WILMORE, Ky. (April 20th)- Asbury University’s Highbridge Film Festivals names the award-winning films and award category winners for 2026:
Best High School Film: “Stay”
Eli Heath – Newnan GA
Best Costume, Hair and Makeup Design: “Field Agent”
George Blair, Joslyn Jaeger, & Kennedy Roberge
Best Production Design: “Bittersweet”
Kaja Jaques
Best Sound Design: “Charismanol”
Davis Brown
Best Original Score: “Help”
Ethan Wold
Best Visual Effects: “ReVision”
Noah Wenker
Best Cinematography: “Echoes of Silver”
Ella Liu
Best Editing: “Card to Mouth”
Sam Edgar & Will Tang
Best Documentary: “RESILIENCE”
Alex Young
Best Screenplay: “ReVision”
Noah Wenker
Best Actor, Drama: “ReVision”
Jayden McMinn
Best Actor, Comedy: “F8TE”
Sam Webb
Best Actress: “Help” and “Bittersweet”
Joslyn Jaeger
Best Director: “EGGSPEDITION”
David Campbell
Best Comedy: “F8TE”
Forrest Jamison, Sam Webb, & Davis Brown producers
Best Drama: “ReVision”
Noah Wenker & Mikey Dawson producers
Best Animated Film: “EGGSPEDITION”
David Campbell producer
Servant Leader Crew Award: Nominated by Ian Rhodes and Joslyn Jaeger
Will Tang
Audience Choice Award: “EGGSPEDITION”
David Campbell director
View the showcase and awards livestream replay on our main page. Winning films, awards, and credits will be posted soon on the 2026 showcase page.
Red carpet photos from the event can be viewed and downloaded from the 2026 online gallery, to be added soon.
Asbury University’s acclaimed School of Communication Arts hosted the 2026 Highbridge Film Festival on the Asbury campus April 17th through the 18th. The festival culminated with the 22nd-annual Highbridge Film Festival showcase screening and awards show at 7 p.m. pm Saturday, April 18th, in Hughes Auditorium.
PROGRAM ERRATA
The following corrections have been made to the print edition of the Official 2026 Program.
- Card-2-Mouth listed the Music Composer incorrectly: The correct credit is Andre Zoolalian.
- EGGSPEDITION and Connected left off the Music Composer credit: Both film scores were composed by Josiah McKinney.
These corrections are reflected in the digital edition of the program on the main page.
ABOUT HIGHBRIDGE FILM FESTIVAL
The Highbridge Film Festival began nearly two decades ago as a vehicle for Asbury University’s School of Communication Arts to showcase student films and encourage visual storytelling. Each year the festival selects about a dozen student films and provides a venue for special presentations from Communication Arts and a panel of judges drawn from the film and television industry. The film festival is entirely produced and promoted through the combined efforts of the School of Communication Arts’ Special Events class and student volunteers. 2026 marks the 22nd edition of the festival, which has grown into a nationally recognized collegiate film festival delighting audiences and attracting wide-ranging interest from the film industry.