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Awards Show
The Orange County Film Festival recognizes young filmakers for their excellence with a one-night-only award show. -
Categories
Filmmakers submit their films to a variety of categories including Short Film, Music Video, PSA, and Commercial. Individuals are also nominated to be honored for excellence in Directing, Producing, Cinematographer and more. -
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A Red Carpet Affair
Upon arriving at the Orange County Film Festival Awards Show, attendees have an opportunity to socialize and network with a community of filmmakers on the red carpet. -
Watch the Films
Past OCFF winners and nominees are available to watch in our Viewing Room. -
Dodgeball
Another in a long line of impressive commercials from Capistrano Valley. -
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Alumni
By creating a partnership with FilmEd Academy of the Arts, CAE has continued to collaborate on projects with alumni all over the country. Past OCFF nominees have landed jobs at NBC/Universal, CBS, BBC, Anonymous Content, The Sparkhouse, the Antfarm, and the list goes on. -
Fundraising
The OCFF needs your help to keep the magic alive. There are may ways to get involved. Click here to see our fundraising packet. -
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Home comes when we least expect it.
A music video by filmmaker Brian Hart that took home awards for best Music Video, Graphics and Editing at OCFF 2013 -
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Uh-Oh
Re-watch the award winning short film from producer Jacqueline Donahue and Filmaker of the Year Nathan Rickard.
Founded in 2003, The Orange County Film Festival is designed to showcase the work of up and coming filmmakers throughout Orange County.
With over 700 people in attendance annually, OCFF has become a widely anticipated event in Southern California that has received recognition nationwide. CAE continues to support and sponsor this glamorous one night only experience that has brought students, families, and the community together to celebrate artistic excellence in filmmaking.
2023 Nominees
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Broadcast 2023 | Hunaina Hirji, Magdalena Aparicio, Natalie Neal
Mustang Mix
Yorba Linda2023 | Joelle Kishek, Jun Choi
Univision
University2023 | Sharon Chen
PNN
Portola2023 | Janna Elshahawi, Coco Wu
NTV
Northwood2023 | Kendall Miller
ITV
Irvine2023 | Tanner Trout, Cole Robertson
Bolt TV
Edison2023 | Madi Duffy, Karina Ramerez
Hawk Talk
El Dorado2023 | Nicole Lee, Dylan Stewart
Beckman Beat
Beckman -
Commercial 2023 | Chloe Stone, Rose Akbari
Spiderman Homecoming
Capistrano Valley2023 | Karina Ramirez
Band Camp
El Dorado2023 | Tanner Trout, Cole Robertson
Run This Town
Edison2023 | Austin Nesbihal
AEM
Esperanza2023 | Kendall Miller, Samantha Yu
iTV Experience
Irvine2023 | Omeed Nowroozi, Sam Malo
Board Game Club
Canyon2023 | Dominic Phan
One Last Football Game
Capistrano Valley2023 | Hunaina Hirji
Finals
Yorba Linda2023 | Zoey Rodriguez
Extra
El Dorado2023 | Dr. Elizabeth Zarkos, Sophia Philip
Parfum de Manure
Canyon2022 | Cecilia Mou, Andrew Lee
The Box Cutter
Portola, Northwood2022 | Sanay Saboo, Shashvath Rethinam
Comedy Sportz
University2022 | Alex Guo
The Yule Ball
University2022 | Sophia Berry, Nikki Yar
Overdue
Canyon2022 | Emily Pham, Chloe Choi
Sports are Back
Portola2022 | Evan Nowack
Invisible Man Outro
Capistrano Valley2022 | Nikki Yar
Stick It to Em
Canyon2022 | Carolyn Nguyen, Coco Wu
Ride or Die!
