The Santa Barbara International Film Festival is proud to announce the winners of its first-ever online student film festival showcasing the work of local high school and college students.
 
The event was created to address the fact that area student filmmakers were going to miss out on screening their films publicly due to the coronavirus pandemic, and to give these students a platform to do just that.
 
“We are thrilled with how our first online student film festival turned out,” said SBIFF Education Coordinator Claire Waterhouse. “The quality of the films we received was really impressive, and the community turned out in big numbers to watch them and cast their votes. Mostly, we are so happy to have been able to support these students by offering them a way to screen their works for a wide and enthusiastic audience.”
 
The winners are:
 
JURY AWARDS:
High School Winner
"Left on Read"
Joshua Kazali, Santa Ynez Valley High School
 
College Winner
"Nomad"
Lyndall Stephenson, Westmont College
 
AUDIENCE AWARDS:
High School Winner
"Beer to Bread"
Grace Miller, Santa Barbara High School
 
College Winner
"EL CANTANTE: A Salsa Film"
Daniel Blanco, UCSB
 
The films are still available for viewing at sbiff.org, and all entrants are allowed to submit their films for consideration in SBIFF 2021 as well. Each winner will receive a Cinema Pass and pair of tribute tickets to SBIFF 2021.