2019 College Awards

2019 Suncoast Student Production Awards
The 1st Annual Suncoast Student Production Awards were held at the University of Miami School of Communication, Saturday, April 27, 2019. Students who were able to attend came from all over the state of Florida, Louisiana and Puerto Rico. The event was live streamed in case you weren’t able to attend. It was an amazing event to honor some incredibly talented students. #SuncoastSPAwards

Congratulations to the 2019 winners and nominees! 

Click here to download the College winners and nominees lists in pdf format.

2019 Suncoast SPA College Winners
2019 Suncoast SPA College Nominations


IMPORTANT!
RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF THE EMMY® MARK: Schools and student award recipients may refer to the fact that they are recipients of a Suncoast Student Production Award, but may not use the EMMY® name or replica of the EMMY® statuette in any form of advertising or promotion or on social media.


Congratulations to all of this year’s winners and nominees! Check out our photo gallery of the day’s events. Click here.


2019 PROGRAM – WINNERS – COLLEGE

1. NEWSCAST

Life After Maria
Sofia Millar, Dolores Hinckley, Laurel Biddy, Alexis Howard,
Claudia Perez Brito, Gisselle Garcia, Dayanira Feliciano
Advisors: Dania Alexandrino, Gary Green, Harrison Hove, Kathy Chambers 
University of Florida/WUFT News, Gainesville, FL


2. NEWS: GENERAL ASSIGNMENT – SERIOUS NEWS

Tent City: 100 Days After Michael
Mackenzie Behm
Advisor: Gary Green 
University of Florida/WUFT News, Gainesville, FL


3. NEWS: GENERAL ASSIGNMENT – LIGHT NEWS

An Archer Overcomes
Meredith Sheldon
Advisors: Harrison Hove
University of Florida/WUFT News, Gainesville, FL


6. SHORT FORM – FICTION

Leak
Gabriel Inghilterra, Nicholas Diaz, Valery Valencia, Jesus Olmedo
Advisor: Jennifer Jarvis
Full Sail University, Winter Park, FL


8. LONG FORM – FICTION

Model Tarfly88
William Sanchez, Daniela Arroyo
Advisor: Joshua Ellis
Miami Dade College, Miami, FL


12. SPORTS PROGRAM

SportsDesk
Amanda Fuentes, Valerie Ferrante, Luis Gonzalez
Advisor: Edward Julbe
University of Miami/UMTV, Miami, FL


14. PUBLIC AFFAIRS/COMMUNITY SERVICE

Tiempo de Pensar
Gabriela Montalvo González, Geovanny Hernández Santos,
Nicole L. Rivera Pabón, Anthony Caceres Aquino,
Sabian García Acevedo
Advisor: José Antonio Fonseca
Universidad de Puerto Rico en Arecibo, Arecibo, PR


2019 CRAFT – WINNERS – COLLEGE

16. ANIMATION/GRAPHICS/SPECIAL EFFECTS

Bloom
Neisha I. Burgos Soto
Advisor: Yamil Medina
Atlantic University College, Guaynabo, PR

Jago Catches a Fish
Christian Sanchez
Advisor: Yamil Medina
Atlantic University College, Guaynabo, PR


17. AUDIO/SOUND

Resonancia
Jose Rodriguez
Advisor: Andrew Hernandez
Atlantic University College, Guaynabo, PR


19. EDITOR

Selfish
Angel G. Nieves
Advisor: Andrew Hernandez
Atlantic University College, Guaynabo, PR

Perpetua
Axel Diaz
Advisor: Andrew Hernandez
Atlantic University College, Guaynabo, PR


20. PHOTOGRAPHER

Selfish
Edward Gabriel Rivera
Advisor: Andrew Hernandez
Atlantic University College, Guaynabo, PR


21. TALENT

Meredith Sheldon: Talent Reel
Meredith Sheldon
Advisor: Harrison Hove
University of Florida/WUFT News, Gainesville, FL


22. WRITING

Selfish
Derick Acosta
Advisor: Andrew Hernandez
Atlantic University College, Guaynabo, PR


2019 PROGRAM – NOMINATIONS – COLLEGE

1. NEWSCAST

Newsvision 9-27-18
Tommy Fletcher, Justin Stevens, Jenna Weiss, Ben Ezzy
Advisor: Boriana Treadwell 
University of Miami/UMTV, Miami, FL