Northwood2022 | Joy Bae, Andrew Lee
State of the Student
Northwood -
Independent 2023 | Katherine Yu, Joelle Kishek
Khutulun
University2023 | Andrew Lee
Steve
Northwood2023 | Joshua Serrano, Catherine Mitchell, Adam Astarabadi
Ready For Hoco
University2023 | Katherine Yu
Big Red Riding Hood
University2023 | Daisy Liao
Memory of Film
Portola2023 | Drake Hammond
The Greatest Idea
The Greatest Idea2023 | Charlie Bacha
Guts
Beckman2023 | Coco Wu
One More Day
Northwood2023 | Dylan Stewart
Snowbound
Beckman2023 | Isabelle Le, Evan Nowack
Parallel
Capistrano Valley2022 | Jake Sanjongco
The Dark
Woodbridge2022 | Percy Lee, Joshua Chun
Wrong One
Beckman2022 | Maxwell Greene
Travis Malone
Yorba Linda2022 | Nikki Yar
Surprise
Canyon
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Music Video 2023 | Bijan Okuleye, Kate Won
Sale
Northwood2023 | Henna Cook
Falling Behind
Northwood2023 | Juntong Liao, Zixan Cai
Layers
Portola, Northwood2023 | Juntong Liao
Us
Portola2023 | Lindsay Carren, Yishai Bellgreene
Spiderhead
Valencia2022 | Samantha Mar, Tahlia Pompel
Loverboy
El Dorado2022 | Samantha Mar, Tahlia Pompel
Upside Down
El Dorado2022 | Nikki Yar
The Outdoor Type
Canyon2022 | Olga Crook, Raina Agnihotri, Kriti Jain
Perfect
Northwood -
PSA 2023 | Cooper Cuya
Coming Together
El Dorado2023 | Tahlia Pompel
The Silent Jedi
El Dorado2023 | Hunaina Hirji
Trapped
Yorba Linda2023 | Ethan Kim
Fading Hope
Portola2023 | Aidan Gonzales
The Right Story
Irvine2023 | Itzely Garcia Montero, Seraphina Oketch
Pick Your Head Up
Portola2022 | Hunaina Hirji
Bounce
Yorba Linda2022 | Yoni Cohen, Aryan Sureen, Samuel Lynch
HOPE
Irvine2022 | Seraphina Oketch, Mishaal Mahmood, Hrishi Shaw
Donate, Don’t Waste
Portola2022 | Jaden Cady, Carline Dong
Through the Glass
El Dorado -
Short Film 2023 | Minnie (Sirui) Zhao
Mahjong
Woodbridge2023 | Magdalena Aparicio
CLASH
Yorba Linda2023 | Madison Duffy, Tahlia Pompel
Pancakes
El Dorado2023 | Rose Akbari, Josh Radensky
Never Alone
Capistrano Valley2023 | Javier Gracida Jr., Daniel Shouka, Audrey Ruiz
The Whisper King
Canyon2022 | Coco Wu, Janna Elshahawi
Your Face is Blue
Northwood2022 | Alex Guo
The Key
University
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Show Open 2023 | Tanner Trout, Cole Robertson
Bolt TV
Edison2023 | Kendall Miller, Brianna Ramirez
iTV
Irvine2023 | Caelan LaMure, Sarah Murdaah, Dongjun Hahm
NTV
Northwood2023 | Hunaina Hirji, Magdalena Aparicio
Mustang Mix
Yorba Linda2023 | Sharon Chen, Daisy Liao
PNN
Portola2022 | Andrew Lee, Garrett Howard
NTV
Northwood2022 | Nickhil Nagpal
Beckman Beat
Beckman -
Spot Feature 2023 | Catherine Mitchell
Play By Ear
University2023 | Dongjun Hahm
Brendan B. Keyboards
Northwood2023 | Tyler Hom
Painting Humanity
Beckman2023 | Daisy Liao
Liaos Draws Inspiration
Portola2023 | Daisy Liao
Heart of a Child
Portola2023 | Daisy Wong
The Pregnant Woman
University2023 | Mishaal Mahmood
Bundoo Khan
Portola2023 | Austin Beckett, Sharon Chen
Tanaka Farms
Portola2023 | Sharon Chen, Austin Beckett
Segerstrom Shelby: Driving From The Heart
Portola2023 | Audrey Ruiz
Insomnia
Canyon2022 | Sharon Chen
The Impact of Space Travel
Portola2022 | Shailee Sankhala, Andi Ruiz
Uncommon Craft
Portola2022 | Tanner Trout, William McPhaul
Oil Spill Recovery
Edison2022 | Mishaal Mahmood, Sharon Chen
Gipple Grows Solutions
Portola
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Actor 2023 | Ready for Hoco
Ryan Watson
University2023 | CLASH
Jayden Ford
Yorba Linda2023 | CLASH
Quinn Oeppinger
Yorba Linda2023 | Mahjong
Minnie (Sirui) Zhao
Woodbridge2023 | Pancakes
Coral Stoner
El Dorado -
Anchor 2023 | PNN
Ennes Kahf
Portola2023 | PNN
Andrea Morales, Seraphina Oketch
