2022 Nominees & Winners
Best Overall:
The Oubliette - Max Hendrickson - Dublin, Ireland
The Least I Can Do - Sean Treacy - Ashford, Ireland
Clairvoyant - Elijah Anthony Feigner - Battle Ground, WA
Eggs - Neel Menon - Mumbai, India
Skinned Knees - Olive Van Emeiren - Colorado Springs, CO
The Sinister Tale of Scoopy Burger - Zane Kalani - Parker, CO
Mute - Wesley Wang - Jericho, NY
Purgatory - Brandon Park - Fullerton, CA
a trip to the moon - Julian Barahona - Northridge, CA
Winner: Rabbit - Jasper Fletcher & Lukas Fletcher - Middletown, CT
Best Direction:
Mute - Wesley Wang - Jericho, NY
The Sinister Tale of Scoopy Burger - Zane Kalani - Parker, CO
Is It My Fault? - Benjamin Pacheco - Georgetown, TX
The Falling - Kaveh Hodjat - Dublin, CA
Together Forever - Kass McLaws - Sandy, UT
Rabbit - Jasper Fletcher, Lukas Fletcher - Middletown, CT
Clairvoyant - Elijah Anthony Feigner - Battleground, WA
Hetero - KJ Kieras, Bentley Eldridge - Bainbridge Island, WA
Elizabeth - Anna Baumgarten - Denmark
Winner: The Least I Can Do - Seán Treacy - Dublin, Ireland
Best Drama:
The Summer Field - Jiayang Liu - Casper, WY
TAPED - Grant Moyer - Olathe KS
The Audition - Eli Berliner - Brooklyn Heights, NY
The Rodent Project - William Anson Altermann, Ava Caviness - Scottsdale, AZ
Mad Girls Love Song - Athena Stuebe - Idyllwild, CA
Freshman Year - Bea Hammam, Sydney Kaufman - New York, NY
Hope & Faith It’s Up to You - Ayden Kostzer - Pembroke Pines, FL
Miyeok-Guk - Yezy Suh, Alexis Applebbaum, Meia Voss, Michael Gutierrez - San Diego, CA
Elizabeth - Anna Baumgarten - Denmark
Winner: a trip to the moon - Julian Barahona - Northridge, CA
Best Film Invitational - Complete Experience:
Howell High School - Howell, NJ
Westlake High School (Texas) - Austin, TX
Westlake High School (Utah) - Saratoga Springs, TX
White County High School - Cleveland, GA
Prosper High School Team B - Prosper, TX
Lone Peak High School - Highland, UT
Prosper High School Team A - Prosper, TX
West Broward High School - Pembroke Pines, FL
Packer Collegiate Institute - Brooklyn, NY
Winner: New York Community Group - New York, NY
Best Film Invitational - Claustrophobic Creativity Challenge:
Remember - Westlake High School - Saratoga Springs, UT
Best Film Invitational - Brand Marketing Challenge:
Prosper High School - Prosper, TX
Microsoft Flip Elevator Pitch Contest:
Winner: Mily Patton
First runner up: Elias Bernstein
Second Runner up: Ellen Walker
Best Experimental:
A Film by Nona Nishigawara - Nona Emi Grace Nishigawara - Buena Park, CA
Ça Va? - Felix Aaronson - Tulsa, OK
Orbit - Joshua Shi - Fremont, CA
Da Capo al Fine - Isaac Lim - Beijing, China
ok, goodbye - Zane Kalani - Parker, CO
Restless - Eli Berliner - Brooklyn Heights, NY
Behind the Camera - Cecilia Mou - Irvine, CA
Martyr - Violet Dempsey - Boulder, CO
Decomposition - Cam Topping - Denver, CO
Winner: The First 280 Honest Words of My Life - Ella Janes - Oklahoma City, OK
Best Cinematography:
King of my City - Steven Kong - San Diego, CA
The Flesh of Another - Jack Cosgriff - Denver, CO
i don’t ride my bike anymore - Gabriel Perez - Redwood City, CA
