FOUR NATIONAL WINNERS
PROGRMMING CATEGORIES
Newscast
EXCELLENCE: Buchanan High School, Clovis; “BNN 2021” NATIONAL NOMINEE
Rylee Gonzales, Gabe Munro, Producer/Writer/Anchors; Logan Garcia, Caleb Pouliot, Canyon Vang, Reporter; Noah Roberto, Director/Photographer/Editor; Chris Pearce, Camera/Lighting; Nate Long, Michael Perez, Camera/Editors; Blaise Gonda, Editor; Daniel Pearce, Advisor.
Video Essay
EXCELLENCE: Tamalpais High School: Academy of Integrated Humanities and New Media (AIM); “Voices of the Valley” NATIONAL NOMINEE
Jessica Bukowski, Filmmaker; Mike Goldstein, Mike Lavezzo, Sharilyn Scharf, Advisor.
Non-Fiction – Short Form
EXCELLENCE: Amador Valley High School, Pleasanton; “Cells vs. Zombies: The Role of Cellular Senescence in the Human Body” NATIONAL NOMINEE
Nitya Ayyagari, Director/Animator/Editor; Mani Vemulakonda, Advisor.
Music Video
EXCELLENCE: Academy Of Arts, Careers, And Technology, Reno, NV; “Don’t Throw Out My Legos” NATIONAL NOMINEE
Isabella Wolf, Producer; Robert Zorn, Advisor.
EXCELLENCE: Buchanan High School, Clovis; “Pancakes For Dinner”
Taylor Brunzell, Producer; Daniel Pearce, Advisor.
Fiction – Short Form
EXCELLENCE: El Diamante High School, Visalia; “Incursion” NATIONAL WINNER
Noah Lillywhite, Producer/Editor; Kai Willey, Writer/Director; Sam Zurek, Cinematographer/Graphic Artist; Ellie Hebert, Advisor.
EXCELLENCE: Franklin High School, Elk Grove; “Performance Anxiety” NATIONAL NOMINEE
Shaina Ocampo, Writer/Director/Animator; Brad Clark, Advisor.
Commercial
EXCELLENCE: Whitney High School WCTV19, Rocklin; “Steam Club” NATIONAL WINNER
Alicia Chiang, Michaela Oh, Production Team; Ben Barnholdt, Advisor.
CRAFT CATEGORIES
Animation/Graphics/Special Effects
EXCELLENCE: El Diamante High School, Visalia; “Beasts in the Orange clouds” NATIONAL WINNER
Mario Landeros, Animator; Ellie Hebert, Advisor.
Audio/Sound
EXCELLENCE: Buchanan High School, Clovis; “Amnesia”
Taylor Brunzell, Audio mixer; Daniel Pearce, Advisor.
EXCELLENCE: Buchanan High School, Clovis, “Notes” NATIONAL NOMINEE
Noah Roberto, Sound Editor; Chris Pearce, Boom Operator; Daniel Pearce, Advisor.
Director
EXCELLENCE: Buchanan High School, Clovis; “Who’s Sorry Now”
Noah Roberto, Director; Daniel Pearce, Advisor.
Editor
EXCELLENCE: Moanalua High School, Honolulu, HI; “Mirage” NATIONAL NOMINEE
Sara Brekke, Editor; Mark Ikenaga, Advisor.
Photographer
EXCELLENCE: Buchanan High School, Clovis; “Who’s Sorry Now” NATIONAL WINNER
Noah Roberto, Director of Photography; Daniel Pearce, Advisor.
EXCELLENCE: Moanalua High School, Honolulu, HI; “Mirage” NATIONAL NOMINEE
Sara Brekke, Khloe Ringor, Photographers; Mark Ikenaga, Advisor.
Writer
EXCELLENCE: Amador Valley High School, Pleasanton; “Cells vs. Zombies:
The Role of Cellular Senescence in the Human Body” NATIONAL NOMINEE
Nitya Ayyagari, Writer; Mani Vemulakonda, Advisor.
EXCELLENCE: Tamalpais High School: Academy of Integrated Humanities and New Media (AIM); “Hello Kitty, Goodbye Innocence” NATIONAL NOMINEE
Jessica Bukowski, Writer; Mike Goldstein, Mike Lavezzo, Sharilyn Scharf, Advisors