“Ground Control", Drama by Quinn Fluet, Mamaroneck, NY
Congratulations to our winner of "Best Overall Film" at the 2019 All American High School Film Festival presented by IFC Films The 2019 Best Overall Film Award is presented by Studio School and includes a $40,000 scholarship!
Best Overall Film Nominees
“KEYS", Animation by Oliver Fredericksen, Carmel Valley, CA
“DAYS", Drama by Sebastian Hou, Portola Valley, CA
“Wengshan's Children", Documentary by Yiqing Xing, Pomfret, CT
“Reece", Drama by Dusan Brown, Studio City, CA
“Strings", Drama by Nepal Arslan, San Diego, CA
“The World Within Vincent", Comedy by Braden Swope, CA
“Bygones", Drama by Theo Shakes, Auckland, New Zealand
“T.I.M.", Comedy by Adrian Delcan
“Supplementary", Drama by Kelly Yu, New Orleans, LA
"Fishy State of Mind” Taipei American School, Taipei, Taiwan
Complete Experience Competition Finalists
“Altered State of Mind” Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, California
“The Divine State of the First Date” Packer Collegiate, Brooklyn, New York
“Broken State of Mind” Digital Arts and Cinema Technology High School, Brooklyn, New York
“Dire State of Mind” Howell High School, Farmingdale, New Jersey
“Criminal State of Mind” Prosper High School, Prosper Texas
“Brighter State of Mind” Saint Mary’s Hall, San Antonio, Texas
“Unexpected State of Mind” Washington-Liberty High School, Arlington, Virginia
“New York State of Mind” Westlake High School - Team A, Saratoga Springs, Utah
“Inside State of Mind” White County High School, Cleveland, Georgia
"Balancing a Brooklyn Knucklehead: Small Steps, Long Journey" by Prosper High School, Prosper, Texas
Broadcast Journalism Competition Finalists
"The Journey of an NYU Grad" by Lone Peak High School, Highland, Utah
"Student Filmmakers: Small Steps, Long Journey" by Skyridge High School, Lehi, Utah
"Masked" by New Trier High School Team B, Winnetka, Illinois
Claustrophobic Creativity Competition Finalists
"Tri-State Double Date" James Clemens High School, Madison, Alabama
"Learning to Juggle" Lone Peak High School, Highland, Utah
"Bryan with a Y" New Trier High School Team A, Winnetka, Illinois
"Masked" New Trier High School Team B, Winnetka, Illinois
"A Quick Visit" The Pine Crest School, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
"Ready" Cedar Crest High School, Lebanon, Pennsylvania
"The First Date" Edited by Caiden Jackson, Prosper High School, Prosper, Texas
Editing Competition Finalist
"Choice" by Westlake High School, Saratoga Springs, Utah
“The World Within Vincent", Comedy by Braden Swope, CA
Best Direction Nominees
“Sound of Desperation", Drama by Phinehas Yoon, Alhambra, CA
“Lovesick", Drama by Amanda Lee, Frisco, TX
“Bygones", Drama by Theo Shakes, Auckland, New Zealand
“DAYS", Drama by Sebastian Hou, Portola Valley, CA
“Portraits", Drama by Anthony Hsu, Taipei, Taiwan
“Hothead", Comedy by Chris Lohmeyer, Irvine, CA
“The Burdens They Carry", Drama by Alyssa Andrews, San Diego, CA
“A Wake Up Call", Drama by Alex Dekelbaum, Plano, TX
“Static”, Horror/Sci-Fi/Fantasy by Jackson Little
“Strings", Drama by Nepal Arslan, San Diego, CA
Best Drama Nominees
“Hindsight", Drama by Oisín-Tomás Ó Raghallaigh, Strabane, United Kingdom
“Reece", Drama by Dusan Brown, Studio City, CA
