Results of the First Annual
McMinnville UFO Festival Video Contest

Entries in the 12-18 year old category:

Top Prize
"The P.O.D. Invasion"
Directed, Edited & Written by Paige Benner
Co-Written by Maddy Chaufty, Lillian Hallett, Amanda Foster

Runner-up Prize
"The Piralian Good Scheme (The Musical)"
Haley Madland, Madison Klienstuber, Hannah Madland

Honorable Mention
"Alien Mayhem"
Dalton Zook

Additional Entries:
"A UFO Story"
Margaret Halstead

"LEGO Aliens"
Ian Halstead

"The Solar System"
Chloe Bousquet, Cooper Bousquet



Entries in the 19 and over category:

Top Prize
"Maklar, Anyone?"
Directed & Edited by Phillip Guzzo
Written by Angela Guzzo

Runner-up Prize
"Attack of the Tinfoil Terror"
Written, Directed & Edited by Delphian School Students and Faculty

Honorable Mention
"At Night"
Dustin Stratton

Additional Entries:
"Far Planet"
Mike Adams

"Grebulon Film Trailer"
Produced & Directed by Brian Salazar
Co-Produced & Edited by Nathanial D. King



Thank you to 3rd St Pizza Co/Moonlight Theatre and APK Studios for co-sponsoring along with Movietime Video. Thank you to McMenamins for supporting our contest and including us on all their marketing materials for the UFO Festival. Thank you to the McMinnville Downtown Association for spreading the word and supporting our contest.

A HUGE thank you to Gallery Theatre Board President Jeff Sargent and Yamhill County Commissioner Mary Stern for judging the entries!

If you missed a viewing of this year's contest, the DVD is now available to rent for free at Movietime Video!


From left to right: Brett Horton, Corey Orthmann, Rowan Bennet, Dylan Bennet and Kasey Orthmann