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2010 Awards Press Release (211)
October 26, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Kitty Merrill for more Information
(805)986-5817
kmerrill@vcccd.edu
octvfilmfest@gmail.com
OXNARD STUDENT DIGI FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS ANNOUNCED
Films from Oxnard, California to Alexandria, Virginia took honors at the Oxnard Student Digi Film Festival, held October 22 and 23 at the Plaza 14 Theatres in downtown Oxnard.
Festival Director, George Ortega, announced the awards at the conclusion of the festival. Ortega said, “I think this is our best festival ever; the films were really great this year.”
The college division awards divided primarily between students from Oxnard and Moorpark Colleges, with crowd favorites such as the comedy, “The Adventures of Lucky and Pepe” by Ricardo Ortega and experimental film “Sketch” by Aubrey Byrne taking top honors in their categories, along with an award to Ventura College student, Roberto Perez, for his second place news entry, “Marcha por la Reforma.”
High school division awards went to students from across Ventura County, as well as to a pair of far-flung award recipients from Alexandria, Virginia: Hana Wuerker and Daniel Ardura. Crowd favorite, “Pacifica High School 2010,” by Jose Quintero, took first place in Music Video. “It was a pleasure to see such a diverse group of filmmakers in the high school division,” said Kitty Merrill, festival co-director. “We had strong films from students in high school video programs, but also from students in youth groups, such as Fillmore’s One Step Center, and CAPS4Kids in Ventura,”
This year’s People’s Choice Award, determined by popular vote of the festival audience, went to Oxnard College student Johnathan Portillo, for his film, “The Janitor’s Kid”, and was announced at the festival reception, held at Sugar Beets.
Students from Fillmore’s One Step Productions found themselves honored for the second time in three days. Their public service announcement, “Peer Pressure,” took first place at the festival, after having received an award at the CAPPIE awards in Ventura just two days before.
The student winners received a variety of prizes: including editing software from Adobe and Smart Sound, subscriptions to Lynda.com, an online tutorial website, a pocket video camera, books on video and film production from Focal Press, as well as gift certificates for meals at Ruby’s Café. Chad Smathers, from Moorpark College was the first place honoree in Drama in the college division and received a free rental package of grip equipment from EVS Rentals, worth over $1000.
The Saturday awards and reception were the culmination of the festival, which features two nights of screenings at the Plaza 14 Cinemas, and OC Filmmaker’s Day, a program of free workshops for students held at Oxnard College, sponsored by the college and the City of Oxnard Recreation Division.
The Oxnard Student Digi Film festival is an Oxnard Independent Film event and is sponsored by Oxnard College and the City of Oxnard.
OXNARD STUDENT DIGI FILM FESTIVAL
2010 AWARDS
People’s Choice Award
“The Janitor’s Kid” Johnathan Portillo Oxnard College; Oxnard, CA
College Division
Drama
1st Place “A Death Before Life” Chad Smathers Moorpark College; Moorpark, CA
2nd Place “The Janitor’s Kid” Johnathan Portillo Oxnard College; Oxnard, CA
3rd Place “Purgatory” Andrew Borene Oxnard College; Oxnard, CA
3rd Place “Hiking with Sarah” Michael Berg Moorpark College; Moorpark, CA
Comedy
