TOWSON, MD—Makayla Kent of Pine Grove Middle School and Sarah Glazer of Pikesville High School won the 2025 Baltimore County Public Schools Film Expo Poster Contest. Their designs will be used to promote the event, and they will receive printed copies of their work.
Over 400 votes were cast by BCPS students and staff to select the winning posters from 15 finalists chosen by the Film Expo Committee. The contest, open to all middle and high school students, received over 100 submissions.
Students must submit films to the Film Expo by Friday, April 11. The contest features a variety of film categories for both middle and high school students. Middle school film categories are animated GIFs (under 30 seconds), live action (45 seconds to 10 minutes), and animation (up to 10 minutes). High school film categories include animated GIFs (under 30 seconds), short-form videos (under 45 seconds), and live-action narratives, experimental, documentaries, animations, and promotional videos (all under 10 minutes).
The Film Expo will culminate in a public premiere on Thursday, May 15, at The Senator Theatre. This event will showcase the finalist films and honor both the finalist filmmakers and the winning poster designers.
Launched in 2016, the BCPS Film Expo is a collaborative effort between a group of teachers, The Education Foundation of BCPS, Inc., the Office of Visual Arts, and the Office of Career and Technical Education. More information about the Film Expo, including submission guidelines and a list of finalist films from the 2024 expo, can be found on the BCPS Film Expo Schoology Group (Access Code: 7CC62-C8M8K) or the Film Expo website.
This article was written with the assistance of AI and reviewed by a human editor.
Featured photo: 2025 BCPS Film Expo Poster Contest, middle school winner – Makayla Kent, Pine Grove Middle School.
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