Portola2023 | Mustang Mix
Katie Ruoo, Sierra Jones
Yorba Linda2023 | Univision
Ella Horan, Mark Kim
University2023 | NTV
Dean Witt, Joy Bae
Northwood2023 | NTV
Sarah Murdaah, Janna Elshahawi
Northwood2023 | iTV
Kiva Vakharia, Katelyn Marshall
Irvine2023 | iTV
Callie Shane
Irvine2023 | Bolt TV
Tucker Tripp
Edison2023 | PNN
Andi Ruiz
Portola -
Cinematography 2023 | The Greatest Idea
Drake Hammond
Yorba Linda2023 | Steve
Andrew Lee
Northwood2023 | Ready for Hoco
Adam Astarabadi, Joshua Serrano
University2023 | Snowbound
Dylan Stewart
Beckman2023 | Us
Mishaal Mahmood, Yibai Liao, Di Peng
Portola2023 | Trapped
Natalie Neal
Yorba Linda2023 | CLASH
Magdalena Aparicio
Yorba Linda2023 | Whisper King
Audrey Ruiz
Canyon -
Director 2023 | The Greatest Idea
Drake Hammond
Yorba Linda2023 | Ready for Hoco
Adam Astarabadi
University2023 | Snowbound
Dylan Stewart
Beckman2023 | CLASH
Magdalena Aparicio
Yorba Linda2023 | Mahjong
Minnie (Sirui) Zhao
Woodbridge
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Editing - Narrative 2023 | The Greatest Idea
Drake Hammond
Yorba Linda2023 | Snowbound
Dylan Stewart
Beckman2023 | Layers
Juntong Liao, Zixuan Cai, Xiaoyu Zhang
Portola/Northwood2023 | Us
Juntong Liao
Portola2023 | Trapped
Hunaina Hirji
Yorba Linda2023 | CLASH
Magdalena Aparicio
Yorba Linda2023 | Mahjong
Minnie (Sirui) Zhao
Woodbridge2023 | Painting Humanity
Tyler Hom
Beckman2023 | Insomnia
Audrey Ruiz
Canyon2023 | Liaos Draws Inspiration
Juntong Liao
Portola -
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Graphics 2023 | NTV
Bijan Okuleye
Northwood2023 | PNN
Connor Chan
Portola2023 | Mustang Mix
Sofia Stewart
Yorba Linda2023 | NTV
Janna Elshahawi
Northwood2023 | Univision
Ryan Kubota
University2023 | iTV
Isaac Kim
Irvine2023 | Falling Behing
Henna Cook
Northwood2023 | Guts
Charlie Bacha
Beckman
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Producer 2023 | The Greatest Idea
Drake Hammond
Yorba Linda2023 | Layers
Juntong Liao, Zixan Cai
Portola, Northwood2023 | Mahjong
Minnie (Sirui) Zhao
Woodbridge2023 | Khutulun
Katherine Yu
Univeristy2023 | Segerstrom Shelby: Driving From The Heart
Sharon Chen
Portola -
Production Design 2023 | Spiderman Homecoming
Marissa Samuel, Olivia Henchel, Sydney Richards, Claire Nguyen
Capo Valley2023 | The Greatest Idea
Drake Hammond
Yorba Linda2023 | Big Red Riding Hood
Katherine Yu
University2023 | Ready for Hoco
Catherine Mitchell
Northwood2023 | Mahjong
Minnie (Sirui) Zhao
Woodbridge2023 | Khutulun
Katherine Yu, Joelle Kishek
University -
Score 2023 | Steve
Howard Wu
Northwood2023 | The Right Story
Aidan Gonzales
Irvine2023 | Us
Juntong Liao
Portola -
Sound Design 2023 | Pick Your Head Up
Hrishi Shaw
Portola2023 | Finals
Hunaina Hirji
Yorba Linda2023 | The Greatest Idea
Drake Hammond
Yorba Linda2023 | Steve
Andrew Lee
Northwood2023 | Parallel
Evan Nowack
Capo Valley2023 | Snowbound
Dylan Stewart
Beckman2023 | Guts
Charlie Bacha
Beckman2023 | Trapped
Hunaina Hirji
Yorba Linda2023 | Mahjong
Minnie (Sirui) Zhao
Woodbridge2023 | Khutulun
Katherine Yu, Joelle Kishek
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Story - Documentary -
Story - Narrative 2023 | The Greatest Idea
Drake Hammond
Yorba Linda2023 | Steve
Andrew Lee
Northwood2023 | Mahjong
Minnie (Sirui) Zhao
Woodbridge2023 | Liaos Draws Inspiration
Juntong Liao
Portola
Schedule
April 7th, 2023 at the Portola Performing Arts Center
The 20th Annual Orange County Film Festival is proud to recognize talented young filmmakers in an unforgettable one night only event
Red Carpet Arrival
5pm
Arrive to the festival early to take photos on the red carpet, greet other filmmakers, and enjoy the red carpet festivities!