Eggs - Neel Menon - Mumbai, India
a trip to the moon - Julian Barahona - Northridge, CA
A Piece of Ranch - Jiayang Liu - Casper, WY
“Lovely Life” - Lucas Duarte - Miami Beach, FL
Rabbit - Jasper Fletcher, Lukas Fletcher - Middletown, CT
Come Home - Kai Scott Willey - Visalia, CA
Winner: Clairvoyant - Elijah Anthony Feigner - Battle Ground, WA
Best Editing:
Rabbit - Jasper Fletcher, Lukas Fletcher - Middletown, CT
The Painted Beast - Cody Victor - Saugerties, NY
Parasomniac - Ethan Maxwell Go Go - Taipei, Taiwan
The Dangers of Monotony - Rex Kare - Allen, TX
Come Home - Kai Scott Willey - Visalia, CA
Belated Wishes - Angela Kwak - Interlochen, MI
i don’t ride my bike anymore - Gabriel Perez - Redwood City, CA
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not - Amanda Katz - Manalapan, NJ
Critique - Ren Moise, Virginia Monasterio - Weston, FL
Winner: Free Ice Cream - Alex Guo - Irvine, CA
Best Screenplay:
Transportation Station - LoveBugs - Sally Basler - Amesbury, MA
Out for Delivery - Sam Morgan - Gainesville, GA
Hetero - KJ Kieras, Bentley Eldridge - Bainbridge, WA
Rational Functions - Esmé Rebecca Susan Nix - Los Angeles, CA
The Beauty Queen and the Pickle Truck - Lachlan Neumann Crichton - New York, NY
Honeybee - Emilio Vazquez Reyes - Frisco, TX
A Home Like Mine. - Rachael Doel - Springfield, MO
The Rodent Project - William Anson Altermann, Ava Caviness - Scottsdale, AZ
Hope & Faith Its Up to You - Ayden Kostzer - Pembroke Pines, FL
Winner: Mute - Wesley Wang - Jericho, NY
Best Horror/Sci-Fi/Fantasy:
Call of the Void - Matthew Baker - Medford, NJ
Critique - Ren Moise - Weston, FL
The Flesh of Another - Jack Cosgriff - Denver, CO
Just Another Memory - Lucas Nasu Nielsen - Burnaby, BC
When Night Falls - Luke Mckinley - Deer Park, TX
It Takes One to Know One - Samuel Correa - Pembroke Pines, FL
Growth - Trygg W Johnson - Wales, Wisconsin
Can I Have Your Face? - William Anson Altermann - Scottsdale, AZ
21st Century Killer - Brian Jeongwoo Cho - Seoul, Korea
Winner: The Painted Beast - Cody Victor - Saugerties, NY
Female Rising Star Award:
Sania Bhatia - San Diego, CA
Sally Basler - Amesbury, MA
Cameran Grace Ford - Mill Valley, CA
Neela Gerayli - Laguna Niguel, CA
Rachael Doel - Springfield, MO
Isabella Sofia Calderon - St. Petersburg, FL
Sophia Winters - Zionsville, IN
Sophia G. Calcagno - San Diego, CA
Ava Elise Gaskins - Santa Ana, CA
Winner: Ayden Kostzer - Pembroke Pines, FL
Maverick Award:
A Film by Nona Nishigawara - Nona Emi Grace Nishigawara - Buena Park, CA
Growth - Trygg W Johnson - Wales, Wisconsin
Entertainment Center - Charlie Monaghan - Denver, CO
The Falling - Kaveh Hodjat - Dublin, CA
Mother’s Smile, Father’s Laugh - Avery Marin Cather - Cerritos, CA
The First 280 Honest Words of My Life - Ella Janes - Oklahoma City, OK
i don’t ride my bike anymore - Gabriel Perez - Redwood City, CA
Fruit - Olivia Martinez - Corpus Christi, TX
Destination Disquiet - Isabella Sofia Calderon - St. Petersburg, FL
Winner: Eggs - Neel Menon - Mumbai, India
Best International Film:
5 Senses - Andres Monge - Santa Ana, Costa Rica
