2022 Avon Scholarship Essay Contest

The Avon Theatre Film Center is proud to announce our 13th Annual Scholarship Awards Essay Contest.

Seniors in public and private high schools in Fairfield County, CT and Westchester County, NY are invited to submit a 500 – 750 word essay on “WHY FILM MATTERS”.

Students are asked to write about a film released in 2020, 2021 or 2022 that you believe has relevance. It may be a feature film, foreign or animated film or a documentary that you have seen online or in a theater. Please also include in your essay: 1) why you think this particular film matters, and 2) how film, in general, impacts our society.

The deadline to submit an essay is Wednesday, May 25, 2022.

A total of $8,500 in college scholarship prizes:

First Place $2,000, Second Place $1,500, Third Place $1,000
We will also award eight Honorable Mentions at $500/each. Each winner will receive a check made out to the college they will be attending in the Fall of 2022.

For further information, please contact:
Louisa Greene, Avon Director of Development & Marketing
203-550-2697 or lgreene@avontheatre.org

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Last Years Winners
“Why Film Matters”

The Avon Theatre Film Center Board of Directors is pleased to announce the winners of the Eleventh Annual Avon Scholarship Essay Contest, “Why Film Matters”. The contest was open to high school seniors in both public and private schools throughout Fairfield and Westchester Counties. Prizes totaling $9,000 were awarded in August to eleven talented high school seniors. The Avon congratulates them on their poignant essays and wishes them much success.

First Place Tie ($2,000)

Film: Harriet

Isabelle Abbasi

Greenwich High,’20

Pomona College

First Place Tie ($2,000)

Film: Just Mercy

Christopher Saladin

Fairfield Warde High,’20

Yale University

Third Place ($1,000)

Film: JoJo Rabbit

Ekaterina Ulyanov

Academy of Information Technology & Engineering

Williams College

Eight Honorable Mention prizes of $500 each were awarded to:

Ciara Munnelly, Greenwich High – UCONN – Stamford campus
Hannaly Lopez, Stamford High – UCONN – Stamford campus
Chloe deGraft-Johnson, Westhill High – Villanova University
Salvatore Acciarino, Fairfield Warde High – New York University
Fatima Leguiza, Greenwich High – UCONN – Storrs campus
Aliyah Carson, Westhill High – Norwalk Community College
Liana Haigis, Mamaroneck High – Brown University
Teagan McDonough, Westhill High – University of Delaware

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Educator Membership

WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

Full-time teachers working with students in grades 4 through 12 in public and private schools in Fairfield and Westchester counties

WHAT YOUR AVON MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS INCLUDE

Free General Admission for Regular Screenings
Member Discounts on Monthly Film Series & Special Events
Free Admission on Your Birthday
Weekly Avon E-Blast with Movie Schedule & Reviews
Avon Film Catalogue to Enhance your Curriculum - available online

WHAT THE AVON CAN OFFER YOUR STUDENTS

Discounts on Group Visits for Regular Screenings
Discounts on Group Visits for Private Screenings during School Hours

HOW TO JOIN OR RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP

Online: Click Here
Call the Business Office: 203-661-0321
Visit the Box Office during showtimes
Mail the Educator Membership application to: Avon Theatre, 8 Sound Shore Drive, Suite 140, Greenwich, CT 06830

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2022 Avon Scholarship Essay Contest

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