Life After Maria
Sofia Millar, Dolores Hinckley, Laurel Biddy, Alexis Howard,
Claudia Perez Brito, Gisselle Garcia, Dayanira Feliciano
Advisors: Dania Alexandrino, Gary Green, Harrison Hove, Kathy Chambers 
University of Florida/WUFT News, Gainesville, FL


2. NEWS: GENERAL ASSIGNMENT – SERIOUS NEWS

Parkland Survivors 
Isaiah Kim-Martinez, Jihad Shatara
Advisor: Boriana Treadwell 
University of Miami/UMTV, Miami, FL

Tent City: 100 Days After Michael
Mackenzie Behm
Advisor: Gary Green 
University of Florida/WUFT News, Gainesville, FL


3. NEWS: GENERAL ASSIGNMENT – LIGHT NEWS

An Archer Overcomes
Meredith Sheldon
Advisors: Harrison Hove
University of Florida/WUFT News, Gainesville, FL


6. SHORT FORM – FICTION

Por Ti
Dayra Ferrera Rodriguez, Aurymar Román
Advisor: Sonia Fritz
Universidad del Sagrado Corazon, San Juan, PR

Leak
Gabriel Inghilterra, Nicholas Diaz, Valery Valencia, Jesus Olmedo
Advisor: Jennifer Jarvis
Full Sail University, Winter Park, FL


8. LONG FORM – FICTION

Model Tarfly88
William Sanchez, Daniela Arroyo
Advisor: Joshua Ellis
Miami Dade College, Miami, FL


12. SPORTS PROGRAM

SportsDesk
Amanda Fuentes, Valerie Ferrante, Luis Gonzalez
Advisor: Edward Julbe
University of Miami/UMTV, Miami, FL

SportsDesk 11-30-18
Amanda Fuentes, Luis Gonzalez, Valerie Ferrante
Advisor: Edward Julbe
University of Miami/UMTV, Miami, FL


14. PUBLIC AFFAIRS/COMMUNITY SERVICE

Tiempo de Pensar
Gabriela Montalvo González, Geovanny Hernández Santos,
Nicole L. Rivera Pabón, Anthony Caceres Aquino,
Sabian García Acevedo
Advisor: José Antonio Fonseca
Universidad de Puerto Rico en Arecibo, Arecibo, PR


2019 CRAFT – NOMINATIONS – COLLEGE

16. ANIMATION/GRAPHICS/SPECIAL EFFECTS

Blown Away
Gustavo J. Agosto
Advisor: Yamil Medina
Atlantic University College, Guaynabo, PR

Bloom
Neisha I. Burgos Soto
Advisor: Yamil Medina
Atlantic University College, Guaynabo, PR

Jago Catches a Fish
Christian Sanchez
Advisor: Yamil Medina
Atlantic University College, Guaynabo, PR

The Clocking Dream
Fabiola Vazquez
Advisor: Yamil Medina
Atlantic University College, Guaynabo, PR


17. AUDIO/SOUND

Perpetua
Thomas Nicholson
Advisor: Andrew Hernandez
Atlantic University College, Guaynabo, PR

Resonancia
Jose Rodriguez
Advisor: Andrew Hernandez
Atlantic University College, Guaynabo, PR


18. DIRECTOR

Forget Me Not
Joanne Casimir, Izak Hickcox
Advisor: Joshua Ellis
Miami Dade College, Miami, FL

Selfish
Alex Ramos
Advisor: Andrew Hernandez
Atlantic University College, Guaynabo, PR


19. EDITOR

Resonancia
Pablo J. Gonzalez
Advisor: Andrew Hernandez
Atlantic University College, Guaynabo, PR

Selfish
Angel G. Nieves
Advisor: Andrew Hernandez
Atlantic University College, Guaynabo, PR

Perpetua
Axel Diaz
Advisor: Andrew Hernandez
Atlantic University College, Guaynabo, PR


20. PHOTOGRAPHER

Selfish
Edward Gabriel Rivera
Advisor: Andrew Hernandez
Atlantic University College, Guaynabo, PR


21. TALENT

Meredith Sheldon: Talent Reel
Meredith Sheldon
Advisor: Harrison Hove
University of Florida/WUFT News, Gainesville, FL

Dylan Domangue Talent Composite
Dylan Domangue
Advisor: Rick Settoon
Southeastern Louisiana University/The Southeastern Channel, Hammond, LA


22. WRITING

Inshallah
Elijah Edmunds
Advisor: Jennifer Jarvis
Full Sail University, Winter Park, FL

Selfish
Derick Acosta
Advisor: Andrew Hernandez
Atlantic University College, Guaynabo, PR