Official Selections: 8th LA Student Film Festival

Congratulations to our accepted filmmakers!
Films are listed in alphabetical order, index to the left.
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The Flower Snatcher

Stop motion student short film 
School - Woodbury University 

Director/Producer/Writer/Cinematographer/Editor: Juliet Herrera-De Anda

Awards: PBS Fine Cut 2024 Finalist, ASIFA-Hollywood Scholarship Issued by ANIMATION EDUCATORS FORUM · Aug 2023, Women in Animation Laika Scholarship 2024, Woman, Life, Freedom Film Festival Semi-Finalist, Los Angeles Animation Festival-SILVER STUDENT STOP MOTION

Website: https://julietherreradeanda.weebly.com/

Instagram/Tik Tok: Drawsjuju


The Worst That Could Happen

Short

School - Notre Dame High School

When Ralph Anderson reluctantly rejects a part of a dish served by a prestigious American restaurant, neither him nor his friend Hunter find themselves prepared for what comes next.

Director: Vaughn Eknoyan
Producer: Aaron Rips
Writer: Vaughn Eknoyan
Cast: Kameron Johnson, Niko Chakos, Nick Conocenti, David Lopez, John Chakos, Peter Chakos, Michael Lopez, Caelum Goldstein, Remy Eknoyan, Vaughn Eknoyan
Cinematographer: Dexter Carbone
Editor: Vaughn Eknoyan

Awards, etc.: We shot it after-school across two consecutive Mondays in March. Elie Janesian of Koko’s Middle Eastern Restaurant was very accommodating during the shoot as well.

Won awards of merit in the Film Short (Student) & Original Score (Student) categories at the BestShorts film festival in September 2024.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vaughn.eknoyan.art