“Hung by a Thread", Drama by Greg Lee and Jack Kendall, Santa Monica, CA
“Bygones", Drama by Theo Shakes, Auckland, New Zealand
“Curtains", Drama by Yoni Azulay, Horsham, PA
“DAYS", Drama by Sebastian Hou, Portola Valley, CA
“Ground Control", Drama by Quinn Fluet, Mamaroneck, NY
“One Day Till Tomorrow", Drama by Maggie Budzyna, Los Angeles, CA
“All Nighter", Drama by Ricardo Martiarena, Weston, FL
"Reece" by Dusan Brown
Spark Award Nominees
“Dear America", Experimental by Molly E. Smith and Sage Croft
“A Girl Named May", Drama by Sarah Conroy and Gaby Dollahite, Madison, CT
“Alex", Drama by Wilson Jones, San Antonio, TX
“This is Not a PSA", PSA by Delana Lewis, Panorama City, CA
“Never Forget How to Love", PSA by Maya Radmall and Beth Bagley, Lehi, UT
“A Wake Up Call", Drama by Alex Dekelbaum, Plano, TX
“Same Blood", Drama by Malcolm Grover
“Internet Reconnaissance", Documentary by Kennedy G. Smith, Woodbridge, VA
“Friendship Park", Documentary by Casey Kim, Justin Park, and Landon Poon
“Sanguine", Documentary by Cade Langsdon
Best Documentary Nominees
“Internet Reconnaissance", Documentary by Kennedy G. Smith, Woodbridge, VA
“Peter Daniels: A Child Survivor of Theresienstadt", Documentary by Alexandra Ankai, Fiona Fortunato, Theo Heron, Keila McCabe, Idalis McZeal, and Anahy Portillo
“Fighting the Fight", Documentary by Brooks Bell
“Your Name is Britney", Documentary by Britney Bautista, Lake Hopatcong, NJ
“Wengshan's Children", Documentary by Yiqing Xing, Pomfret, CT
“Stolen Girlhood", Documentary by Gabriela Hernandez, Tarniesha Floyd, and Leslie Lemus, Dallas, TX
“Stronger than Steel", Documentary by Jacob Pincus, Beachwood, OH
“Uncaged: Women Behind Bars", Documentary by Giuliana Alcaraz, Josie Ibarra, and Kristen Herrera, Dallas, TX
“A Passover Story", Documentary by John Barnes, Arlington, VA
“All Nighter", Drama by Ricardo Martiarena, Weston, FL
Best Cinematography Nominees
“Origami", Drama by Byron Chang, Shawnigan Lake, Canada
“Jonah and Julie", Drama by Grace Gallagher
“SELENE", Horror/Sci-Fi/Fantasy by Jack Kendall, Greg Lee, and Thomas Valencia, Santa Monica, CA
“The Burdens They Carry", Drama by Alyssa Andrews, San Diego, CA
“Halfway Gone", Drama by Dylan Marzke and Sky Stockton, St. Joseph, MI
“Prius Poker", Comedy by Riley Scott, Tom Stiel, Jake Berman, and Jack Anthenelli, Solana Beach, CA
“Sound of Desperation", Drama by Phinehas Yoon, Alhambra, CA
“Jamais Vu", Drama by Nicholas J. Burry, Saratoga, CA
“Your American Brother", Drama by Aamuro Kanda, Longmont, CO
“Sound of Desperation", Drama by Phinehas Yoon, Alhambra, CA
Best Editing Nominees
“59 Seconds", Drama by Ryan Beard, Tee Dickinson, Cody Feiner, Bryan Guzman, and Howman Pagola
“Catharsis", Horror/Sci-Fi/Fantasy by Josh Ceranic, Lakeland, FL
“Fatigue", Horror/Sci-Fi/Fantasy by Justin Nguyen and Henry Bohrer, San Jose, CA
“DAYS", Drama by Sebastian Hou, Portola Valley, CA
“headspace", Experimental by May-Lynn Le, Irvine, CA
“WILL", Drama by Brandon Hill
“6TEEN", Comedy by Fabricio Almeida and Jeyler Zabala, Miami, FL
“Let There Be Light", Drama by Charles Weinstein, Newton, MA
“Ascetic", Horror/Sci-Fi/Fantasy by Gopal Bala, Allen, TX
“Supplementary", Drama by Kelly Yu, New Orleans, LA
Best Screenplay Nominees
“Negativland", Horror/Sci-Fi/Fantasy by Troy Schulz, Olympia, WA
