2022 Winners
A huge thank you to everyone who entered the 2022 Emerge Media Awards! We received submissions in 12 categories from a total of 25 universities and colleges across Canada.
Thank you as well to our judges, 41 industry professionals and post-secondary educators who generously contributed their time and expertise to evaluating all works submitted.
And . . . congratulations to this year’s winners! We invite you to review their works via the links. You can view all the 2022 Finalists.
Photojournalism
First place
Spencer Colby, Carleton University
Second Place
Alex Lupul, Loyalist College
- Andres Felipe Restrepo, Mohawk College, No lockdown for firefighters
- Jadine Ngan, University of Toronto, In Photos: 215 children honoured in Vancouver
- Isabella Falsetti, University of British Columbia, Extinction Rebellion comes to UBC
WRITTEN WORD: EDITORAL OR COLUMN
First place
Asha Swann, Ryerson University
Second Place
Mary Shanahan, Western University
- Aquila Underwood, University of British Columbia, NDNs at UBC: The importance of remembering whakapapa at UBC
- Cindy Chen, University of Toronto, Space exploration is a non-negotiable investment
- Hannah Carty and Tahmeed Shafiq, University of Toronto, Let’s try this again, U of T
- Janson Duench, Carleton University, The worst has passed for Ottawa’s LRT, now it’s time to reap the benefits
WRITTEN WORD: NEWS STORY
First place
Sarah Krymalowski, University of King's College
Second Place
Negin Nia and McKenna Hadley-Burke, University of British Columbia
- Mckenna Hadley-Burke and Karan Saxena, University of British Columbia: Journalists face ‘invisible wounds’ reporting on traumatic stories
- Morgana Adby and Sember Woods, Carleton University: Ontario nursing shortage could worsen as many young nurses now say they want out: survey
- Pippa Norman, Carleton University: Local artist showcases toadstools in street art treasure hunt
COMMERCIAL / CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY
First place
Taliah Timoll, University of Guelph-Humber
Second Place
Saad Khan, Mohawk College
- Hristina Belevski, University of Guelph-Humber, Gems of Queen
- Tien Nguyen, Mohawk College, Pain(t)
- Sydney Jonker, Mohawk College, Glass Water
- Yu-Chuen (Alina) Chen, Fanshawe College, LIKEs are not your painkillers
WRITTEN WORD: FEATURE STORY
First place
Madeline Liao, Ryerson University
Second Place
Isaac Phan Nay, Carleton University
- Emily Marsten, Mount Royal University: Football concussion protocols in Alberta follow the rules but levels of care can still vary widely
- Emmanuella Kondo, Mount Royal University: Overcoming residential school trauma: the story of Eric John Large
- Lauren Ali, University of Guelph-Humber: Shifting the narrative
AUDIO STORYTELLING
First place
Jueun Park, University of British Columbia
Second Place
Amy Simon, Fanshawe College
- Erin Murphy, University of King’s College, Movember Man
- Justine Van Dyke, Humber College, Life through a Black man’s lens
- Kate Otterbein, Fanshawe College, Walk safe
VIDEO DOCUMENTARY
First place
Kaitlyn Schropp, University of Regina
Second Place
Qianhe Qian, University of Toronto
- Safiyah Marhnouj, Carleton University: Whose Holidays?
- Liuyi Li, University of Toronto, Life of Liu He
- Theresa Kliem, University of Regina: The Newcomers
VIDEO SHORT FORM
First place
Jonah Atkins, Mohawk College
Second Place
Idriss Askour, University of Windsor
- Josh McKenna and Jasmine Foong, University of British Columbia: 5 Degrees of Depression
- Andres Felipe Restrepo, Mohawk College: Play with Clay
- Trev McNaughton, Fanshawe College: Schick Hydro Skin Comfort
PUBLIC RELATIONS OR MARKETING CAMPAIGN
First place
Tara Lipari, Conestoga College
Second Place
Shalayna Trelford-Ladd, Conestoga College
- Sydney Sturino, Tessa Bonner, Alissia Christidis, Jonny Locilento and Jordanna Macchione, University of Guelph-Humber: SOHO Media Pantera Press Marketing Makeover Challenge
MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTION
First place
Serena Renner, University of British Columbia
Second Place
Riggs Vergara, Mount Royal University
- Irish Ann Pinpin, Peter Coppes, Min Dai, Kush Gossai, Sebastien Lortie, Jeldin Okurapa, Kirsten Sonntag, Jeanalle Suico, Akshata Suvarna and Yuhua Yang, Seneca College: Coalesce 2021
- Christian Kindrachuk, Noel Harper, Dean Cordero and Zack Worden, Mount Royal University: Calgary’s climate emergency
- Jonathan Got and Morgane Wauquier, Carleton University: Canada-U.S border community reflects on the impact of frontier restrictions, longs for return to binational normal
DESIGN: WORDS AND PICTURES
First place
Harley Cuevas, Sheridan College
Second Place
Sarah Charity, Algonquin College
- Hannah Carty, Aditi Putcha, Jadine Ngan and Andrea Zhao, University of Toronto: We can’t wait anymore
- Kiersten Lee, Algonquin College, Twisted Tea advertisement
- Kiyoung Lee, Nicole Botelho Simao and Ramona Leitao, Sheridan College: Can’t look away
WEBSITE
First place
First Nations University/University of Regina
Second Place
Stephanie Bai and Nathalie Whitten, University of Toronto
- Mount Royal University, Calgary Journal
- Sheridan College, Sheridan Sun
- Megan Miskiman, MacEwan University: Sixty One Ten