Screening & Awards
6pm
You won't want to miss this! All nominated films will screened, and awards given in all categories!
LODGING
There are a variety of lodging options in the area for attendees from out of town. Check with your travel broker to see the available amenities.
Past Winners
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Commercial
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PSA
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Show Open -
Spot Feature
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Actor 2022 | The User
Sierra Jones
El Dorado2021 | Requiem
Nick Felix
Irvine2020 | Hold On
Falit Bakshi
El Dorado2019 | Hothead
Amrut Ayyala
University2018 | Inside of Hope
Alex Lee
Yorba Linda2017 | As The Days Go By
Saba Saghafi
Northwood2016 | Butterfield Road
Alex Wakely
Canyon2015 | Below the Surface
Joelle Kurzeja
2014 | City Limits
Bee Hudgins
2013 | Uh-Oh
Nathan Rickard
Northwood2012 | I Carry Your Heart
Naoime Kahnukayev
University2011 | Jalopy
Nick Birren
2011 | Love Vigilantes
Landon Jones
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Anchor 2022 | iTV
Yoni Cohen & Kiva Vakaria
Irvine2021 | George on the Street
Lucas Morgan
Capistrano Valley2020 | Mustang Mix
Julia Massey & Elyse Bell
Yorba Linda2019 | NTV Life
Danielle Smith
Northwood2018 | Mustang Mix
Alex Lee & Nick Murrell
Yorba Linda2017 | iTV
Ryan Lee & Peyton Schabilion
Irvine2016 | Univision
Austin Barber
University2015 | Northwood Television
Karen Yang
Northwood2014 | Warrior TV
Dan Lesser
Woodbridge2013 | Hawk Talk
Kristi Claes, Brian Dunn
El Dorado2012 | Hawk Talk
Katie Bell, Kyle Thornton
El Dorado2011 | Capo.360
Constantina Konugres
Capistrano Valley2010 | Univision
Michael Mittelman
University -
Cinematography 2022 | Trepid
Nickhil Nagpal
Beckman2021 | end
Jake Sanjongco
Woodbridge2020 | Nanmen
Peter Pan, Stephanie Tang
Portola2019 | Faded Red
Owen Solomon
Capistrano Valley2018 | Bedhead
Andy Martinez, Omeed Farsoni, Nicholas Franklyn
Yorba Linda/Northwood2017 | Rough Waters
Claire Imler, Troy Charbonnet
Woodbridge/Northwood2016 | Summer Camp
Calum Down-Jones, Aaron Bonnema
El Toro2015 | Below the Surface
Neema Sadeghi
University2014 | City Limits
Neema Sadeghi & Ryan Johnston
University/Canyon2013 | Uh-Oh
Joshua Nathan
Northwood2012 | Forced Entry
Joshua Nathan
Northwood2011 | Sunny Side Up
Mattan Cohen
Northwood2010 | Big Brother
Mattan Cohen
Northwood -
Director 2022 | Free Ice Cream
Alex Guo
University2021 | Requiem
Samuel Lynch
Irvine2020 | Hold On
Aydan Reeve
El Dorado2019 | Hothead
Chris Lohmeyer
University2018 | Endless Night
Abigail Reese
Canyon2017 | Uknighted
Jessica Stossel
Beckman2016 | Revolving
Aaron Bonnema
El Toro2015 | Below the Surface
Neema Sadeghi & Rona Ahdout
Director2014 | À Mon Pére
Anita Foroughi
Canyon2013 | Uh-Oh
Nathan Rickard
Northwood2012 | Lucy
Libby Blood
El Dorado2011 | The Thief and the Liar
Kevin Clark
Capistrano Valley2010 | Two Weeks
Brian Tran
University
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Editing - Documentary 2015 | Brad Valentine: Composer
Dan Lesser
Woodbridge2014 | The Fear of the Unknown
Angel Ruiz
El Dorado2013 | Rolling In
Anita Foroughi
Canyon -
Editing - Narrative 2022 | Free Ice Cream
Alex Guo