How to Love You - Bridgette Ong - Singapore
“Re;birth” - Natsumi Nishiyama - Fukuoka, Japan
Sky Baby - Tian Ci Zhang - Denmark
21st Century Killer - Brian Jeongwoo Choo - Seoul, Korea
The Grown Up’s Table - Frida Mathilde Ahrensburg - Denmark
Elizabeth - Anna Baumgarten - Denmark
The Least I Can Do - Seán Treacy - Ashford, Ireland
Terminal City - Lucy Hart - Vancouver, BC
Winner: Pastel Slough - Kiha Ahn - Korea
Best Visual FX:
Thank You - Zach Williams - Madison, AL
The Painted Beast - Cody Victor - Saugerties, NY
Agent Stout - Joshua Vennetti - Orlando, FL
Free Ice Cream - Alex Guo - Irvine, CA
Come Home - Kai Scott Willey - Visalia, CA
Offset - Nikolaos Mitsos, Evangelos Christopoulos - Thessaloniki, Greece
Rational Functions - Esmé Rebecca Susan Nix - Los Angeles, CA
Parasomniac - Ethan Maxwell Go Go - Taipei, Taiwan
My Eye Was Trying to Run Away - Gryffin Morgan - Vancouver, BC
Winner: Purgatory - Brandon Park - Fullerton, CA
Best Original Score:
EYE - Ava Lily Fong - Princeton, NJ
The Flesh of Another - Jack Cosgriff - Denver, CO
The Audition - Eli Berliner - Brooklyn Heights, NY
The Sinister Tale of Scoopy Burger - Zane Kalani
A Positive Body - Erik Burton Jaman - Winnetka, IL
The Falling - Kaveh Hodjat - Dublin, CA
A Home Like Mine. - Rachael Doel - Springfield, MO
Fish Eyes - Benji Tucker - Los Angeles, CA
Craig - Lucas Nasu Nielsen - Burnaby, CA
Winner: Lovely Life - Lucas Duarte - Miami Beach, FL
Audience Choice Award:
ok, goodbye - Zane Kalani - Parker, CO
Teacher of the Year Award:
Winner: Mr. Michael Logan - Prosper High School - Prosper, TX
Spark Award:
Mixed - Andrew Ordieres - Miami, FL
Illusion - Julia Zheng - Beijing, China
Helianthus - Noah Taylor - Saugerties, NY
Amlin and Berdam - Lana Lim - Van Nuys, CA
Dolphin Diaries - Dao Wang - Weston, MA
Fighting for Environmental Justice - The Health Crisis at the US-Mexico Border - Ilan Jinich - La Jolla, CA
A Positive Body - Erik Burton Jaman - Winnetka, IL
Yasmeen’s World - Lara Rudar - United Arab Emirates
For Them - Ava Elise Gaskins - Santa Ana, CA
Winner: Loading Addictions… - Eric Hernandez - Miami, FL
Best Comedy:
Rentals - Charlie Monaghan - Denver, CO
Hetero - KJ Kieras, Bentley Eldridge - Bainbridge Island, WA
Free Ice Cream - Alex Guo - Irvine, CA
POWER BUNNY - Jonah Gleeman - New York, NY
Wanslator - Teja Mettu, Krish Mysoor -
Out for Delivery - Sam Morgan - Gainesville, GA
индейка (Turkey) - Theo Baldwin Edwards - New Orleans, LA
Hard Candy - Trygg W Johnson - Wales, Wisconsin
The Cat Put Me Down - Jack Cosgriff - Denver, CO
Winner: The Sinister Tale of Scoopy Burger - Zane Kalani - Parker, CO
Best Documentary:
A Prayer for My Mother: The Eva Brettler Story - Ruben Barrett, Raisa Effress, Sophia Evans, Lauren Fuchs, Katie Hadsock-Longarzo, Ian Kim, Eve Levy, Timothy Lim, Asher Meron, Marlon Ochoa, Bella Rahi, Hank Schoen & Olivia Uzielli - Los Angeles, CA
The Springfield Inn - Shyam Rama, Daniel Keith-abel Huinda - Springfield, MO
A Piece of Ranch - Jiayang Liu - Casper, WY
Erik Rides the Bus - Garrett Merbach, Matthew Gawthrop - Troy, MI
