Windham Teen Nets Prestigious Video Award

A Windham resident was announced Thursday as New Hamsphire's award winner for the 2013 Teen Video Challenge.

The competition is in accordance with New Hampshire's Young Adult Library Services Association and the national Collaborative Summer Library Program.

Niki Kuchipudi took home the state title for her Public Service Announcement, filmed at Nesmith Library. Her well-produced video clocks in at 90 seconds.

the competition called for teens to produce 30- to 90- second PSA's that encourage both reading and using public libraries throughout the summer.

The N.H. Department of Cultural Resources issued a statement on Kuchipudi's video:

This year’s theme was “Beneath the Surface.” Kuchipudi’s winning video challenged people to think beyond what they might expect – not to “judge a book by its cover” – and to “visit your local library this summer and discover what’s beneath the surface.”

For her effort, Kuchipudi will receive $275, as well as $125 worth of prizes for Nesmith Library.

Judges for the N.H. competition were Tom Dooley, associate professor of Colby-Sawyer College; Maryann Mroczka, executive producer of N.H. Chronicle and Matthew Newton, director of the N.H. Film & Television Office.

A total of 26 states and over 100 teens participated in the creation of the winning videos.

To see Kuchipudi's winning video, visit here.