CCS Students Win Big at the Flint AAF Addy Awards

Advertising students attended the American Advertising Federation (AAF) Greater Flint American Advertising Awards (AAA) 2024 Student ADDY Awards on Friday, February 23, 2024.

Senior Conner Japikse and Junior Savannah Hall received Best of Show and a Gold ADDY awards for their Trader Joes “An Orange Odyssey” brands for good, branded entertainment commercial for video and sound animation. Judge’s Choice Awards and Gold Awards were received by seniors Sydney Lane, Conner Japikse, Norino Maltese and junior Savannah Hall for Ole Smoky “Pride of the Mountains”; and Kayla Matthews, Kiki Farrar, and alumni Owen Drawbaugh (2023) for Peta “No Escape.” Judge’s Choice Awards and Silver Awards were received by juniors CJ Villaflor and Luke Schock for Lego “Lego-fy”. Seniors Juliana Rabban, Sophie Steinborn, Kayla Matthews and Kiki Farrar also won Gold Awards. 2023 graduates Madison McCabe and Emily Mata; seniors Kayla Matthews, Juliana Rabban, Sophie Steinborn and Hannah Zimmerman; and sophomores Julia Hosang and Natalie Bazydlo received silver awards. For the second year in a row, senior Kayla Matthews was awarded one of three 2024 AAF Greater Flint Student Scholarship Awards sponsored by Dort Financial Credit Union.

All Gold submissions will now move forward to regional judging. The Addy’s three-tiered local, regional, and national level award shows are one of the toughest and most entered industry competitions in the country.

2024 CCS Student ADDY Award Winners

2024 AAF Greater Flint Student Scholarship Award
Kayla Matthews

Student Best of Show ADDY Award

Advertising > Film, Video & Sound – Animation or Special Effects
Trader Joes: An Orange Odyssey
Art Director: Conner Japikse & Savannah Hall
Professor/Instructor: Philip McAvoy

Judges Choice Awards

Film, Video & Sound > Television Advertising – Television Advertising – Campaign
Ole Smoky – Pride of The Mountains
Art Director, Copywriter: Sydney Lane
Art Director: Conner Japikse & Savannah Hall
Filmographer: Norino Maltese
Professor/Instructor: Philip McAvoy

Cross-Platform > Integrated Campaigns > Integrated Advertising Campaign – Consumer Campaign
The Lego-fy It Campaign
Art Director: CJ Villaflor & Luke Schock
Professor/Instructor: Philip McAvoy

Film, Video & Sound > Television Advertising – Television Advertising – Single
No Escape
Art Director, Sound Designer: Kayla Matthews
Copywriter, Editor: Kiki Farrar
Cinematographer: Owen Drawbaugh
Professor/Instructor: Sam Sefton

Student Gold ADDY Awards

Advertising > Film, Video & Sound – Animation or Special Effects
Trader Joes: An Orange Odyssey
Art Director: Conner Japikse & Savannah Hall
Professor/Instructor: Philip McAvoy

Film, Video & Sound > Television Advertising – Television Advertising – Campaign
Ole Smoky – Pride of The Mountains
Art Director, Copywriter: Sydney Lane
Art Director: Conner Japikse & Savannah Hall
Filmographer: Norino Maltese
Professor/Instructor: Philip McAvoy

Film, Video & Sound > Television Advertising – Television Advertising – Single
No Escape
Art Director, Sound Designer: Kayla Matthews
Copywriter, Editor: Kiki Farrar
Cinematographer: Owen Drawbaugh
Professor/Instructor: Sam Sefton

Film, Video & Sound > Television Advertising – Television Advertising – Single
Girls are PlayHers Too – Case Study
Art Director: Juliana Rabban
Copywriter: Sophie Steinborn
Professor/Instructor: Sam Sefton

Cross-Platform > Integrated Campaigns > Integrated Advertising Campaign – Consumer Campaign
NonCrowded
Art Director & Copywriter: Kayla Matthews
Art Director: Kiki Farrar
Professor/Instructor: Sam Sefton

Student Silver ADDY Award

Online/Interactive > Social Media – Social Media – Campaign
In Her Head
Art Director & Copywriter: Kayla Matthews
Cinematographer: Juliana Rabban
Professor/Instructor: Philip McAvoy

Cross-Platform > Integrated Campaigns > Integrated Advertising Campaign – Consumer Campaign
The Lego-fy It Campaign
Art Director & Copywriter: CJ Villaflor & Luke Schock
Professor/Instructor: Philip McAvoy

Cross-Platform > Integrated Campaigns > Integrated Advertising Campaign – Consumer Campaign
Get A Head
Art Director: Madison McCabe
Copywriter: Emily Mata
Professor/Instructor: Philip McAvoy

Print Advertising > Magazine Advertising – Magazine Advertising – Campaign
Fight the Freeze – Hot Hands
Art Director, Copywriter: Julia Hosang & Natalie Bazydlo
Professor/Instructor: Greg Moy

Print Advertising > Magazine Advertising – Magazine Advertising – Campaign
Make it Pop
Art Director: Juliana Rabban
Copywriter: Sophie Steinborn
Director of Photography: Hannah Zimmerman
Professor/Instructor: Sam Sefton

Film, Video & Sound > Television Advertising – Television Advertising – Single
Girls Are PlayHers Too
Art Director & Cinematographer: Juliana Rabban
Copywriter & Editor: Sophie Steinborn
Professor/Instructor: Sam Sefton

Cross-Platform > Integrated Campaigns > Integrated Advertising Campaign – Consumer Campaign
Your Cheese
Art Director & Copywriter: Kayla Matthews
Professor/Instructor: Sam Sefton