Tag: Bombs Away

  • Sam Richardson and Claire Beseler earn multiple awards at the Golden Lion Awards Film Festival

    Sam Richardson and Claire Beseler earn multiple awards at the Golden Lion Awards Film Festival

    On Sunday, April 28, the sixth annual Golden Lion Awards Film Festival recognized students from across the Midwest, including two from Loveland High School: Sophomore Claire Beseler won a Mountain Lion Award for her short narrative film This Broken Mind and Senior Sam Richardson, who had a total of five films accepted into the competition, won the Mountain Lion Award for his film Cybersecurity Privacy and Safety (public service announcement category). Richardson was also an animation category finalist with Bombs Away and a finalist in the informational/educational category with his film Intellectual Property.

    The Golden Lion Awards are produced and directed by The Underground Academy of Cinematic Arts. The competition is open to high school and middle school students in 12 Midwest states, as well as areas of an additional 15 states within 500 miles of Cincinnati.

    Last month, Beseler’s film This Broken Mind was the winner of the short narrative category in the third annual New Media Film Festival at Mount Saint Joseph University. On Sunday, May 5, Richardson’s animation Bombs Away will be recognized at the Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition awards ceremony for being in the top 25 out of more than 11,000 artworks submitted to the competition.


  • Loveland students Talia O’Neal, Sam Richardson, and Joseph Timmerman selected for Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition

    Loveland students Talia O’Neal, Sam Richardson, and Joseph Timmerman selected for Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition

    LHS Junior Talia O’Neal’s photography “Fools and Pools” was selected as one of 300 pieces of art to be displayed at the exhibition in Columbus in April and May.

    Works by Loveland Students to be Displayed at the Ohio Governor’s
    Youth Art Exhibition

    Loveland, Ohio – The artwork of Loveland High School students Talia O’Neal, Sam Richardson, and Joseph Timmerman have been selected for the 2019 Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition.

    As one of the top 25 entries overall in the contest, Sam Richardson’s stop motion animation “Bombs Away” has been selected to receive the Governor’s Award of Excellence. Out of approximately 11,500 entries by students from throughout Ohio, state jurors selected 300 pieces of art for the actual exhibition, 25 of which will receive this exclusive award.

    LHS Senior Sam Richardson’s stop motion animation “Bombs Away” has earned the Governor’s Award of Excellence.

    LHS Senior Joseph Timmerman’s time lapse video “Wishing You God Speed” will be on display at the 2019 Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition.

    The Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition, now in its 49th year, is dedicated to the educational and artistic development of talented youth in Ohio. Selection of the artwork begins at the regional level. About 2,500 pieces of art advance to the state competition, where it is judged by professional artists and college-level instructors. Seniors whose work is recognized are considered for scholarships by more than 30 universities and colleges of art. The 2019 exhibition will open in April at the James A. Rhodes State Office Tower in Columbus, and will close in the end of May.