pitch) Universe Live Online Producer [DM - Student]
  • Aubree B. Jennings (Utah restaurants serve as gathering places, here’s why BYU professor chooses immigrant-run restaurants) (Universe Live) Universe Live Soft News Feature [TV - Student]
• These 16 individual students are regional finalists in SPJ's Mark of Excellence journalism contest: Liesel Allen, Alice Gubler, Anna Hair, Emma Everett Johnson, Ivette Galvez Laparra, Joel Leighton, Lynnette McConkie, Trevor Myers, Annika Ohran, Amy Ortiz, Andrew Osborn, Ethan Porter, Alyssa Regis, Josh Rust, Bryan Barba Salazar, Derek VanBuskirk
• Three comms student teams from the BYU AdLab swept the Commercial/PSA category in the 2024 College Television Awards Student Emmys:
  
  • "Manumalo (Victory)" - Nike
    Danny White, Producer and Writer
    Alex Galea'i, Producer and Writer
    Aubry Mackin, Producer
    Spencer Nelson, Director and Producer
    Parker McDermott, Producer
    Evan Jensen, Producer
  • "Feel Safe In Your Skin"
    Lauren Holt, Director and Writer
    Danny White, Director and Writer
    Riley Rawson, Producer
    Todd Jackson, Producer
  • "Welcome to the W"
    Mia Shumway, Director and Writer
    Annie Ebert, Director and Producer
    Ben Thornock, Director
    

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