Honorable Mention, in alphabetic order.

About the Jurors...

Frank Eakin is president of Papillon Productions, a producer of kids' rated G and PG mp4ies. He is writer-producer of The Bracelet of Bordeaux, the first feature-length film made in The Woodlands (currently in post production and set for release in 2006). He began his journey in independent filmmaking in 1985, when he assisted Steven Soderbergh (Erin Brockavich, Traffic, Ocean's Eleven) in the financing of his first feature project. Eakin is also founder-director of Woodlands Young mp4iemakers, a youth film educational program and competition in its second season, and he is a member of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Hall of Fame.

Brian Wood is a Digital Videography teacher at Waller High School, where he also directs and teaches Technical Theatre. Brian is the creator of an "Innovative Curriculum" program for his Digital Videography classes which got special approval from the state of Texas 3 years ago. He has been in education for the past 10 years and at Waller High School for the past 7. He is a member of the Texas Thespian State Adult Advisory Board and is the coordinator of the Texas Techie Competitions. He has also been a presenter at the Texas Educational Theatre Association Conventions, presenting workshops on developing Digital Videography programs in Texas junior high and high schools. Brian is a graduate of Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, New Mexico where he earned a BA in Psychology. This is Brian's third year as a judge for the Culture Shapers Video Scholarship Contest and he is looking forward to viewing more of the same great talent and creativity he saw last year.

Carrie Wood is a director of Theatre at Waller High School where she teaches Theatre Production, Theatre 1 and Creative Writing. She is the wife and co-director of Brian Wood. She has been a teacher for 15 years and last year was the Teacher of the Year for Waller High School and Waller ISD where she has been teaching theatre for the past 7 years. Carrie was the original Digital Videography teacher at Waller, where she started with 1 camera, 1 computer, and a roomful of very creative kids. She is member of the Texas Thespian State Adult Advisory Board and she is in charge of Student Leadership Training at the Texas Thespian State Festival. Carrie graduated from Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, New Mexico with a BS in Theatre Education/Communications. Carrie is an avid mp4ie watcher and loves to see the innovative approaches to mp4ie making that are always present in the Culture Shapers film submissions.