John R. Abbott Honored at Western New England University

2017 May 15

John Abbott earned four awards in the Western New England University 15th annual Student Media Festival. His Short Film, titled 1 in 6, took First Place in the Short Film category. His Music Video, titled One Day More, earned First Place in the Music Video Category, and his TV Report, Student Media, earned First Place and the People's Choice Award in the TV Report category. Abbott is a Communication major at the University concentrating on Media Theory and Production.

The Student Media Festival was created to provide students a venue to display their works to fellow students, faculty, staff, and the public so that students can be recognized for their successes in creating quality films and videos over the past year.

The Media Festival showcases a variety of works produced by currently enrolled undergraduate students at the University. Students create and submit music videos, television news reports, Westerner newspaper articles, WNEK radio programing, television commercials and public service announcements, and digital photography.

A panel of judges, comprised mostly of local media professionals, selected the winning student entries, while the audience voted for the People's Choice awards.

Congratulations John!

The Media Festival was sponsored by Cloud 9 Marketing Group and the University's Department of Communication. View photos!