2023 NOMINEES & WINNERS

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NOMINEES & Winners

CATEGORY #C-02
NEWS REPORT - SERIOUS NEWS
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
Sports Gambling
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Brendan Schabath
Bella Gorisek
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS WINNER
Frustrated students left out in the cold
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
McKoy Scribner
CATEGORY #C-03
NEWS REPORT - LIGHT NEWS
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
6 legs
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Brendan Schabath
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS WINNER
"It's Like He's Working in the Dark Ages"
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Isabella Martin
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
"Night at the museum"
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Erin Bowling
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
If the Shoe Fits
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Joe Hicks
CATEGORY #C-05
NON-FICTION - SHORT FORM
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS WINNER
endoMEtriosis
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Isabella Gorisek
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
Calling
WASHTENAW COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Amelia Martell
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
Queer Coded
WASHTENAW COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Dakota Keedle
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
-29
FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY
Derek Franciosi
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
Kosmo's Bop Shop-The Story of Don Kwon
WASHTENAW COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Linus Brush-Mindell
CATEGORY #C-06
NON-FICTION - LONG FORM
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS WINNER
Mystic Michigan
FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY
Elizabeth Cherry
Sawyer Thiebaut-Near
Mariah Vongphachanh
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
Flint Women: Black Entrepreneurs
MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Christine Lee
Traci Leone
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
Arcade Apartment
WASHTENAW COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Marceline Keedle
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
Good Ol' American Mutts
HOPE COLLEGE
Bianca Muir
CATEGORY #C-07
PUBLIC AFFAIRS/COMMUNITY SERVICE
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
Eudaimonia
Ferris State University
Bradley Winka
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS WINNER
Mikey23 Foundation | Street Teams
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Nolan Duff
Tori Monroe
Jessie Zhou
Gaby Clark
Caroline Parthum
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
MSU Trustees on the Ballot - Focal Point News
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Daniel Zivian
CATEGORY #C-08
MUSIC VIDEO
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS WINNER
Thinkin Bout U
University of Michigan
Nicole DeLong
Matt Snell
Sam Uribe-Botero
Jackson Roth
Pierce Force
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
Ruler of Everything
Ferris State University
Ethan DeWaard
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
Blind
WASHTENAW COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Tim Giese
CATEGORY #C-09
FICTION - SHORT FORM
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
Cupid
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Matthew Williams
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
Croc'd
WASHTENAW COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Paige Cummins
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS WINNER
Selective Service
Calvin University
Kipp De Man
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
Wind
WASHTENAW COMMUNITY COLLEGE
David Clipner
CATEGORY #C-10
FICTION - LONG FORM
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
To Him
CALVIN UNIVERSITY
Christophorus Cedric
Sydney Klimek
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS WINNER
Room 315
CALVIN UNIVERSITY
Adrian Van Stee
CATEGORY #C-11
SPORTS STORY OR SEGMENT
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
Table Tennis Team Treks to Texas
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Daniel Zivian
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS WINNER
On Thin Ice: A Hockey Story
FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY
Jacob Rieman
CATEGORY #C-12
SPORTS PROGRAM
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS WINNER
Spartan Sports Report - Valentine's Show
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Jason Laplow
Alexis Alston
Youse Enayah
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
Ferris Sports Update
FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY
Mikayla Richey
Bradley Winka
CATEGORY #C-13
LIVE SPORTING EVENT/GAME
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
Ferris State Bulldogs Live Sports Coverage Compilation
FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY
Derk Poortenga
Reese Miller
Nate Marquardt
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS WINNER
MSU v NAU Men's Basketball
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Isabella Gorisek
Brendan Schabath
Zach Surdenik
Veronica Bolanos
CATEGORY #C-14
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT (PSA)
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS WINNER
Sloan Museum & Longway Planetarium
MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Joshua Thayer
Drew Ritter
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
Fuel Your Body
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Isabelle Kang
Sabreena Klann
Zoe Ruffin
CATEGORY #C-15
COMMERCIAL
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS WINNER
TDMP at Ferris State University Commercial
FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY
Nathan Hebel
Davis Fosgitt
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
Voices For Children
MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Nephratiti Givens
Heather Spalthoff
Nathan Wisniewski
CATEGORY #C-16
ANIMATION/GRAPHICS/SPECIAL EFFECTS
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
Derek Franciosi Animation Demo Reel
FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY
Derek Franciosi
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS WINNER
I'm Still Here (Trailer)
WASHTENAW COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Nehemiah Harmsen
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
Life After It Rains
WASHTENAW COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Tina Pham
CATEGORY #C-17
AUDIO/SOUND
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS WINNER
A Night at the Ritz
HOPE COLLEGE
Allison Fulton
CATEGORY #C-18
DIRECTOR
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS WINNER
Fragile Remnants
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Jillian Felton
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
Until We Meet Again
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Breanna Losey
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
Bob & Ingraham Make a Pilot
WASHTENAW COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Bob Fike
CATEGORY #C-19
EDITOR
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS WINNER
Umlauto Demo Reel
FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY
Jermaine Roemer
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
Table Tennis Team Treks to Texas
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Daniel Zivian

