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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

Click on each project below to view the project

Elementary School

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Park Dale Lane | Encinitas Union SD

Middle School

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Cope Middle School | Redlands USD

High School

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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. 

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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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