“Dock 24", Horror/Sci-Fi/Fantasy by Nicholas Danner, Los Angeles, CA
“The Best Best Friend", Drama by Ashley Kramer, Jacksonville, FL
“The Final Film", Comedy by Daniel Madigan, Avon, CT
“Lovesick", Drama by Amanda Lee, Frisco, TX
“Tongue Tied", Drama by Noelle White and David Mansour, Weehawken, NJ
“KIN", Drama by Luke McGee
“Responsibility", Drama by Mehmet Ali Avci
“Fire Trials", Drama by Jules Brown, Glenview, IL
“T.I.M.", Comedy by Adrian Delcan
Best Comedy Nominees
“Hothead", Comedy by Chris Lohmeyer, Irvine, CA
“Gregg", Comedy by Aaron Gallegos, Glenview, IL
“Open Mic", Comedy by Brendan Hickey and Peter Brown
“The World Within Vincent", Comedy by Braden Swope, CA
“The New Kid", Comedy by Jake Primak, Huntington Woods, MI
“Lady Killer", Comedy by Scott Convery, Flower Mound, TX
“Husband Calling Contest of 1986", Comedy by Dylan Guss, Porter Ranch, CA
“Two Hogs and a Pig", Comedy by Sam Kellman
“What the Buc?", Comedy by Scott Convery, Flower Mound, TX
“A Chance to Talk", Experimental by Kara Mestanas, Sedona Salb, and Paul Cosby, Arnold, MD
Best Experimental Nominees
“The Grassy Null", Experimental by Jacob Pfeffermann, Santa Cruz, CA
“The Giant and the Moon", Experimental by Max Shoham, Toronto, Canada
“So in a Way, Thank You", Experimental by Eve Robitshek, Traverse City, MI
“Sequoia", Experimental by Ethan Geiger, Denver, CO
“This Is The Game", Experimental by James Lachlan McClellan, Norfolk, VA
“Dear America", Experimental by Molly E. Smith and Sage Croft
“Homesick or (Las Lagrimas de la Nostalgia)", Experimental by Paolo Cesti, Miami, FL
“Get It Together", Experimental by Mikey Hardesty, Highlands Ranch, CO
“headspace", Experimental by May-Lynn Le, Irvine, CA
“This House Has Eyes", Horror/Sci-Fi/Fantasy by Theo Taplitz, Los Angeles, CA
Best Horror/Sci-Fi/Fantasy Nominees
“Dock 24", Horror/Sci-Fi/Fantasy by Nicholas Danner, Los Angeles, CA
“A Not So Scary Story", Horror/Sci-Fi/Fantasy by Nick Sherman, Anaheim, CA
“Static”, Horror/Sci-Fi/Fantasy by Jackson Little
“Catharsis", Horror/Sci-Fi/Fantasy by Josh Ceranic, Lakeland, FL
“Jeremy Marilyn", Horror/Sci-Fi/Fantasy by Kallie Coombs, Las Cruces, NM
“Fatigue", Horror/Sci-Fi/Fantasy by Justin Nguyen and Henry Bohrer, San Jose, CA
“Ascetic", Horror/Sci-Fi/Fantasy by Gopal Bala, Allen, TX
“Reflecto", Horror/Sci-Fi/Fantasy by Riley Scott, Max Miesen, Gabe Yung, and Kevin Garcia, Solana Beach, CA
“SELENE", Horror/Sci-Fi/Fantasy by Jack Kendall, Greg Lee, and Thomas Valencia, Santa Monica, CA
“Jonah and Julie”, Drama by Grace Gallagher
Female Rising Award Nominees
“You're the One", Drama by Lily Landau, Calabasas, CA
“Danni and Alyssa", Drama by Nishika Agarwal, New Providence, NJ
“Fireflies", Drama by Grace Calvert, Bethesda, MD
“One Day Till Tomorrow", Drama by Maggie Budzyna, Los Angeles, CA
“One O'Clock Sharp", Drama by Eve Robitshek, Traverse City, MI
“The Best Best Friend", Drama by Ashley Kramer, Jacksonville, FL
“Ranked", Drama by Ashlee Reed, Georgetown, TX
“Monochrome", Drama by Trinity Hearns, Detroit, MI
“A Girl Named May", Drama by Sarah Conroy and Gaby Dollahite, Madison, CT
“Me & Michael”, Drama by Bayleigh Elliott
Maverick Award Nominees
“Hung by a Thread", Drama by Greg Lee and Jack Kendall, Santa Monica, CA
“Nothing to be Done", Experimental by Jules Brown, Glenview, IL
