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2021 Winners

Click the image above to view all DIGITAL entries for MADFest 2021.

Click the image above to view all TRADITIONAL entries for MADFest 2021.

Click the image above to listen to the AUDIO entries for MADFest 2021.

Click the image above to view all VIDEO entries for MADFest 2021.

The 2021 MADFest Winners are listed below along with Commentary from the Jurors.

2021 Guest Juror Bios

TRADITIONAL

Honorable Mentions - Traditional

Kamryn Shaw - Lucas Sinclair
Alexis Lab - Louise

3rd place - Traditional

Lilianna Hardt - Innere Dämonen

2nd place - Traditional

Macie Marinelli - It's the Real Thing

1st place - Traditional

Kalee C. Cross - Painful Plees

DIGITAL

Honorable Mention - Digital

Connor Otte - The Recursive Koonce Theory

3rd place - Digital

Madeline Smith - Dream

2nd place - Digital

Alex Holmes - Untitled

1st place - Digital **FACULTY CHOICE**

Jaggar Dyrlund - Lightning Blue

Congratulations Jaggar Dyrlund! You were chosen as the “Faculty Choice” winner by the WLU faculty. You will receive a scholarship to attend West Liberty University. 

AUDIO

1st place - Audio

“Amber Aphrodite” – Rowan Mollenkopf
https://westliberty.edu/madfest/files/2021/04/Mollenkopf-Amber-Aphrodite.mp3

VIDEO

Honorable Mentions - Video

CLICK HERE to watch Mark Ott’s commentary videos for all Honorable Mentions.

3rd place - Video

CLICK HERE to watch Mark Ott’s commentary about Rachel Nicholson’s “Nostalgia”.

2nd place - Video

CLICK HERE to watch Mark Ott’s commentary for “A Flower in the Deep End” by Gianna Laurita.

1st place - Video **BEST IN SHOW**

Congratulations Aiden Keller! In addition to winning First Place in the video category, your piece was named “Best in Show” by our jurors. You will receive a $250 gift card courtesy of the WLU Foundation and a scholarship to attend West Liberty University.

NOTE: Aiden Keller lists fellow students Katelynn Davis and Jason Hall as collaborators for this production.

CLICK HERE to watch Mark Ott’s video commentary for “Drug Awareness Video: Opioids” by Aiden Keller, Katelynn Davis, and Jason Hall.

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