This year's Santa Monica Teen Film Festival was a great success! Over 80 films were submitted, and 28 films were screened on Saturday, April 30 and Sunday May 1. On Saturday evening, we screened 12 films at the Miles Memorial Playhouse and on Sunday afternoon we screend 16 films at the Santa Monica Main Library, MLK Jr. Auditorium. After this screening, we announced the winners. Two awards for Audience Choice (one on Saturday and one on Sunday) were determined by popular vote. A panel of industry professionals and teens determined the winners by category.
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And the winners are:
Best of the Fest, 1st place
Paris is Burning by Carolina Vazquez
Paris is Burning by Carolina Vazquez
Best of the Fest, 2nd place
Bubble by Caleb Jaffe
Santa Monica Budding Filmmaker Award
Myles Blackwell (Mercy)
Best Documentary
Scotty’s Lantern by Samuel Bruce and Genevieve Ward
Best Animation
Bubble by Caleb Jaffe
Best Experimental/Music Video
Paris is Burning by Carolina Vazquez
Audience Choice Award, Saturday
Coin by Blake Simon
Audience Choice Award, Sunday
Dinner Time by Lisa Parker