“Across the Street", Drama by Caden H. Hollander
“5.2 Miles Between Whittier and Amalfi", Drama by Roxy Sorkin
“Let There Be Light", Drama by Charles Weinstein, Newton, MA
“Inner Dogma", Drama by Joel Marquess, Bothell, WA
“A Chance to Talk", Drama by Kara Mestanas, Sedona Salb, and Paul Cosby, Arnold, MD
“Until We Speak Again", Drama by Taylor Maisterra and Brandon Neely, Ozark, MO
“KIN", Drama by Luke McGee
“Hindsight”, Drama by Oisín-Tomás Ó Raghallaigh, Strabane, United Kingdom
Best International Nominees
“Parallel", Horror/Sci-Fi/Fantasy by Xingyu (Janny) Hu and Luke Heald, Shanghai, China
“Ritual", Horror/Sci-Fi/Fantasy by Sondre Masvie, Oslo, Norway
“Bygones", Drama by Theo Shakes, Auckland, New Zealand
“Juniper", Drama by Quinn Kokotailo, Vancouver, Canada
“Roman Happiness", Drama by Francesco Di Cesare, Salvatore Grossi, and Federico Trifiletti, Rome, Italy
“The Tower", Drama by Sadie Edney, Vancouver, Canada
“Portraits", Drama by Anthony Hsu, Taipei, Taiwan
“Bubblehead", Drama by Vigga Wagner
“Responsibility", Drama by Mehmet Ali Avci
“We Don't Talk”, Music Video by Roxy Sorkin
Best Music Video Nominees
“Monkey Man", Music Video by Theo Taplitz, Los Angeles, CA
“Butterflies", Music Video by Christopher Kam
“Ain't No Fun When The Rabbit Got The Gun", Music Video by Dusan Brown, Studio City, CA
“Dear McCracken", Animation by CJ Jobelle, Burbank, CA
“Black Girls Fly 2", Music Video by Tez Smith, Minneapolis, MN
“Everything's Fine, I'm Fine", Music Video by Remi Alex and Sarah Arnsparger, Madison, AL
“Homebody", Music Video by Corbin Dallin, Springville, UT
“Can't U See", Music Video by Annabelle Sutton and Sam Wood, Highland, UT
“Neverending Mess", Music Video by Rebecca Chiafullo and Lianne Richards, Jackson, NJ
“What Do You Show Them?”, Action Sports by Joshua Glass, Visalia, CA
Best Action Sports Film Nominees
“The Movement of Tricking", Action Sports by James Lee, Torrance, CA
“Cowhide Football Highlight", Action Sports by Joshua Glass, Visalia, CA
“Doral Academy Baseball", Action Sports by Adriana Barrios, Miami, FL
“Screw All That HD S**t", Action Sports by Brendan Hollis, Winnetka, IL
“Underwater Rigor", Action Sports by Lorraine Rinaldi, Greenwich, CT
“Fencing Rhapsody", Action Sports by Brendon Milan-Howells, San Rafael, CA
“Will Forever B-ILL", Action Sports by Ryan Manuud, South Setauket, NY
“Beat NAFO", Action Sports by Ethan Miller, Fort Mill, SC
“The Sport of Competitive Cycling", Action Sports by Jack Zakrajsek, Lake Geneva, WI
“KEYS", Animation by Oliver Fredericksen, Carmel Valley, CA
Best Animation Nominees
“Hearth", Animation by Max Shoham
“The Acquisition", Animation by Bryanna Gavino, Manteca, CA
“D.O.G", Animation by Yinuo Wei, Irvine, CA
“Whalefall", Animation by Angie Yang and Cheryl Wang, Saratoga, CA
“Horizon", Animation by Lance Pospiech and Jason Baker, Modesto, CA
“Soaring", Animation by Pier Paolo Piccoli, New York, NY
“Ravioli", Animation by Jesse Banda, Humble, TX
“Lost and Found", Animation by Ben Kraft, Easton, PA
“Mixed Feelings", Animation by Jose Luis Fernandez, Miami, FL
“Outside”, Animation by Emma Evanson and Patricia Baena, Ladera Ranch, CA
Best Visual Effects Nominees
“Monkey Man", Music Video by Theo Taplitz, Los Angeles, CA