1st Place “The Adventures of Lucky and Pepe” Ricardo Ortega Oxnard College; Oxnard, CA
2nd Place “Half Past Eleven” Andrew Metzger Moorpark College; Moorpark, CA
3rd Place “OCTV: Behind the “Scenes” Jameson Lingl Oxnard College; Oxnard, CA
Music Video
1st Place “Lito on the Beat” George Ortega Oxnard College; Oxnard, CA
2nd Place “Who I Be LX” Ricardo Ortega Oxnard College; Oxnard, CA
2nd Place “Why Can’t We Be Friends” Louis Rivera, Albert Smith, Charlie Touchette & Juan Smith Oxnard College; Oxnard, CA
3rd Place “Amor Prevalecera“ Laura Reyes Oxnard College; Oxnard, CA
Experimental
1st Place “Sketch” Aubrey Byrne Moorpark College; Moorpark, CA
2nd Place “Confide” Adam Mulligan Moorpark College; Moorpark, CA
3rd Place “Just Business” Adam Mulligan, Juan Lora, & Taylor Johnson Moorpark College; Moorpark, CA
Documentary
1st Place “Ormond Beach Restoration” Laura Reyes and Andrea Baltazar Oxnard College; Oxnard, CA
1st Place “A Cork Story” Franz Tinio-Lopez Oxnard College; Oxnard, CA
2nd Place “OC Programs: Athletics” George Ortega, Ricardo Ortega, Jameson Lingl, Johnathan Portillo Oxnard College; Oxnard, CA
News
1st Place “Downtown Chow” Andrea Baltazar Oxnard College; Oxnard, CA
2nd Place “Marcha por la Reforma” Roberto Perez Ventura College
3rd Place “Student Sports: OC Baseball” Jonathan Carlander Oxnard College; Oxnard, CA
PSA/Commercial
1st Place “The Daily Grill” George Ortega and Oxnard College students Oxnard College; Oxnard, CA
2nd Place “Binaca” Taylor Johnson & Paul Bacera Moorpark College; Moorpark, CA
3rd Place “O.C. P.S.A.” Oxnard College Film Club Oxnard College; Oxnard, CA
Honorable Mention “Dr. Safety” Taylor Johnson Moorpark College; Moorpark, CA
High School Division
Drama
1st Place “Whistle Pop” Daniel Ardura T.C. Williams High School, Alexandria, VA
2nd Place “Time Traveler” Brody Garcia, Daniel Nordskog, Anthony Starr, Emani Kelley, Lexi Woodard CAPS4Kids; Ventura, CA
2nd Place “Martha” Luis Heredia Barrio Productions; Oxnard, CA
3rd Place Spring with No Break” Yvette Linares and Luis Heredia Barrio Productions; Oxnard, CA
Comedy
1st Place “Weasel Man” Andrew Grant Trinity Pacific Christian; Thousand Oaks, CA
2nd Place “Lord of the Coconut” Coral Young, Tyler Ferdolage, Isaiah Thayer, Travor Hart, Joseph DeMaria & Alex Uvari CAPS4Kids; Ventura, CA
3rd Place “CSI: La Llorona” Luis Heredia Barrio Productions; Oxnard, CA
Documentary
1st Place “Ed Hunt Rehab Point” Oxnard City Corps Oxnard City Corps; Oxnard, CA
2nd Place “Art Barn” Brody Garcia, Travor Hart, Kyle Edison CAPS4Kids; Ventura, CA
Music Video
1st Place “Pacifica High School” Jose Quintero Pacifica High School; Oxnard, CA
2nd Place “Girls Night Out” Ben Lee Foster OFL; Northridge, CA
Experimental
1st Place “May Fly” Jim Bern Foothill Technology High School, Ventura, CA
2nd Place “Duel” Hana Wuerker T.C. Williams High School, Alexandria, VA
2nd Place “Infatuation” Ben Lee Foster OFL; Northridge, CA
3rd Place “Skatepark” Aaron Edrada Pacifica High School; Oxnard, CA
Effects/Animation
1st Place “Handshake” Oxnard City Corps Oxnard City Corps; Oxnard, CA
PSA/Commercial
1st Place “Peer Pressure” One Step Center Youth One Step Center Youth, Fillmore, CA
2nd Place “Alcohol” One Step Center Youth One Step Center Youth, Fillmore, CA
3rd Place “Hyperbaric Clinic” Paul Marcoux, Brianna Clark, Clair Stockdill & Emani Kelley CAPS4Kids, Ventura, CA
For more information about the festival, call Kitty Merrill at Oxnard College Television, 986-5817 or email octvfilmfest@gmail.com
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