A film created by a team from Evangel University in Springfield has nabbed the top prize in a southwest Missouri film festival.

The Springfield News-Leader (http://sgfnow.co/ZUomZK ) reports that the 15-member team created "Champion of Fire." It's based on the premise of what one would say to a suicide bomber if given the chance to talk him out of it.

Out of 81 films submitted, it was named the best cinematography entry in the "Springfield and the Ozarks 48 Hour Film Festival," often referred to as SATO 48.

The film also won best sound design and was nominated in three additional categories — art direction, poster design and film editing.

The film also was picked to play in the New York Brownfish Popup Festival on June 13.

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Information from: Springfield News-Leader, http://www.news-leader.com