Seeing Shadows - Matthew W Baker - Medford, NJ
Dilapidated: The Fall of Rural Iowa - Adrian Guan - Ames, IA
Dolphin Diaries - Dao Wang - Weston, MA
Leaving Africa - Rose Nseya - Colorado Springs, CA
Breathe - Finian Duffard - Colorado Springs, CA
Winner: Skinned Knees - Olive Van Emeiren - Colorado Springs, CA
Emerging Talent Award:
Brandon Park - Fullerton, CA
Sam Morgan - Gainesville, GA
Caleb Reese Paul - Weston, CT
Neel Menon - Mumbai, India
Colin Dowse - Carmel, CA
Ella Janes - Oklahoma City, OK
Ke “Dana” Xu - Newburgh, NY
Audrey Todd - Denver, CO
Willow Tinkham Stromer - Northridge, CA
Winner: Theo Baldwin Edwards - New Orleans, LA
Best Storyblocks - Representation Through Storytelling:
Hetero (Pilot) - KJ Kieras, Bentley Eldridge - Bainbridge Island, WA
Fruit - Olivia Martinez, Mia Sanchez - Corpus Christi, TX
Honeybee - Emilio Vazquez Reyes - Frisco, TX
The Springfield Inn - Shyam Rama, Daniel Keith-abel Huinda - Springfield, MO
A Trip to the Moon - Julian Barahona - Northridge, CA
A Piece of Ranch - Jiayang Liu - Casper, WY
Our Gospel - Riyan Makenna Barnett - Madison, AL
Are We American? - Ria Khehar, Alexis Applebaum, Yezy Suh, Ria Khehar - San Diego, CA
For Them - Ava Elise Gaskins - Santa Ana, CA
Winner: How To Love You - Bridgette Ong - Singapore
Best End Distracted Driving PSA:
Don’t Turn Your Life Into a Horror Movie - Ella Musto - Troy, MI
No Place Texting and Driving PSA - Oliver Mutart - Rochester Hills, MI
Impact - Jeff Huang - Mill Valley, CA
One Look Down Can Change Your Life - Andrew Percival - Maize, Kansas
One Look - Joaquin Soto - Santa Clarita, CA
Winners:
Distracted Driving PSA 2022 - Benjamin Parker - Highland, UT
No Second Chances - Caden Tyler Bazo - Saugus, CA
Just Text Me - Dylan Sarsany - Park Ridge, CA
Arrive Alive - Reese Oliveira - Highland, UT
Monkey See Monkey Do - Trevon David Wolfert - Midway, UT
Best Animation:
Transportation Station - LoveBugs & Ernest is Grounded - Sally Basler - Amesbury, MA
Keyframe - Hayden Grant, Joseph Weber - Modesto, CA
PTSD - Adam Babu - Frisco, TX
Mr. Sunshine’s Big Boiga Joint: Patty Heist - Ryan James, Hayden Johnson - Jacksonville, TX
A Stellar Vacation! - Noah Shin - Mechanicsburg, PA
Beethoven vs. the Bird - Chase Olivera - Castaic, CA
Incent City - David Du - Irvine, CA
Pastel Slough - Kiha Ahn - Natick, MA
Grizz - Cameron Staley, Shivnil Lal - Modesto, CA
Winner: The Oubliette - Max Hendrickson - Dublin, Ireland
Best Music Video:
King of My City - Steven Kong - San Diego, CA
Thank You - Zach Williams - Madison, AL
Better This Way - Reese Oliveira - Highland, UT
Scope - David Kim - Whittier, CA
blush* - Colin Dowse - Carmel, CA
“Noisy Neighbors” - George Williams - Atlanta, GA
While We’re Young - Isabella Chiappini - Weston, FL
Edgar Allen Poe Was a Hardcore Dancer - John DeCaro - Medford, NJ
Saturday Morning - Kali Campos - St. Petersburg
Winner: Understand That - Benji Tucker - Los Angeles, CA
Best Action Sports:
I Chose to Row - Jason Cheng - Vancouver, BC
The Pitlane - Augustin Dulauroy - Richland, WA
Deep - Roan Milelli - Key West, FL