“Oh Tranquil Shapeless Colorful Cliffside", Horror/Sci-Fi/Fantasy by Declan M. Kramer, San Diego, CA
“Supplementary", Drama by Kelly Yu, New Orleans, LA
“Scion", Horror/Sci-Fi/Fantasy by Isaiah Fernandez
“Fatigue", Horror/Sci-Fi/Fantasy by Justin Nguyen and Henry Bohrer, San Jose, CA
“Lady Killer", Comedy by Scott Convery, Flower Mound, TX
“Sight", Experimental by Joseph Masterman, Reisterstown, MD
“The Hammer of Thor", Drama by Hugo Long, Northcote, Australia
“Everything Under the Sun", Drama by Tra My Anderson, Richmond, VA
“Never Forget How to Love”, PSA by Maya Radmall and Beth Bagley, Lehi, UT
Best PSA Nominees
“Influence", PSA by Amanda Nigro, Huntington Beach, CA
“It Will Be", PSA by Madison Strachan
“This is Not a PSA", PSA by Delana Lewis, Panorama City, CA
“Baggu, The Reusable Bag", PSA by Georgia Lamb, Prosper, TX
“Party's Over", PSA by Catherine Cao, Centereach, NY
“SUFFERING IN SILENCE", PSA by Ellis Pizzo, Glastonbury, CT
“Signs Can Be Subtle", PSA by Stamatia Angelides, Allyson Chan, and Jacquelyn Chin, Staten Island, NY
“Mother Nature", PSA by Shannon Miller and Sophie Genovese-Mester, Morganville, NJ
“#keepitclean", PSA by Riley Scott, Jake Berman, Tom Stiel, and Jack Anthenelli, Solana Beach, CA
“The Acquisition”, Animation by Bryanna Gavino, Manteca, CA
Best Original Score Nominees
“Mending", Animation by Natalie Piszcz, Lilly Parker, Meera Gandhi, and Sarah Wimbish
“Amor del Bueno (Real Love)", Drama by Brendon Milan-Howells, San Rafael, CA
“The Hammer of Thor", Drama by Hugo Long, Northcote, Australia
“MYSELF", Drama by Paul Cosby, Arnold, MD
“Recuperation", Drama by Cameron Glavin, Evanston, IL
“Hermes", Animation by Ashley Cai, Los Altos Hills, CA
“I'm Fine", Drama by Lauren Fisher, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
“My Reality", Drama by Emma Evans
“Arietta", Drama by Justin Pauley, Jacksonville, FL
“Fabio Naranjo Feature”, Broadcast Journalism: Feature Story by Sebastian Ibarra, Pembroke Pines, FL
Best Broadcast Journalism: Feature Story Nominees
“Walking for Water", Broadcast Journalism: Feature Story by Miles Fesler, Carlsbad, CA
“Umbrella Sky Project", Broadcast Journalism: Feature Story by Thomas Pozo, Miami, FL
“Ethan Gaunard: Class President", Broadcast Journalism: Feature Story by Alexander Someillan, Miami, FL
“The Permanent Side of Tattoos", Broadcast Journalism: Feature Story by Gladis Hernandez and Katie Saiko, Springfield, MO
“The Permanent Side of Tattoos", Broadcast Journalism: Feature Story by Gladis Hernandez and Katie Saiko, Springfield, MO
“The Poetry of Hip-Hop", Broadcast Journalism: Feature Story by Max Friedman, East Setauket, NY
“The Untold Story of Being Homeless During The Winter", Broadcast Journalism: Feature Story by Mariah Oke-Thomas and Zoe Hamilton, Springfield, MO
“Broken Arrow High School GMBA Highlight”, Broadcast Journalism: Broadcast TV Highlights by Annika Bush, Broken Arrow, OK
Best Broadcast Journalism: Broadcast TV Highlights Nominees
“Best of The Ridge", Broadcast Journalism: Broadcast TV Highlights by Allie Robinson and Audrey Anderson, Lehi, UT
“Howland Maximum Media Sports - Basketball Highlights", Broadcast Journalism: Broadcast TV Highlights by Issac Bellew, Warren, OH
“Ranger TV Highlights", Broadcast Journalism: Broadcast TV Highlights by Joshua Glass, Visalia, CA
