PROGRAMMING CATEGORIES
Newscast NATIONAL NOMINEE
Excellence: Wai’anae High School, Wai’anae, HI; Searider Productions. “Searider News”
Lexton Butay-Joseph, Director; Amee Neves, Writer; Jordyn Gerard Watkins-Oka, Editor; John Allen, Advisor
News: General Assignment – Light News NATIONAL NOMINEE
Excellence: Moanalua High School, Honolulu, HI. “One Step At a Time”
Chris Cochrane, Writer; Suzanne Tran, Frances Michelle Uy, Writer/Photographers;Austin Noah Ariola, Editor; Austin Zavala, Advisor
Arts and Entertainment/Cultural Affairs NATIONAL WINNER
Excellence: Tamalpais High School, Mill Valley; Academy of Integrated Humanities and New Media (AIM). “We Still Matter”
Ashalia Dawkins, Sophia Kerner, Lauren Pyfer, Talia Smith, Filmmakers; Mike Goldstein, Mike Lavezzo, Sharilyn Scharf, Advisors
Music Video
Excellence: Buchanan High School, Clovis. “For Luke”
Ariana Decker, Director; Daniel Pearce, Advisor
Short Form – Fiction NATIONAL NOMINEE
Excellence: Moanalua High School, Honolulu, HI. “Area 52”
Daniel Van, Director; DiAeris McRaven, Co-Director/Camera; Colby Tomita, Camera; Mark Ikenaga, Advisor
Short Form – Non-Fiction NATIONAL WINNER
Excellence: Moanalua High School, Honolulu, HI. “Stringing a Legacy”
Austin Noah Ariola, Chris Cochrane, Zion David-Ravey, Frances Michelle Uy, Producers; Austin Zavala, Advisor
Long Form – Non-Fiction
Excellence: Youth Beat at KDOL-TV, Oakland Public Schools. “Displaced”
Chuyi Fang, Jason Nguyen, Producer/Editors; Jhamal Edwards, Yong Lan Liang, Itzel Mercado, Crystal Ung, Assistant Producers; Jared Medina, Olin Pritchard, Giselle Renderos, Vernajah Walker, Cinematographers; Narce Guinto, Ramasses Head, Jake Schoneker, Danielle Thompson, Advisors
Public Affairs/Community Service NATIONAL WINNER
Excellence: Tamalpais High School, Mill Valley; Academy of Integrated Humanities and New Media (AIM). “A Period Piece”
Maren Curtis, Bella Ivory, Evie Robson, Skye Schoenhoeft, Filmmakers; Mike Goldstein, Mike Lavezzo, Sharilyn Scharf, Advisors
Commercial NATIONAL WINNER
Excellence: Whitney High School, Rocklin; WCTV19. “Art Club”
Sam Berg, Lena Tang, Photographer/Editors; Ben Barnholdt, Advisor
CRAFT CATEGORIES
Animation/Graphics/Special Effects NATIONAL NOMINEE
Excellence: Franklin High School, Elk Grove. “Raymond Wang Motion Graphics/VFX Reel”
Raymond Wang, Visual Effects/Motion Graphics Artist; Brad Clark, Advisor
Audio/Sound NATIONAL NOMINEE
Excellence: Buchanan High School, Clovis. “The Wrong Way”
Noah Roberto, Sound Editor; Daniel Pearce, Advisor
Director NATIONAL WINNER
Excellence: Buchanan High School, Clovis. “We Belong Together”
Madi Barrett, Director; Daniel Pearce, Advisor
Editor NATIONAL NOMINEE
Excellence: Buchanan High School, Clovis. “We Belong Together”
Madi Barrett, Nate Long, Editors; Daniel Pearce, Advisor
Photographer
Excellence: Buchanan High School, Clovis. “We Belong Together”
Madi Barrett, Cinematographer; Daniel Pearce, Advisor
Writing NATIONAL WINNER
Excellence: Moanalua High School, Honolulu, HI. “Stargazer”
DiAeris McRaven, Colby Tomita, Daniel Van, Writers; Mark Ikenaga, Advisor