The Lost Files - Ryder Koch - Post Falls, ID
Athlete Spotlight: Tehya Mann - Emily Pham - Irvine, CA
Athlete Spotlight: Khalil Dhanidina - Emily Pham - Irvine, CA
Congratulations - Junho Lim - San Diego, CA
2021 Prosper High School Football Season Hype Video - Kylie Green - Prosper, TX
JCHS Football Promo 2021: The Coming Storm - Kinsley Hunter - Madison, AL
Winner: Hop Heel Drop - Sania Bhatia - San Diego, CA
Best Adventure/Travel:
Antidote in Seattle - Dana Ke Xu - Newburgh, NY
Paradise Island - Alexandra Mars - East Brunswick, NJ
A Brazilian Summer - Peter Vieria
Lake Powell 2021 - Bailey Nye - Highland, UT
Puerto Aventuras - Ava Williams - Stillwell, KS
Heliophelia - Isabel Landeros - Anaheim, CA
Cultural Footprint - Sabrina Yeh, Adrianne Wang - Temple City, CA
Instagram - Riya Sangwan - East Setauket, NY
Winner: I Went to the Beach - Ty Cottle - Highland, UT
Best Broadcast Journalism - Feature Story:
The Dress Code - Paige Horton - Springfield, MO
Labor Shortage in the Food Industry - Massimo Del Rio - Miami, FL
A Tale of Two Sisters: Anabella and Zoey - Taylor Hodge, Angelica Perez De Camino, Brianna Diaz, Gaby Sotomayor - Miami Springs, FL
Habitat Home - Wyatt Anderson - West Palm Beach, FL
Senior Christmas - Jacob Tetlow - Springfield, MO
Sustainable Shopping - Macie Jungmann - Springfield, MO
Coffee for a Cause - Spencer O’Daniel - Maize, KS
Goodman’s Flavoring - Paige Horton - Springfield, MO
WHAM Artist: Sheri Caldwell - Nina Rena Slater - Surprise, AZ
Winner: Ukrainians Awaiting to Cross the US-Mexico Border - Sania Bhatia - San Diego, CA
Best Broadcast Journalism - Sports Feature:
Maine South Football: The Next Season - Tyler DeMott - Park Ridge, IL
Skyridge Girls Soccer Sentimental Season Wrap Up - Josh Gerber - Lehi, UT
Hannah Glynn - Ava Williams, Stillwell, KS
Future Olympian: Cade Duncan - Andrew Tellepsen - Houston, TX
WCAT Broadcast Highlights: PreGame show - James Solomon, Gideon Zemedhun - Atlanta, GA
On the Ice - Sylvia Panetta - Washington, DC
Enes Kanter Basketball Camp - Tatiana Diomi - Rockville, MD
Jordan Faison Spot Feature - Leo Natale Rocco Soloman - Fort Lauderdale, FL
Grill Family Bonds Over Basketball - Ella Stillings & Lanie Wolf - Maize, KS
Winner: Mind, Body, Sport: The Natalie Bieule Story - Emanuel Naccarato - Miami, FL
Best Broadcast Journalism - Broadcast TV Highlights:
WolfByte TV Highlights - Ava Gwen Williams - Stillwell, KS
Baker News 2022 Highlight Reel - Lydia Pevarnik, Bella Cartier - Baldwinsville, NY
OneMaize Media 2021-2022 Highlight Recap - Andrew Percival - Maize, KS
Mithra Cama Anchor Reel - Mithra Cama - Prosper, TX
Winner: Richards High School News Package Highlights - Rachel Haynes, Mariah Santiago - Batavia, IL
Best Middle School:
Stop Pebble Mine - Mason Mirabile - Arlington, VA
I’ll Get You Home - Arianna Reboni - Denver, CO
Small Things Add Up - Noah Schreiner - Emmaus, PA
A Second Chance - Arden Pala - San Diego, CA
La Ruta (The Route) - David Segura - Ciudad Real, Spain
The Game of Business - Owen Hamilton - Collegeville, PA
Superheroes - Connor Smith - Detroit, MI
Bad Bugs - Bryn Wright - Carlsbad, CA
