2024-05-07T21:28:35-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150329226/aia-announces-2022-film-challenge-winners Josh Niland 2022-11-04T15:47:00-04:00 >2022-11-07T15:04:31-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8f/8fd789da3e868e96896482880b955625.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/49568164/the-american-institute-of-architects" target="_blank">American Institute of Architects (AIA)</a> has just announced its 2022 AIA Film Challenge winners.</p> <p>Grand Prize, Runner Up, and Third Place winners were selected from a field of 32 qualified entries for the competition, which awards short 1:30 to 3-minute documentary films that &ldquo;demonstrate how architects work with residents and civic leaders to design sustainable and equitable communities.&rdquo;</p> <p>This year&rsquo;s contest was judged by 2021&ndash;2022 <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/150230590/national-organization-of-minority-architects-noma" target="_blank">NOMA</a> president <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1637626/jason-pugh" target="_blank">Jason Pugh</a>, <a href="https://archinect.com/UICSoA" target="_blank">University of Illinois at Chicago</a> professor and associate dean Stewart Hicks, and three others. A special People&rsquo;s Choice winner was also selected via an online public vote. That honor went to a film from Boston-based Darguin Fortuna, who examined the restrictive barriers towards entering the architectural profession and the work Flow Design Inc. is doing to counteract the resulting homogeneity through education. The other three films reflected this cause-oriented focus, furthering the organization&rsquo;s mission with the latest ed...</p>