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2024 I.B.M. Convention Contest Winners

2024 I.B.M Competition – Tacoma, Washington

Congratulations to our amazing well-deserved contest winners!

Close-Up:

Youth Category: Award of Merit — Blake Aleong (BC, Canada)

Adult Category: Award of Merit, People’s Choice for Close-Up — Blaise

Serra (Connecticut, USA)

1st Place Award: — Geno Ploeger (Arizona, USA)

Stage:

Youth Category Award of Merit: People’s Choice for Stage — Layla Wu

(Peoples Republic of China)

Youth Category 1st Place Award: Dokyum Kim (New Jersey, USA)

Award of Merit: Karrell Fox Award for Comedic Excellence: Christopher

Bange (California, USA)

1st Place Award: Roger Ruiz (Florida, USA)

Congratulations to our amazing well-deserved contest winners!

Close-Up:
4F Award – Jeffrey Wang, CA
People’s Choice Award – Jeffrey Wang, CA

Award of Merit – Dreygon Hibbler, MI
1st Place Award– Farren Poage, MI

Stage:

Fantasma Award – Olivier Henning, The Netherlands
People’s Choice Award – Olivier Henning, The Netherlands

Stage – Youth Category

Award of Merit – Anja Steyn, Cape Town, South Africa
1st Place Award – Olivier Henning, The Netherlands

Stage – Adult Category

Award of Merit – Joseph Marchese, New York
1st Place Award – Danny King, Texas

Close-Up Award Winners:

People’s Choice Close Up: Micheal Bloemeke – Raleigh, North Carolina

Stage Award Winners:

Finalists:

People’s Choice Stage: Artem Shchunik – Moscow, Russia

Youth Stage Award of Merit – Rena Cui – Fresh Meadows, New York

Youth Stage First Place – Anya Steyn – Cape Town, South Africa

Adult Stage Award of Merit: The Wushuong – The People’s Republic of China

Adult Stage First Place: Artem Shchunik – Moscow, Russia

Gold Medal: Artem Shchunik – Moscow, Russia