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59th Annual Winners Page
May 17, 10:00am & 12:30pm
Hollywood High School | 1521 Highland Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90028
GRAND PRIZES
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Elementary School
Park Dale Lane | Encinitas Union SD
Middle School
Cope Middle School | Redlands USD
High School
Canyon Crest Academy Envision Cinema Conservatory | San Dieguito Union HSD
The Festival was held on May 17, 2025 at
Hollywood High School. Over 300 attendees celebrated student creativity and voice.
With six new categories under consideration this year, it was a great year for festival entries. Below is the list of winners for one or more awards. They are broken up into Grand Prize, Elementary and Secondary Winners.
ELEMENTARY WINNERS
The projects below won Category or Special Awards!
Elementary Film/Video - Fiction Finalists
Youth Cinema Project | Latino Film Institute
Elementary School Film/Video - Non-Fiction Finalists
El Camino Creek | Encinitas Union SD
Elementary School Animation Finalists
Park Dale Lane | Encinitas Union SD
Elementary School Interactive Media
Flora Vista | Encinitas Union SD
SPECIAL AWARD WINNERS
The projects below are won Special Awards.
Health and Wellness
Granada Elementary | Los Angeles USD
Best Documentary
La Costa Heights | Encinitas Union SD
Best Stop Motion
Ocean Knoll | Encinitas Union SD
Best Special Effects
Youth Cinema Project | Latino Film Institute
Greatness of Libraries Serving Youth
Mission Estancia | Encinitas Union SD
Elementary
Park Adventures:
Exploring Nature's Wonders
Olivenhain Pioneer | Encinitas Union SD
Effects of Social Media
Mission Estancia | Encinitas Union SD
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SECONDARY CEREMONY
Middle School Film/Video - Fiction Winner
Cope Middle School | Redlands USD
Middle School Film/Video Non-Fiction Winner
Las Flores Middle School | Capistrano USD
Middle School Animation Winner
El Camino Creek | Encinitas Union SD
Middle School Photography Winner
Aptos Community Youth Program | Aptos Junior High
Middle School Music Winner
St. Anne School
Middle School Interactive Media Winner
Nobel Middle School | Los Angeles USD
High School Film/Video Fiction Winner
Canyon Crest Academy Envision Cinema Conservatory | San Dieguito Union HSD
High School Film/Video Non-Fiction Winner
Woodside Priory School
High School Animation Winner
Menlo-Atherton High School | Sequoia UHSD
High School Photography Winner
Buena Park High School | Fullerton Joint UHSD
High School Music Winner
Mira Mesa High School | San Diego USD
High School Interactive Media Winner
Millikan High School SEGA | Long Beach USD
SPECIAL AWARD WINNERS
The projects below won Special Awards.
High School
Media & Information Literacy
John F. Kennedy Architecture/Digital Design/Filmmaking Magnet HS | Los Angeles USD
Middle School
Media & Information Literacy
St. Anne School
High School Park Adventures:
Exploring Nature's Wonders
Laguna Beach High School | Laguna Beach USD
Middle School Park Adventures:
Exploring Nature's Wonders
Las Flores Middle School | Capistrano USD
Artificial Intelligence Award
Petaluma High School | Petaluma City Schools
STEAM Award
Freestyle Academy | Mountain View-Los Altos UHSD
Best PSA
Valencia High School | William S. Hart UHSD
Best Mixed Media
Canyon Crest Academy/Envision Cinema Conservatory | San Dieguito Union HSD
Best Hand-Drawn Animation
Nobel Middle School | Los Angeles USD
Best Production
Freestyle Academy | Mountain View-Los Altos UHSD
Best Use of Humor - Middle School
El Camino Creek | Encinitas Union SD
Best Use of Humor - High School
Desert Hot Springs HS | Palm Springs USD
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