University2021 | Requiem
Aryan Sureen & Julian Smith
Irvine2020 | Release
Andrew Harker
Woodbridge2019 | Hothead
Vasiliy Bondarchuck
University2018 | Where's Martin
Kyle Reed
El Dorado2017 | Troy Charbonnet
Anonymous
Northwood2017 | Behind the Closed Door
Vasiliy Bondarchuk
University2016 | Revolving
Aaron Bonnema
El Toro2015 | Below the Surface
Neema Sadeghi
University2014 | There Are No Limits
Dominic Tierno
Capistrano Valley2013 | Shake It Out
Brian Hart
Marina2012 | Forced Entry
Nathan Rickard
Northwood2011 | Dodgeball
Sam Pepke
Capistrano Valley2010 | Love Vigilantes
Libby Blood
El Dorado -
Filmmaker of the Year 2022 | University
Alex Guo
Univision2021
Ryan Robinson
Canyon2020 | iTV
Zayd Ezzeline
Irvine2019 | University High School
May-Lynn Le
2018 | Yorba Linda
Alex Lee
Mustang Mix2017 | Woodbridge
Claire Imler
Warrior TV2016 | El Toro
Aaron Bonnema
The Bull's Eye2015 | University High School
Neema Sadeghi
Univision2014 | Canyon High School
Anita Foroughi
Comanche Insider2013 | Northwood High School
Nathan Rickard
Northwood Television2012 | El Dorado High School
Libby Blood
Hawk Talk2011 | Northwood High School
Mattan Cohen
Northwood Television2010 | University High School
Brian Tran
Univision2009 | iTV
Joe Sill
Irvine High School2008 | NTV
Chris Geukens
Northwood High School2007 | Univision
Christine Shepard
University High School2006 | Woodbridge High School
Joe Suzuki
Woodbridge Live -
Founders Award 2022 | Carline Dong, Yoosung Jung
The User
El Dorado2021 | Kay Pham-Nguyen, Nicholas Pigeon, Natalie Ubert
What’s Your Name?
Beckman2020 | Rise Above
Emily Sweet
El Dorado2018 | Abigail Reese, Brandon Wee
I’m Gonna Kill You
Canyon2017 | Katie Ann O'Keefe
Finding Me
El Dorado2016 | Joshua Siegel
The Fear of Disappearing
Woodbridge2015 | Aaron Bonnema
Our World
El Toro2014 | Virginia Kennedy, Michelle Gilbertson
Detention Tango
Yorba Linda2013 | Home
Kevin Munoz
El Dorado
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Graphics 2022 | Univision
Alex Guo
University2021 | PNN
Angela Kim
Portola2020
Julian DeView
Edison2019 | Faded Red
Julian DeView
Edison2018 | Warrior TV
Bianca Gomez
Woodbridge2017
Diego Sunico
Capistrano Valley2016 | The Bull's Eye
Robert Gordon
El Toro2015 | The Comanche Insider
Ennis Machta
Canyon2014 | The Comanche Insider/Relapse
Ennis Machta & Thomas Foroughi
Canyon2013 | Shake it Out, MHStv
Mark Estefanos
Marina2012 | We Used to Wait, Capo.360
Tanner Merrill
Capistrano Valley2011 | Capo.360, Dodgeball
Tanner Merrill
Capistrano Valley2010 | Fall Sports Promo
Peter Klemek
Woodbridge -
Mentor of the Year 2022 | Beckman High School
Nathan Boice
Beckman Beat2020 | Northwood High School
Steve Sellwood
NTV2019 | Capistrano Valley High School
Craig Landino
Capo.3602018 | Woodbridge High School
David Baker
Warrior TV2017 | Yorba Linda High School
Richard Cadra
Mustang Mix2016 | Edison High School
Ryan Hayes
Bolt TV2015 | Irvine High School
Rebeccah Phillips
ITV2013 | El Toro High School
Janet English
The Bull's Eye2012 | Canyon High School
Alex Graham
Comanche Insider2011 | Irvine High School
Peter Abe
ITV2010 | University High School
Hali Kessler
Univision -
Producer 2022 | Trepid
Jakob Dubin
Beckman2021 | Tarof
Sam Gharavi, Kian Agahi
University2020 | ¿Ya Llegamos?
