Four Ballard High School students will find out Nov. 20 whether their short films win national awards from the organization that hands out the Emmys.

Two productions from the school's Digital Filmmaking Program earned nominations for the 2026 National Student Production Awards (NSPA), according to Ballard High School.

The films advanced after winning at the Northwest regional level in June. No other Seattle Public Schools students received national nominations.

"Agoraphobe" is nominated for Outstanding Writer. The writing team is Maddie Irish, Griffyn Braly and Oleksandra Prokopenko, all class of 2027.

"Henry," directed by Lucy Bunich of the class of 2026, is nominated for Outstanding Arts/Entertainment/Cultural Affairs.

All four students work under Steven Bradford, director of the Digital Filmmaking Program. Bradford, a USC-trained filmmaker who previously ran the filmmaking program at Seattle Film Institute, has led the Ballard program since 2019.

The NSPA is run by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) Foundation, the same organization behind the Emmy Awards.

Over 350 regional winning entries were submitted for national consideration and judged by industry professionals and media academics, according to the NATAS awards page.

Barbara Williams Perry, NATAS Foundation chair, said in the announcement that the national nominees are "already doing amazing work."

Winners will be announced in a live-streamed virtual ceremony at 10 a.m. Pacific time Friday, Nov. 20. Families can watch on the Emmys app or at watch.theemmys.tv.

The nominations cap a strong stretch for Ballard's film program.

The same students who made "Agoraphobe" and "Henry" were among 10 Ballard nominees at the Northwest regional competition, where the school won three categories.

Four other BHS student films were selected for the All American High School Film Festival in New York City in October, according to the program's website.

The Digital Filmmaking Program, founded in 2001, is a free Career and Technical Education (CTE) pathway open to Ballard High students of all grades.

Graduates have gained admission to film programs at USC, NYU, Emerson and Chapman.

Last year, BHS student Lake Neill won a national NSPA award for "A Moment in Time." That was the program's ninth national NATAS award in eight years.