Lafayette Campus News (www.lafayette.edu), November 27, 2007 — Le Cercle Français (French Club) has announced the winners of the “Marquis on the Marquee” film festival.
The contest was open to any language student in a secondary school program. The submissions needed to be bilingual with French to English subtitles, English to French subtitles, or French and English speakers, and also needed to focus in some way on the Marquis de Lafayette.
Entries were received from students and classes at Parkland High School, Moravian Academy, Liberty High School, and the Episcopal Academy in Merion, Pa.
The festival, which was sponsored by the foreign language and literatures department and the American Association of Teachers of French, was part of the College’s yearlong celebration of the 250th anniversary of the birth of the Marquis de Lafayette.
- A web site dedicated to the 250th celebration and to the Marquis’ unique connection to the College provides information and updates.
2007 “Marquis on the Marquee” Finalists:
- The Grand Prix goes to Liberty High School for the best all around portrayal and reenactment of the young Marquis with “Lafayette.”
- Instructor: Cecile Thibaud
- Student filmmakers: Emily Wargo, Shayna Au, Candace Copio, Ellana Ortiz, Jessica Giro, Chelsy Kaiser, Gillian Cundall, George M. Thanhauser III
- Most creative set and best bilingual performance awarded to Parkland High School for the puppet show “Rendezvous between George Washington and Lafayette.”
- Instructor: Noel Smith
- Designers: Dorothy Chan, XinChi Yann
- Interpretation: Patrick Zarnas
- Most engaging storyline to Liberty High School for “Back to the Future”
- Instructor: Cecile Thibaud
- Student filmmakers: Andrew Berkman, Amy Klova, Nicholas Plum, Lily Morgan, Katherine Rose Willmorth, Jessica Laubach, Andrew Zatt, Kelly Sturm
- Best artistic use of language goes to Moravian Academy for “Lafayette Rap.”
- Instructor: Kimberly Sanborn
- Student filmmaker: Ben Schenkel
- Best contemporary rendition to the Episcopal Academy for “Lafayette’s arrival in America.”
- Instructor: Virgine Gournet
- Student filmmakers: Julia Eklund, Stephen Carpinell
- Best historical representation of the Marquis awarded to Parkland High School for “The Letter.”
- Instructor: Noel Smith
- Student filmmakers: Evelina Eyzerovich, Leslie Marchand, Robert Marchand
- Best sound effects to the Episcopal Academy for “Conversation between George Washington and Lafayette.”
- Instructor: Mark Eripret
- Student filmmakers: Stephany Bernabei, Gigi Constable
