Watch the local award-winning films from our 2026 Student Film Festival!
Best Picture Overall: Card Trick by Sam Moffett
High Education - College, University, and Post-Grad level.
- Best Picture: Blume by Cody Bendé
- Best Actor/Actress: Ensemble in Bro & Bro by Alijah Morris & Amari Morris
- Best Cinematography: Blume by Cody Bendé
- Best Editing/Sound: The Waiting by Shon Fraser
- Best Story: Nuestra Realidad by Sophia Mera Nieto
High School - 9th through 12th grade
- Best Picture: Card Trick by Sam Moffett
- Best Actor/Actress: 9 Emotions of Life by Mishti Koyani
- Best Cinematography: Leftovers by Alexis and Hudson Gasper
- Best Editing/Sound: Detective Lex Mors by Fabian Gonzalez
- Best Story: Card Trick by Sam Moffett
Middle School - 6th through 8th grade
- Best Picture: Harper's Babysitting Adventures - The Cookie Monsters by Amani Summer
- 2nd Place for Best Picture: Nailed It by Kaysh Charania
- Best Actor/Actress: Emelia Kahiha as " Camila" in Harper's Babysitting Adventures - The Cookie Monsters by Amani Summer
Genre/Misc.
- Best Animation: Crash Out by Eyoel Tesfa
- Best Comedy: Bro & Bro by Alijah Morris & Amari Morris
- Best Drama: A Lady's Voice by Ayanfeoluwa Anjoorin & Oluwanifemi Sonuga
- Best Horror: The Call by Adi Vaidya
- Best Suspense: Out The Group Chat by Aaliyah Francis
- Diamond in the Rough Award: The Mysterious Balloon by Jack Sanchez Serrano
- Staff Pick Award: Nuestra Realidad by Sophia Mera Nieto
