iVIE Awards & Student Film Festival 2026 – Middle School (6-8) Nominees
Middle School Nominees
Documentary
Beyond the Cockpit
Dir. Hayden Gutierrez
Teen Producers Project
Norge
Dir. Adrianne Green
Flora Vista Elementary
Wombmates
Dir. Zubie Andan
La Costa Heights Elementary
EEF Supported Programs
Dirs. Lauren Hallam, Zoey Shusta, Linnea Shelton
El Camino Creek Elementary
Do It Yourself (DIY)
How to Decorate a Phone Case
Dir. Charlotte Pedersen
Marston Middle School
How to Make a Paper Box!
Dir. Shaka Cooper
Marston Middle School
How to Make a Tube Horn
Dir. Brayden Nguyen
Marston Middle School
News Story
OPE News 2026
Dir. Errolyn Healy
Olivenhain Pioneer Elementary
The Pollution Problem
Dirs. Finn Ecker, Kelley Apanowicz
Calavera Hills Middle
Public Service Announcement (PSA)
Balloons
Dir. Adrianne Green
Flora Vista Elementary
Fill a Bucket!
Dir. Adrianne Green
Marston MS
Digital Scars
Dirs. Hannah Baker, Avery Beasley
La Costa Heights Elementary
Short Narrative (Animation)
Coyotes
Dir. Bryn Wright
San Dieguito Academy
Let’s Try
Dir. Brian McFadden
Paul Ecke Central Elementary
Diamond Thief
Dir. Cara Richard
Carmel Valley Middle
The Lost Goose
Dir. Ben Kruger
Carmel Valley Middle
Clear Geometry
Dir.
Carmel Valley Middle
Fastball
Dir. Evan Bernarte
Carmel Valley Middle
Land Life
Dir. Xavian Jase Williams
Central School
Latin American Poets
Dir.
Roosevelt Middle
The History of Video Games
Dir. Adrianne Green
Flora Vista Elementary
Short Narrative (Live Action)
Sleep in All Sleeps
Dir. Brian McFadden
Paul Ecke Central Elementary
Penny for Your Thoughts
Dir. Zubie Andan
La Costa Heights Elementary
The Murders on Mystery Lane
Dir. Maddy Waldick
La Costa Heights Elementary
Drained
Dirs. Will Jennings, Cooper Pompeo, Miles Pompeo, Jackson Hampel
El Camino Creek Elementary
Rock and Me
Dir. Basilio Quinonez
ALBA Community Day School
Social Justice Stories
Alien
Dir. Ailyn Alvarez
Quantum Academy
Nati
Dir. Elizabeth Rogers
Capri Elementary
Shattering Silence
Dir. Ziggy Andan
La Costa Heights Elementary
A Step Ahead
Dir. Andrew Luria
Thrive School