Student Talent on Display at Film Festival

By Mr. Chiafulio

The Xavier Student Film Festival was a popular event once again. Students, parents, faculty, and alumni packed the Commons to watch 24 short films made in Mr. Chiafulio's Moviemaking claStudent Talent on Display at Film Festival ss. Forty-three students took the class this year. The comedic short Juan Queso won the Oscar. A telenovela spoof created by the group of Santino Garcia ’16, Luis Arias ’16, Brian Caulfield  ’16, and Paul Gargiulo ‘16.  Other awards went out to Jason Clare '16 for Best Actor, Matt O'Malley ’16 for Best Editor, Carson Coronel ’16 for Best Overall Technical Skill, and Ray Park ’16 for Filmmaker of the Year. For the first time an online polling element was added to the event and a People's Choice Award was given based on audience response. Ant-Man--Next Gen (Nick Careaga ’16, Eric Indelfonso ’16, and Mike Shaefer ’16) won that award. A YouTube channel titled "Xavier High School Student Films" was created to host all of the movies made in the class since 2010. 

Here is a link to the 2016 playlist.