The JASNA Southwest Region launched an annual Young Filmmakers Contest in 2017 as part of hosting JASNA's Annual General Meeting that year. Amateur filmmakers under 30 were invited to submit an original short of five minutes or less centered around Jane Austen, and the winning films premiered at the AGM.
An Accomplished Woman
By Rivkah Penarelli
First Place
In this documentary, Rivkah Penarelli describes how she overcame severe dyslexia through her love of Jane Austen's novels.
Timeless
By Katiana Bennett
Second Place (tie)
In this film, an awkward high school student whose dreams take her to faraway places and back again.
I Am Jane Austen
By Margaret Lu
Second Place (tie)
This soulful piece explores Jane Austen's dream life as channeled through a young woman writer.
Inside the Wardrobe with Jane Austen: a British Vogue Parody
By Elizabeth Hayes
Third Place
What would British Vogue editors have found in Jane Austen's closet?
Northanger Abbey