2020, History Has Its Eyes On Us - Kayla Ring - Los Angeles, CA
Winner: A New Pandemic - Kayla Ring - Los Angeles, CA
Best PSA:
Mind Your Sources - Jaiden Roberts - Allen, TX
Children’s Mercy - The Stop Trafficking Project - Catherine Ward - Lee’s Summit, MO
BOUNCE - Hunaina Hirji - Yorba Linda, CA
Activate - McKenna Blackshire - Los Angeles, CA
Take the First Step: Reach Out - Jenna Miller - San Rafael, CA
We Do Care - Janie Long - Lehi, UT
Ruse Burglary - Eden Wening - Park Ridge, IL
The War - Ian Cook - Visalia, CA
Lupus PSA - Katelyn Marie Fugitt - Colleyville, TX
Winner: OPEN - Jimi Eso - Madison, AL
Best Micro-Movie
Welcome to Compton - David Fernandez - Compton, CA
Yvan Brensan’s Procrastination - Yvan Brensan - Highland, UT
Brandi’s Epic 18th Birthday Bonanza - Anissa Acosta - Doral, FL
A Day in The Life - Sophia Winters - Zionsville, IN
Story Time With Snyder - Ethan Hart - Lehi, UT
Endless - Maby De La Hoz - Madison, AL
Your Worst Distraction - Ella Hall - Key West, FL
How I See You Again - Cici Fang - West Hills, CA
21st - Brendan Egan - Boston, MA
Winner: For the Picture - Connor Douglass - Madison, AL
Best Podcast:
The Plug: Vickie White and Casey White Escape - Kaden Sledge - Florence, AL
The Glacier Lies Alone - Luke DeRousie - Richland, WA
Colorism in South Asian Films - Anjali Einstein - Bothell, WA
Terrifying Talon Tales Corpse Bride - Chandler Webb - Prosper, TX
Wonderguy - Zane Kalani - Parker, CO
Gaming News Podcast - Ian Jensen, Hideki Sakamoto, Ashton Roma - Lehi, UT
College Visit Turned Terrorist Attack - Baani Sandhu - Irving, TX
After Prom - Kami Schebler & Zane Kalani - Parker, CO
Filmmaker Talk: Oscar Winner Erik Messerschmit - Diego Andaluz - Fort Lauderdale, FL
Winner: Lights Out: The Weepy Voiced Killer - Chandler Webb - Prosper, TX
Best Tutorial:
Fold - Paper Cranes Tutorial - Kaila Rae Perlas, Laura Kim, Sophie Chen, Jonathan Xu - Fullerton, CA
How to Paint a Portrait with Watercolor - Ellen Walker - Florence, AL
Tips, Tricks, and Hacks Video Production - Michael Novo - Miami, FL
How to Create an Editing Transition on a Mobile Device - Daniela Herrera - Fullerton, CA
Star Wars - The Dark Side || Masterclass Tutorial - Jessey Scott Pitts - Westlake, FL
How to Make a Spring Roll - Nicole Lee - Irvine, CA
Java - Nataniel Shade Farzan - San Diego, CA
Neesha Love’s Makeup Tutorial - HenRinesha Coalson - Rome, GA
How to be Me - Gianna Kaitlyn Kim - Windermere, FL
Winner: How to Create a Cinematic Image - Ty Cottle - Highland, UT
Best Vlog Life:
Fears and Outcomes - Ruth Kyovin Kang - The Republic of Korea
People of Portola: Kai Wong - Emily Pham - Irvine, CA
Exchange Student Maren - Maren Trevino - Hot Springs, AR
Senior Year Covid Impact - Emily Halpin - Hot Springs, AR
Last First Day of School - Kristal Maimo - Rockville, MD
Daniel and Shyam Vlog - Shyam Rama - Springfield, MO
Slip N’ Slide in Public - Junho Lim - San Diego, CA
Title Pending - Penny Fuller-Freeman - Hot Springs, AR
Sharing our LGBTQ Stories - Emily Pham - Irvine, CA
Winner: The English Project - Sam Morgan - Gainesville, GA