iVIE Awards and Student Film Festival 2025 – Middle School (6-8) Nominees
Middle School Nominees
Documentary
Before 2000
Dir. Brody Wilson
Teen Producer’s Project
Charlie’s Buddies
Dirs. Alexanddra Carter, Ali Webster, Kirby Stephenson, Leah Daragahi
La Costa Heights Elementary
CHMS Surf Club 2025
Dir. Finn Ecker
Calavera Hills Middle School
Rescue Dogs
Dir. Amanda Salazar
La Costa Heights Elementary
Shear Determination
Dir. Nathan Luria
Valley Middle School
Wild Wonders
Dir. Sidney Soward, Lillian Cook, Vivian Indorf
El Camino Creek Elementary
News Story
Ne Zha 2 Breaks Records
Dir. Krystalyn Nguyen
Challenger Middle School
Ocean Knoll Welcome Center
Dir. Charlie Elpers, Adan Fuentes, Jett Chaker, Lyla Sleichter-Brown
Ocean Knoll Elementary
Open AI In The Classroom
Dir. Shreeja Velventhan
Challenger Middle School
Tanner’s Prime Burgers
Dir. Finn Ecker
Calavera Hills Middle School
DYI (Do-It-Yourself)
Banana Cream Pie
Dir. Lilly Reed
ALBA Community Day School
How to Make an ALBA Burger
Dir. Sam Guzman
ALBA Community Day School
How to Change a Flat Tire
Dir. Cooper Jurman
Carmel Valley Middle
How To Make Creme Brulee
Dir. Emily Bui
Challenger Middle School
How To Make Mac ‘n Cheese
Dir. Denise Martinez
Challenger Middle School
How To Make Smores Cookies
Dir. Rachel Tang
Carmel Valley Middle
Public Service Announcement (PSA)
Kindness Starts Here: How to Start Your Own Kindness Club
Dir. —
Kids Broadcasting Academy
Our Own Time (PSA)
Dir. Anika Seksaria
Oak Valley Middle School
Recharge Your Battery
Dir. Krystalyn Nguyen
Challenger Middle School
Recycling Matters
Dir. Ellie Shinnefield
El Camino Creek Elementary
Waves of Plastic
Dir. April Hansen
Dana Middle School
Short Narrative (Animation)
The Adventures of Electra and Magno
Dir. Gavin Gao
Mission Estancia Elementary
Batman Shadows of Gotham
Dir. Aiden McHugh, Jaxen Curry, Noah Montgomery, Connor Lange, Jazz Anderson
La Costa Heights Elementary
Ghosts in High Spirits
Dir. Gray Chin-Blakey
Roosevelt International Middle School
The Glitch
Dir. Joshua Post
Quantum Academy
A Hero is Born
Dir. Eleonora Stuart, Virginia Pace
El Camino Creek Elementary
Short Narrative (Live Action)
80s vs Now
Dir. Hayden Gutierrez & Andrew Vega
Teen Producer’s Project
Back To 6th Grade
Dir. Ryder Allan, Huy Mai
Challenger Middle School
Hoodie
Dir. Audrey Enriquez
Teen Producers Project
Late Student
Dir. Lilly Reed
ALBA Community Day School
Resilience
Dir. Sam Guzman
ALBA Community Day School
Social Justice Stories
The Bins: Hidden Treasures
Dir. Nathan Luria
Valley Middle School
Heroes of the Ocean
Dir. Adalyn Nitsch, Taylor Pountney, Virginia Pace
El Camino Creek Elementary
LGBTQIA+ Allyship
Dir. Ava Ramirez, Quinn Jimenez-Duke, Isla Budnovitch, Ellie Sleichter-Brown
Ocean Knoll Elementary
Struggling San Diego
Dir. Emily Bui, Quynh Nguyen
Challenger Middle School
Music Video
San Diego Vibez
Dir. Hank Blomstrand
Dana Middle School
Journey
Dir. Kevin Leo Jiang
Standley Middle School