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Congratulations 2023 Award Winners

FILMMAKING
“Just Another Cheesy Teen Rom Com”
Isabella and Colin Sherfield
ERHS 

“The Key to Fear”
Leo Gerd Eulate
SLOHS

Student judging scores tied. Congrats to our two winners​
PHOTOGRAPHY
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“Vroom Vroom”
Luke Konjoyan
MBHS ​
SCREEN/CREATIVE WRITING
“McSpade’s Circus of Splendor"
Rae Elizabeth Ruane
MBHS
TECHNICAL
“Cha Cha Ride”
Laslo S Estes & Eli Heck CCNT
CENTRAL COAST SPIRIT AWARD
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“Sandbox: Series”
Gavin Patrick Wren, Jenson Wright, Jackson Sitt
SLOHS

2023 Student Film & Media Arts

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The Central Coast Film Society Student Film & Media Arts Competition is an opportunity to celebrate Central Coast students by showcasing their talents in film and digital media arts, including:

- Filmmaking
- Screenwriting/Creative Writing
- Photography/Cinematography
- Technical Achievement (Editing/Animation/Special FX)

All students who submit their films or creative works will receive constructive feedback from the Central Coast Film Society board members and will be eligible for entry in the Central Coast Film Society Student Showcase. Finalists selected for the Student Showcase will have their works reviewed by a panel of judges from the industry and academia to earn Awards for Excellence and Student Scholarships.
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This year's venue will be held on May 21, 2023 from 2-5PM at: 
Allan Hancock College - C-40 Auditorium (Near Parking Lot 3)
800 S College Dr
Santa Maria, California 93454
United States


Student Showcase:
  • 2:00-3:00             Photography / Screening Showcase
    • 2:30-3:00   Navigating Film School Q&A, with Carlos Plummer
  • 3:00-4:45             Film & Technical Showcase
  • 4:45-5:00             Awards Ceremony

See full list of Finalists below.

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Awards & PrizesAwards for Excellence
- Filmmaking
- Screenwriting/Creative Writing
- Photography/Cinematography
- Film Editing/Animation/Special FX

Scholarships
$300 scholarship available for each category
$100 scholarship available for the Central Coast Spirit Award
The Central Coast Spirit Award goes to the creative work that best represents the Central Coast Film Society's mission, "to celebrate cinema and promote media arts and entertainment on California’s Central Coast".
**Additional scholarships may be available based on sponsors/donations. 
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Judges and staff of the 2022 FAMA Competition.

Finalists by Category

FILMMAKING
“Backfired”
Abigail Reinstedt
Calvary Christian School

“Cards, Guns & More Guns”
Asher Dedek 
ERHS

“Just Another Cheesy Teen Rom Com”
Isabella and Colin Sherfield
ERHS 

“Plan A”
Rhys Demarest
MBHS 

“Prisoner”
Dylan Dana Koch
SLOHS

“Sandbox: Out of Time”
Jenson Wright
SLOHS

“Sandbox: Vendetta”
Gavin Patrick Wren
SLOHS

“Spirits Within”
Jonah C Meadows and Shelby Rodriguez
CCNT

“The File”
Desmond Isaiah Peck
CCNT

“The Key to Fear”
Leo Gerd Eulate
SLOHS
PHOTOGRAPHY
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“Abandoned Structures”
Emma Prince
CCNT

“Ferry”
Jebeandiah None
MBHS

“Flouwa”
Justin Campbell
MBHS

“Photographers”
Jackson Gammie
MBHS

“Sports Portfolio”
Daisy Wilson
CCNT

“Spotlight”
Sophia Laurel
ERHS

“Starving Artist”
Gabriel Winn
MBHS

“The Heart of the Central Coast”
Reno Hallmeyer
MBHS

“Untitled”
Jameson Caststeel
CCNT

“Vroom Vroom”
Luke Konjoyan
MBHS 

SCREEN/CREATIVE WRITING
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“It’s Time to Drive”
Erolen Miguel Alvarez
ERHS

“Lost”
Olivia Rose Brumit
MBHS

“McSpade’s Circus of Splendor"
Rae Elizabeth Ruane
MBHS

“Plan A”
Rhys Demarest
MBHS

“Sandbox: Vendetta Script”
Gavin Patrick Wren, Jenson Wright, Jackson Sitt
SLOHS

TECHNICAL
“Backfired”**
Abigail Reinstedt
Calvary Christian School


“Cha Cha Ride”
Laslo S Estes & Eli Heck CCNT

“Lego Creativity”
Eli M Heck
CCNT


“Prisoner”**
Dylan Dana Koch
SLOHS

“Pursuit of Perfection”
Kai Roberto Monge
SLOHS

“Sandbox: Out of Time”**
Jenson Wright
SLOHS

“Sandbox: Vendetta”**
Gavin Patrick Wren
SLOHS


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