Windermere High students win big at film festival

Twenty four film students represented the school at the 2024 Enzian Reel Short Teen Film Festival.

By Annabelle Sikes
| 11:17 a.m. March 18, 2024

Jaylee Graham with her award outside the theater.

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Windermere High School students are celebrating big wins following the 2024 Enzian Reel Short Teen Film Festival.

Chris Mendoza and his family at the film festival.

Twenty four film students represented the school at the festival, which was held Feb. 24 at the Enzian Theater in Maitland.

Jaylee Graham won for best animation, and Chris Mendoza won the audience choice award and best edit for the comedy category.

The Wolverines also dominated in the official nominee selection with 20 WHS films being chosen.

Filmmakers had the opportunity to walk the red carpet and watch their movies debut on the big screen.

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Annabelle Sikes

News Editor Annabelle Sikes was born in Boca Raton and moved to Orlando in 2018 to attend the University of Central Florida. She graduated from UCF in May 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in sociology. Her past journalism experiences include serving as a web producer at the Orlando Sentinel, a reporter at The Community Paper, managing editor for NSM Today, digital manager at Centric Magazine and as an intern for the Orlando Weekly.