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Young filmmakers celebrate San Antonio’s culture, heritage with #FilmSA contest
Winners of contest were announced on May 1
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SAN ANTONIO – The 2021 #FilmSA contest asked young filmmakers to show how San Antonio has continued to celebrate its heritage and culture amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The City of San Antonio’s Department of Arts and Culture’s Film Commission division and the World Heritage Office announced the winners during a virtual ceremony streamed on Facebook May 1.
Kyle Ward, a sophomore at John Marshall High School, won first place in the 14 to 17 age group with his film “San Antonio Strong”
. The film focuses on how the city is welcoming back visitors in a safe way.
Strengthening residents’ connection with their gardening heritage in Bamberg (Germany)
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About Bamberg
Bamberg is a growing midsize town and an urban district in the south of Germany, in the state of Bavaria. The Town of Bamberg was inscribed on the World Heritage List under criteria (ii) and (iv) in 1993. It is a good example of a central European town with a basically early medieval plan and many surviving ecclesiastical and secular buildings of the medieval period.
Posted By Jay Moreno on Mon, May 3, 2021 at 2:36 PM click to enlarge Courtesy / San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture The winners of the 2021 #FilmSA contest include (left to right) Kyle Ward, Evan Materne and Amadeo Rivas. The two winning entries in San Antonio s 2021 #FilmSA contest examined the cultural heritage of their city during the pandemic, highlighting a local restaurant s service to the community and efforts to reopen tourist attractions. The San Antonio Film Commission and the city s World Heritage Office operate the annual contest for young filmmakers, which this year focused on the theme New Beginning. New Vision. New City. Entrants were asked to show how San Antonio continued to celebrate its cultural heritage during