“Each year, we’ve been blown away by the quality and diversity of the exhibits,” said Brett Phares, professor of interactive studies at Marist College in New York, and one of the festival’s judges. “Alys Beach is among the most amazing event venues we’ve ever seen, and we all feel honored to be involved with this pioneering concept.”
Our 2011 panel of judges awarded the following honors:
- $1000 prize for “Best Local Submission” was awarded to “The Path EYE See” by Russell Beans of Seacrest, Florida
- $1000 prize for “Best Animated Submission” was awarded to “FLUX” by Candas Sisman of Izmir, Turkey
- $1000 prize for “Most Innovative Submission” was awarded to “N1.0″ by Fuse of Modena, Italy
- $1000 prize for “Most Experimental Submission” was awarded to “Sound Architecture” by Michael Murphy of Milledgeville, Georgia
- $1000 prize for “Curator’s Choice” was awarded to “Warm Signal” by Silke Sieler of Hamburg, Germany
- $5000 prize for “Best of Show” was awarded to “Love Will Guide You” by Niky Roehreke of New York, New York
Our 2010 panel of judges awarded the following honors:
- The $1,000 prize for “Best Local Submission” (sponsored by 30A.com) was awarded to “Eye Spy” by Russell Beans of Seacrest, Florida
- The $1,000 prize for “Best Animated Submission” (sponsored by EBSCO) was awarded to “Inner Klänge” by Lemeh42 of Moterado, Italy
- A $2,000 prize for “Most Innovative Submission” was sponsored by The Florida Governor’s Office of Film & Entertainment and was awarded to “Night Walkers” by Yandell Walton and Tobias J Edwards of Collingwood VIC, Australia
- The $1,000 prize for “Audience Favorite” was determined by spectator text votes during the event, and the entry receiving the most votes was “Eye Spy” by Russell Beans of Seacrest, Florida
- Finally, we’re very proud to announce that this year’s $5,000 “Best of Show” award (sponsored by The Alys Foundation) was awarded to “Void?” by Bala Boyd of Freeport, Florida
The 2009 festival’s panel of industry experts reviewed each exhibit and awarded the following honors:
- Best Local Submission ($1,000): “Shine of the Ever” by Bryan Beasley of Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
- Best Environmental Theme ($1,000): “The Astronaut” by Mario Chejab of London, United Kingdom
- Most Innovative Submission ($1,000): “Bioform” by Matthew West of New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Audience Favorite ($1,000): “JD’s Fun House” by John Daniel of Panama City, Florida
- Best of Show ($2,000): “Lure of Sirens” by Lustre of Venice, California
The 2008 festival’s panel of industry experts reviewed each exhibit and awarded the following honors:
- Best Photography ($500): “Feet First” by Sally Mankus of Shalimar, Florida
- Best Still Image ($500): “Spectacular Takeover Battle” by Florian Kulhmann of Dusseldorf, Germany
- Best Environmental Theme ($1,000): “S.O.S.” by Donna Callighan of Stamford, Connecticut
- Best Local Submission ($1,000): “SpyCam Series #2″ by Janis Sawyer of Seaside, Florida
- Most Experimental ($1,000): “Herr Bar” by Clemens Kogler of Linz, Austria
- Best of Show ($2,500): “Futures” by Robert Seidel of Jena, Germany
- Judges’ Choice Award ($500): “Dancing Queen” by Sumit Roy of New Delhi, India
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