Winning Filmmakers

Hauppauge High School’s IB film students have four films that have been selected to be screened at the 2017 First Exposure Student Film Festival, which will be held May 21, 2017 at the Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington, New York. They are:

Lili – Candice Medina and Christian Rodriguez

Lingvo Samnacia – Matthew Cullen and Nadia Truglio

Looking Back – Frank Hufnagel and Shijo Thomas

The Gift – Nadia Truglio

Curated by professional filmmakers from the Suffolk County Film Commission, this annual event features screenings of the “best of the best” Suffolk County high school narrative, documentary and/or animated films, followed by a reception honoring the school student filmmakers who will be recognized by Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone. The students also will be placed on a priority list for internship requests that come through the Suffolk County Film Office.

These young adults also were among the Hauppauge High School IB Film students who won Best in Show awards at the 2017 Long Island Media Arts Show, which was held at Five Towns College, Dix Hills, New York. “I am pleased to congratulate all of Hauppauge High School’s filmmakers for achieving these prestigious honors,” stated Hauppauge High School IB Film Teacher David Schaeffler.

Photo (l to r): Hauppauge High School’s IB film student winners Christian Rodriguez, Matthew Cullen, Nadia Truglio, Shijo Thomas, Frank Hufnagel and IB Film Teacher David Schaeffler. (Missing from photo): Candice Medina.