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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

Attend

Join us for the 33rd Annual CSU Media Arts Festival Presentation online!

Finalist Screening: Friday, October 20 to Monday, October 23, 2023. View finalist projects at your own pace.
Awards Presentation: Thursday, October 26, 2023 at Noon

Links to the events will be shared in advance.


2023 FINALISTS SCREENing

ANIMATION

A Paw Over Dark
Dorian Saisse, Marisa Molson, Bradley Williams, Nathaly Gutierrez, Kelsey Ward, Chloe Bennett, Veronica Czaja, Luca Di Stefano, Craig Corpuz (10:19 San José State)
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 (4:47 San José State)
Occupied
Liam Fink, Jasmine Kaur (4:33 Cal State Fullerton)
Peace Offering
Helen Lesmana (3:57 Cal State Long Beach)
RATT
Raymere Mendiola (3:07 San José State)
Roadkill Jamboree
Meghan Graham, Megan Cheung, Angelina Macedo, Benny Roybal, Katharine Taddei, Devon Ferguson, Hallie Trzcinski (5:49 San José State)
Solar Eclipse
Zsofia Katona (3:44 Cal State Long Beach)
Sweet Dreams
Shannyn Karasawa, J. Hunter LaMar, Makenna Conehey, Damaris Alvarez, Alisha Hensle (2:13 Cal State Long Beach)
The Little Ghost
Charlie Crespo, Melissa Navarro, Paula Oum, Meghan Edwards, Serena Zheng, Abraham Jung, Loren Herz-O'Brien (2:49 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 (4:11 Cal State Long Beach)
When's Recess?
Alyssa Anderson, Joel Pineda Moreno, Miguel Angel Martinez Perez (1:40 San José State)​

DOCUMENTARY/ CREATIVE NON-FICTION

#2276
Sara Sims, Samuel Barnett, Ryan Galvez, Julie Garcia, Makenna Cordiano, Peter Mozeh, Miranda Clark (16:19 CSUN)
Crossing Rhythms
Arturo E. Rivas (12:00 San Diego State)
Family Secrets
Levi Dafferner, Dylan Winters, Chase Paparotti (10:36 San Diego State)
Past Present Future Adversity
Jaylen Corey Williams (52:03 San José State)
SHRED
Giovanna Trujillo, Shalisa Krualphan, Katherine Nino, Richie Rosales, Eli Roberts, Cole Ratliff, Nick Lindell-Wright, Caro Knapp, Justin La Turno (11:55 CSUN)

NARRATIVE

El Halcón (The Falcon)
Arlene Torres, Mia Moran, Irlanda Silva, Miranda Puatu, Samantha Smart, Nathan Principe (15:34 CSUN)
Infectious
Dylan Dauenhauer, Jessica Ebert, Alex Young, Camilla Villaseñor, Daniel Eskin (15:16 San Diego State)
Kites
Liezl Bitas, Kate Whitham, Nicholas Dobry, Erica Smith, Charisma Garcia, Evatt Carrodus, Ryan Silber, Annie Hall, Kristin Simpson (15:16 CSUN)
Lunch Time
Hayden Stocker (4:34 San Francisco State)
¿Qué Es Un Niño? (What is a Boy?)
Cristian Jesus Vega, Bianca Mechelin, Ezekiel Lazaroo, Ash Sokhom (5:31 CSU Monterey Bay)
Say Nothin' But a Word
Chantay J Taylor, Jessica Calvin, Soleil Sandoval, Savannah Johnson, Tava Kessler, Stephanie Lancaster (15:16 San Diego State)
The Fanatics
Shao Chiu Yen, Laura Skokan, Nguyen Phan, Neha Pearce (13:46 San Diego State)
Un Día Más Un Dí​a Menos (A Day More A Day Less)
Audrey Saca (15:13 CSUN)

SHORT SCREENPLAY

Blin “Circus"
Lada Egorova (30 pages, Cal State LA)
Chasing Lorelai
Robert de Gues, Patil Emanuelle, Alexander Winters, Katelyn de Gues (18 pages CSUN)
Luche Libre (Mexican Wrestling)
Claudia Sofia Sepulveda Solis (8 pages CSUN)​


Finalists are determined based on scoring from both CSU faculty and entertainment industry professionals. Finalists’ visual projects are available for viewing online during a limited screening prior to the awards presentation.  www.MediaArtsFestival.org

If you notice an error of spelling or other, please notify springle@calstate.edu 

 

9/19/2023