Justin Hong
Northwood2019 | A Night at Gatsby’s
Aneska Smith, Liz Moerman
Portola2018 | Je Suis Humain
Adam Gorny, Dakoda Smith
El Dorado2017 | Uknighted
Jackie Lee
Beckman2016 | Summer Camp
Robert Gordon
El Toro2015 | Pilotage
Katie Maynard
Canyon2014 | City Limits
Kevin Munoz & Neema Sadeghi
El Dorado/University2013 | Here's to the Misfits
Lauren Meyering
El Toro2012 | Lucy
Libby Blood
El Dorado2011 | Jalopy
Libby Blood
El Dorado2010 | Love Vigilantes
Libby Blood, Todd Blood
El Dorado -
Production Design 2022 | Hourglass
Irene Ha, Henna Cook
University, Northwood2021 | Requiem
Julianna Morelli
Irvine2020 | Eros
Miranda Wang, Stephanie Tang
Portola2019 | Alpha 9
Joy Heller
Capistrano Valley2018 | Je Suis Humain
Maddy Spindler, Jarrett Porter
El Dorado2017 | Uknighted
Cassidy Johnson
Beckman2016 | Air GuiTRON
Wyatt Webb, Grayce Lee
Capistrano Valley -
Score 2022 | Travis Malone
Maxwell Greene
Yorba Linda2020 | Set Fight
Nicholas Mao
Irvine2019 | Faded Red
Brendon Harb
Capistrano Valley2018 | Bedhead
David Michael Valdovinos
Yorba Linda2017 | Finding Me
Brad Valentine
El Dorado2016 | The Truth
Robert Guzman
Beckman2015 | Below the Surface
Brad Valentine
Woodbridge2014 | City Limits
Brad Valentine
Woodbridge2013 | Happily Ever After
Nadav Hollander, Ben Glasser
Woodbridge2012 | Yours to Keep
Miranda Kalagian
Capistrano Valley2011 | Sunny Side Up
Mattan Cohen
Northwood -
Sound Design 2022 | Full Tilt
Ryan Nguyen
Beckman2021 | UNO
Ryan Robinson
Canyon2020 | Release
Andrew Harker
Woodbridge2019 | Not So Scary Story
Colette Grob
Canyon2018 | Middleweight
Jeremy Kemp
Capistrano Valley -
Story - Documentary 2017 | Unconditional Love
Amy Vandyken
Irvine2016 | Ong
Ally Nguyen
University2013 | The Unspoken
Kristen Lindner, Angel Ruiz, Brianna Devons
El Dorado2010 | JJ Live
Jackie Moser, Paige Shores
University -
Story - Narrative 2022 | Travis Malone
Maxwell Greene
Yorba Linda2021 | Tarof
Sam Gharavi, Kian Agahi
University2020 | Hold On
Aydan Reeve, Natalie Henderson
El Dorado2019 | The Admission Decision
Ansley Stotelmyre
Capistrano Valley2018 | Inside of Hope
Alex Lee
2017 | As the Days Go By
Omeed Farsoni
Northwood2016 | The Fear of Disappearing
Joshua Siegel
El Modena2015 | Emma-Rose
Sydney Nathan
Northwood2014 | The Puppeteer
Sammi Rocco
Edison2012 | Here's to the Misfits
Lauren Meyering, Jaime Jackson
El Toro2012 | I Carry Your Heart
Jacqueline Donahue
University2011 | Jalopy
Libby Blood, Nick Birren
El Dorado