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Media Arts Festival

CSU Summer Arts established the Media Arts Festival in 1991 to give talented students studying film, broadcasting, video, screenwriting, and new media within the 23-campus California State University system an opportunity to present their work for critical review. 

A panel of distinguished faculty and industry leaders selects each year’s finalists and winners, and all finalist selections are screened at the festival. Cash prizes and the CSU Media Arts Festival Award are bestowed on award-winning works.


In 2022, the CSU Media Arts Festival had a wonderful opportunity to host an interview with recent Academy Award-winning documentarian Ben Proudfoot, director of The Queen of Basketball. View the interview on our YouTube channel: BEN PROUDFOOT INTERVIEW

Awards

Congratulations to the winners of the 32nd annual CSU Media Arts Festival!

CSU Media Arts Festival Awards were announced on Wednesday, October 26, 2022.

ANIMATION: Rainbow * Hui Tan * Cal State Long Beach
DOCUMENTARY/ CREATIVE NON-FICTION & TELEVISION NEWS: Bad Child * Nicole Emilíana Mendez * San Diego State
NARRATIVE: How to Disappear * Ethan Garcia * San Diego State
SHORT SCREENPLAY: Embraer E-175 * Selina Madeira Dolscheid * Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Each winning project will receive a certificate and a trophy, as well as a $500 prize to be split evenly for each member of the team. Finalists receive a certificate, as well. Enjoy viewing the winning projects featured below:




AWARDS

Congratulations to the winners of the 33rd annual CSU Media Arts Festival!

CSU Media Arts Festival Awards were announced on Thursday, October 26, 2023.

ANIMATION: Found You, Marijane Vargas, Grace Bennett, Felix Jara, Mitch Alano, Rosanna Davila, Maya Carroll, Lilly Tran, Pierina Caligaris, Maia Mallari, Derek Christmann, Esteban Enriquez, Cindy Hoang, Meghan Graham, Kelsey Ward, Farah Hussain, Angela Macedo, Julietta Zamora Lam, Jaleen Gong, Devin Rowe, Fiona Rieta, San José State

DOCUMENTARY/ CREATIVE NON-FICTION & TELEVISION NEWS: SHRED, Giovanna Trujillo, Shalisa Krualphan, Katherine Nino, Richie Rosales, Eli Roberts, Cole Ratliff, Nick Lindell-Wright, Caro Knapp, Justin La Turno,  CSUN

NARRATIVE: Kites, Liezl Bitas, Kate Whitham, Nicholas Dobry, Erica Smith, Charisma Garcia, Evatt Carrodus, Ryan Silber, Annie Hall, Kristin Simpson, CSUN

SHORT SCREENPLAY: B​lin “Circus” , Lada Egorova, Cal State LA

Each winning project will receive a certificate and a trophy, as well as a $500 prize. Finalists receive a certificate, as well. Enjoy viewing the winning projects featured below:

View the Award ​Winners


2023 FESTIVAL Finali​sts​​

ANIM​​​ATION

A Paw Over Dark
Dorian Saisse, Marisa Molson, Bradley Williams, Nathaly Gutierrez, Kelsey Ward, Chloe Bennett, Veronica Czaja, Luca Di Stefano, Craig Corpuz * San José State

Occupied
Liam Fink, Jasmine Kaur * Cal State Fullerton

Peace Offering
Helen Lesmana * Cal State Long Beach

RATT
Raymere Mendiola * San José State

Roadkill Jamboree
Meghan Graham, Megan Cheung, Angelina Macedo, Benny Roybal, Katharine Taddei, Devon Ferguson, Hallie Trzcinski * San José State

Solar Eclipse
Zsofia Katona * Cal State Long Beach

Sweet Dreams
Shannyn Karasawa, J. Hunter LaMar, Makenna Conehey, Damaris Alvarez, Alisha Hensle * Cal State Long Beach

The Little Ghost
Charlie Crespo, Melissa Navarro, Paula Oum, Meghan Edwards, Serena Zheng, Abraham Jung, Loren Herz-O’Brien * Cal State Long Beach

The Northern Star
Rosa Cuenca, Lilly Ngov, Anna Cirimele, Ren Torres, Miranda Grijalva, Howard Hardaway, Yesenia Garcia, Judy Chi, Paris Valdivia, Savannah Baca * Cal State Long Beach

When’s Recess?
Alyssa Anderson, Joel Pineda Moreno, Miguel Angel Martinez Perez * San José State

DOCU​MENTARY/ CREATIVE NON-FICTION

#2276
Sara Sims, Samuel Barnett, Ryan Galvez, Julie Garcia, Makenna Cordiano, Peter Mozeh, Miranda Clark * CSUN

Crossing Rhythms
Arturo E. Rivas * San Diego State

Family Secrets
Levi Dafferner, Dylan Winters, Chase Paparotti * San Diego State

Past Present Future Adversity
Jaylen Corey Williams * San José State

NARR​ATIVE

El Halcón
Arlene Torres, Mia Moran, Irlanda Silva, Miranda Puatu, Samantha Smart, Nathan Principe * CSUN

Infectious
Dylan Dauenhauer, Jessica Ebert, Alex Young, Camilla Villaseñor, Daniel Eskin * San Diego State

Lunch Time
Hayden Stocker * San Francisco State

¿Qué Es Un Niño?
Cristian Jesus Vega, Bianca Mechelin, Ezekiel Lazaroo, Ash Sokhom * CSU Monterey Bay

Say Nothin’ But a Word
Chantay J Taylor, Jessica Calvin, Soleil Sandoval, Savannah Johnson, Tava Kessler, Stephanie Lancaster * San Diego State

The Fanatics
Shao Chiu Yen, Laura Skokan, Nguyen Phan, Neha Pearce * San Diego State

Un Día Más Un Día Menos
Audrey Saca * CSUN

SHORT SC​REENPLAY

Chasing Lorelai
Robert Benjamin de Geus, Patil Emanuelle, Alexander Winters, Katelyn de Geus * CSUN

Luche Libre
Claudia Sofia Sepulveda Solis * CSUN