“Gabrielle Amado”, Broadcast Journalism: Sports Feature by Anajulia Morales, Doral, FL
Best Broadcast Journalism: Sports Feature Nominees
“Muay Thai", Broadcast Journalism: Sports Feature by Alex Nunez, Gilbert, AZ
“Crushing It", Broadcast Journalism: Sports Feature by TJ Hourigan and Morgan Kane, Millis, MA
“ZoJocks", Broadcast Journalism: Sports Feature by Joseph Fernandez and Steven Lee, Miami, FL
“Space Oddity", Micro Movie by Paolo Cesti, Miami, FL
Best Micro Movie Nominees
“Rules for Girls - Adidas Spec Commercial", Micro Movie by Molly E. Smith, Clermont, FL
“INFANT 9", Micro Movie by Jesse Lu, Monte Sereno, CA
“Shoot Your Shot", Micro Movie by Joshua Cho, Pacific Grove, CA
“In Plain Sight", Micro Movie by Matthew Keleher, Pembroke Pines, FL
“Handgun", Micro Movie by Zack Hosein, Jacob Reese, Chris Reyes, and Adam Ricci, Sugar Hill, GA
“If Found, Do Not Open", Micro Movie by Adriana Barrios, Clarissa Bullos, Iris Savatovsky, Marcelo Villar-Ojito, Isabella Gotera, and Ricardo De Oliveira, Miami, FL
“Donut", Micro Movie by Joseph Tetlow, Nic Wiley, Alex Sharp, and Zoë Hamilton, Springfield, MO
“Modern Problems", Micro Movie by Noah Cohen, Wyndmoor, PA
“The Executioner Will Play Himself", Micro Movie by Erin Harrington, Fairfield, CT
“Ciao Tata", Adventure/Travel by Zoe Medranda, Temecula, CA
Best Adventure/Travel Nominees
“Oakland", Adventure/Travel by Paul S. Hosemann, Oakland, CA
“Jambo", Adventure/Travel by Lara Rudar
“Haiti", Adventure/Travel by Kate Whiting, Saratoga Springs, UT
“Be Free", Adventure/Travel by Zachary Jones, Hubbard, OH
“One Day in Chengdu", Adventure/Travel by Hao Nicole Zheng, St. Petersburg, FL
“LONDON - Unraveled", Adventure/Travel by Deniz Akyurek
“Carnival", Adventure/Travel by Audrey Anderson and Allie Robinson, Lehi, UT
“Perspective", Adventure/Travel by Preston Strickland, Highland, UT
“My Biggest Fear", Adventure/Travel by Denisse Monzon, Burbank, CA
“How To Be 18”, Vlog Life by Tünde Paule, Weaverville, NC
Best Vlog Life Nominees
“Lulu", Vlog Life by Lulu Chouha, Morganville, NJ
“STN Seattle 2019", Vlog Life by Sai Prahasa Vuda and Abigail Weiler, Springfield, MO
“How to Glow up”, Tutorial by Alivia D'Andrea, Glendora, CA
Best Tutorial Nominees
“Hot Cocoa Crispies", Tutorial by Alexis Grutchfield, Clearwater, FL
“How to Make Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner in a Mug", Tutorial by Melanie An, Campbell Moore, Diego Dominguez, Jacob Kau, and Rohan Kehar, San Diego, CA
“How To: The Dolly Zoom", Tutorial by Tim Bohrman, Stormville, NY
“Balance", Tutorial by Emma Gillian, Pembroke Pines, FL
“The Butcher Shop”, Middle School by Ella McKeon
Best Middle School Film Nominees
“UnHEARD", Middle School by Kian Doughty, Portland, OR
“No Palm Oil", Middle School by Honor Giardini
“Single Player", Middle School by Isabella Masrouga
“Kick Scooter", Middle School by Yiannis Petsas and Kostas Petsas
“Digging for Gold", Middle School by Lily Gibbons, New York City, NY
“A Remote Romance", Middle School by Isabella Masrouga
“Training Wheels", Middle School by Morgan Vanderlaan, Ocala, FL
“BRCA2: My Mom's Story", Middle School by Josh Kelsky, Plantation, FL
“Behind the Scene", Middle School by Anne Chawla, Jeanne Marie Landry, and Mae Mae Landry, New Orleans, LA
