iVIE Awards & Student Film Festival 2026 – High School (9-12) Nominees
High School Nominees
Documentary
Sunset Cliffs Documentary
Dir. Jacob Nichols
Point Loma High School
Strawberry Fields
Dir. Portia Perry
Torrey Pines High School
The Water Conservation Garden
Dirs. Samuel Johannes Theis, Deyaar Awad
Valhalla High School
Venus in the Air & Space Museum
Dir. Venus Nuno
Hoover High School
Music to My Ears
Dir. Fernando Ledezma Guerrero
Media Arts Center San Diego Teen Producers Project
Do It Yourself (DIY)
How to Solve a Rubik’s Cube
Dir. S
Canyon Crest Academy
Patriot Makes // Spooky Rice Krispie Treats
Dirs. Allen Guzman, Mabel Woods
Patrick Henry High School
Tied to a Date
Dir. Dalton d’Almaine-Vedral
Mira Mesa High School
How to Screen Print
Dir. Albert Palacios
ALBA Community Day
Music Video
Don’t Let It Fade
Dir. Eva Cruz
Patrick Henry High School
Hit It
Dir. Christian Vandiver
Point Loma High School
People Pleaser
Dir. Jian Lazzaro
Bonita Vista High School
GD Music
Dir. Gavin Dransart
San Marcos High School
Summer’s Over
Dir. Donovan Maes
San Diego School of Creative & Performing Arts
News Story
Meet The Patrick Henry High Band
Dir. Eva Cruz
Patrick Henry High School
XC’s Varsity Freshman
Dir. Elizabeth Moya
Patrick Henry High School
Advancing to Regionals
Dir. Katerina Wietfeldt
Torrey Pines High School
VG Donuts
Dir. Portia Perry
Torrey Pines High School
No Days Off
Dir. Jackson Luria
Carlsbad High School
Skating Side By Side
Dir. Jackson Luria
Carlsbad High School
Public Service Announcement (PSA)
The Lunch Runner
Dir. Maxwell Wofford
Patrick Henry High School
You’re Not Alone PSA
Dirs. Daniel Suba, Nala Stephenson, Nora O’Neil, Aisha Hashim
Patrick Henry High School
Distracted Driving PSA
Dir. Sylvia Kuzmich
Point Loma High School
School Safety PSA
Dir. Natalia Rittermann
Point Loma High School
Your Call Has Been Forwarded
Dir. Marcus Lee
Mira Mesa High
Short Narrative (Animation)
Reach
Dir. Audrey Shulok
Del Lago Academy
Our Near Death Experience
Dir. Emma Lu, Judith Young
Canyon Crest Academy
Finding Life Again
Dir. Seraphina Bush
Point Loma High School
Second Chance Youth Garden Animation
Dir.
Second Chance
Short Narrative (Live Action)
CHUGWATER NEWS
Dir. Jian Lazzaro
Bonita Vista High School
Places, Please!
Dir. Raysa Bieschke
San Diego Met High School
Dinner At Ma’s
Dir. Cynthia Yeh, Isabel Lai, Elizabeth Yang
Canyon Crest Academy
Writer’s Block
Dir. Cody Yoe
San Marcos High School
Attack of the 50 Foot Drama Queens
Dir. Kai Deltete
Point Loma High School
Success
Dir. Jack Hyunjin Yu
Del Norte High School
Social Justice Stories
A Level Playing Court
Dir. Jackson Luria
Carlsbad High School
My Parents Named Me Sunshine
Dir. Raysa Bieschke
San Diego Met High School