HIGH SCHOOL

NOMINEES & Winners

CATEGORY #H-02
NEWS REPORT - SERIOUS NEWS
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS WINNER
Heartbreak on and Off the Lanes
DAVISON SCHOOLS
Seth Polmanteer
Chloe Hug
CATEGORY #H-03
NEWS REPORT - LIGHT NEWS
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS WINNER
Vice President Kamala Harris on why young voters matter
ROYAL OAK SCHOOLS/WOAK
Dakota Hendren
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS WINNER
Knock 'Em Out
ROCKFORD HIGH SCHOOL
Natalie Allshouse
Mackenzie Davidson
Will McKanna
Emily Pittman
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
More Than A Hobby
ROCKFORD HIGH SCHOOL
Christian Herrema
Jonah Carlson
Isaac Galle
CATEGORY #H-05
NON FICTION- SHORT FORM
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
Thumbs Up - Birchwood Mall
ST. CLAIR TEC/THUMBCOAST.TV
Alyssa Paynter
Vincent Oldford
Jayden Johnson
Cailin Williams
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS WINNER
Charity Week Returns
TROY ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL
Brianna Johnson
Makayla Potter
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
TEC-A-LICIOUS – BUTTERNUT SQUASH RAVIOLI
ST. CLAIR TEC/THUMBCOAST.TV
Christian Ferguson
Miles Behnke
Griffin Dano
Laila Brown
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
Maurice Spear Campus - Higgins Family Changes Lives
LENAWEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Grace Holland
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
UFO Story
DAVISON SCHOOLS
Merik Combs
Isaac Melton
Brayden Walker
CATEGORY #H-06
NON-FICTION - LONG FORM
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS WINNER
Our Veterans Talk Show
ROCKFORD HIGH SCHOOL
Alise Genter
Emily Ike
Trina Varano
Vivian Olson
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
LISDTV Food Fight
LENAWEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Brayden Hopkins
Eryn Carver
Paul Adams
Tyler Bringman
James Henning
Rowan Shaffer
Jaelyn Elizardo
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
The Youth of Tomorrow
DEARBORN HIGH SCHOOL
Hassan Almaliki
Hussein Almaliki
Mohammed Alemarah
CATEGORY #H-07
PUBLIC AFFAIRS/COMMUNITY SERVICE
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
Loved To Death
TROY ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL
Katie Schmidt
Brianna Johnson
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS WINNER
Looming Crisis
ROCKFORD HIGH SCHOOL
Maddy Nunn
Emily Ike
Trina Varano
Emily Pittman
CATEGORY #H-08
MUSIC VIDEO
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS WINNER
Remember Me
TROY HIGH SCHOOL
Anurag Komaragiri
Jeffery Wu
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
Halley's Comet
TROY ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL
Michelle Nartey
Evelyn Apahidean
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
Snowhemian Rhapsody
ROYAL OAK SCHOOLS/WOAK
Toby Buckheim
CATEGORY #H-09
FICTION - LONG FORM
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS WINNER
Beyond the Darkness
DEARBORN HIGH SCHOOL
Hassan Almaliki
Hussein Almaliki
Rayan Hamid
Diamond Fuller
Saad Altahif
Mostafa Alzeidawi
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
Reaper
DEARBORN HIGH SCHOOL
Oliver Angel
Ian Kennedy
Besnik Izairi
Feras Nassar
CATEGORY #H-10
SPORTS STORY OR SEGMENT
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
Break The Stigma
ROCKFORD HIGH SCHOOL
Alise Genter
Lizzie MacIntosh
Vivian Olson
Ava Lovall
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS WINNER
More than a game: Jay'len Flowers
DAVISON SCHOOLS
Camy Aboneaaj
CATEGORY #H-11
LIVE SPORTING EVENT/GAME
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS WINNER
Davison Football
DAVISON SCHOOLS
Chayton Harris
Chris Thorpe
Jack Blascyk
Kalob Hersh
CATEGORY #H-12
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT (PSA)
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
Leave Your Waste In The Right Place
ROCKFORD HIGH SCHOOL
Vivian Olson
