The assignment for the eighth Annual Young Filmmakers Contest was to create an original short (five minutes or less) inspired by Jane Austen and her world, her novels or letters, or adaptations of her work.
2024 Judges
- Simon Woods—Actor: Pride and Prejudice, Rome, Cranford. Playwright: Hansard. Writer/Director: Such a Lovely Day (2024 BAFTA-nominated short film).
- Katherine Reay—Author: Dear Mr. Knightley, The Printed Letter Bookshop, The London House, and A Shadow in Moscow.
- Damianne Scott—Professor: University of Cincinnati Blue Ash and Cincinnati State. Founder: Black Girl Loves Jane.
- Linda Troost—Professor: Washington & Jefferson College. Co-Editor: Jane Austen in Hollywood.
- Maureen Lee Lenker—Journalist and Critic: Entertainment Weekly. Author: It Happened One Fight.
- Sayre Greenfield—Professor: University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. Co-Editor: Jane Austen in Hollywood.
2024 Meets Mr. Collins
By Anatolia Kozinski
First Place
A modern-day family, strangely called the Bennets, are visited by a Mr. Collins who seems to have emerged directly from the past.
A Novel, By a Lady
By Daniela Bond
Second Place
An imagined scene of Jane's writing practice.
Darling Child
By Bernadette Santos Schwegel
Third Place
After Jane Austen's book is rejected, a family dinner and a dream inspire her to fix it.