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS WINNER
Find Yours
ROCKFORD HIGH SCHOOL
Natalie Allshouse
Claire Nicolette
Emily Pittman
Trina Varano
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
No Place Texting and Driving PSA
ROCHESTER ADAMS HIGH SCHOOL
Oliver Mutart
CATEGORY #H-13
COMMERCIAL
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
Engineering Design & CAD - Get into it!
LENAWEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Alex Farrell
CHRIS KING
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
Space To Grow
TROY ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL
Jack Kelly
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS WINNER
Mean Girls Commercial
DEARBORN HIGH SCHOOL
Ryan Furchi
Jesse Good
Rayan Hamid
Arlo Molenda
Abier Saad
CATEGORY #H-14
ANIMATION/GRAPHICS/SPECIAL EFFECTS
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
Mean Girls Commercial
DEARBORN HIGH SCHOOL
Jesse Good
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
WDHS Phone Intro
DEARBORN HIGH SCHOOL
Jesse Good
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS WINNER
From Roots to Riches
ROCHESTER ADAMS HIGH SCHOOL
Oliver Mutart
CATEGORY #H-15
AUDIO/SOUND
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS WINNER
Beyond the Darkness
DEARBORN HIGH SCHOOL
Hussein Almaliki
Hassan Almaliki
Adam Garbie
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
The Objective
TROY HIGH SCHOOL
Anurag Komaragiri
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
Reaper
DEARBORN HIGH SCHOOL
Owen Schook
CATEGORY #H-16
DIRECTOR
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
The Objective
TROY HIGH SCHOOL
Jeffery Wu
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
Directing Talent | Ella Musto Reel
TROY ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL
Ella Musto
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS WINNER
Beyond the Darkness
DEARBORN HIGH SCHOOL
Hassan Almaliki
Hussein Almaliki
CATEGORY #H-17
EDITOR
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
They Came From Above
ROCHESTER ADAMS HIGH SCHOOL
Oliver Mutart
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
Macy's Messy Monday
TROY ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL
Ella Musto
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS WINNER
The Objective
TROY HIGH SCHOOL
Jeffery Wu
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
Beyond the Darkness
DEARBORN HIGH SCHOOL
Hassan Almaliki
Hussein Almaliki
CATEGORY #H-18
PHOTOGRAPHER
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
Gone
TROY HIGH SCHOOL
Anoush Rophael
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
The Objective
TROY HIGH SCHOOL
Jeffery Wu
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
Evelyn Apahidean Photography
TROY ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL
Evelyn Apahidean
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
Reaper
DEARBORN HIGH SCHOOL
Ian Kennedy
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS WINNER
Beyond the Darkness
DEARBORN HIGH SCHOOL
Hassan Almaliki
Hussein Almaliki
Jacob Head
CATEGORY #H-19
TALENT - NEWS OR SPORTS
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS WINNER
Liam Peterson Talent Reel
ROCKFORD HIGH SCHOOL
Liam Peterson
CATEGORY #H-20
TALENT - PERFORMER
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
Beyond the Darkness
DEARBORN HIGH SCHOOL
Jesse Good
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS WINNER
Range | MVT Talent Reel
TROY ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL
Macy Van Tiem
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS WINNER
Remember Me
TROY HIGH SCHOOL
Anurag Komaragiri
CATEGORY #H-21
WRITING
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS WINNER
Project Jessabellmy
TROY ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL
Grace Cafagna
2023 NATAS MICHIGAN STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS NOMINEE
Beyond the Darkness
DEARBORN HIGH SCHOOL
Hussein Almaliki
Hassan Almaliki