2024 Festival Winners
BROADCAST CATEGORIES
High Schools
FIRST PLACE: Castaic High School’s “Good Morning Castaic” presents
“Hurricane Hillary” by Alexis Candiani
Instructor: Charles Deuschle
SECOND PLACE: West Ranch High School’s “WRTV” presents
“Castaic Animal Shelter” by Natalie Merchant and Casey Gagnon
Instructor: Ryan Lindgreen
THIRD PLACE: Castaic High School’s “Good Morning Castaic” presents
“Hollywood Writer's Strike” by Alexis Candiani
Instructor: Charles Deuschle
Junior High Schools
FIRST PLACE: Castaic Middle School’s “CMSTV” presents
“My Friend Addison” by Isabella Camara
Instructor: Terry Parent
SECOND PLACE: Castaic Middle School’s “CMSTV” presents
“ASB Story” by Leo Fowler, Lyon Cabahug-Tucker, James Mesa
Instructor: Terry Parent
THIRD PLACE: Placerita Junior High School’s “Miner Morning TV / Kid Flix” presents
“Chalk Art” by Anoushka Chitre
Instructor: Paul Kass
High Schools
FIRST PLACE: Castaic High School’s “Good Morning Castaic” presents
“Weekly Taped Show for February 26, 2024” by Connor Whitlach, Broden Weeks, Alexis Candiani, Dylan Silvera, Jaxon Sigmen, Jacob Calderon, Hailey Federico, and Hrishab Krishna
Instructor: Charles Deuschle
SECOND PLACE: Saugus High School’s “Saugus News Network” presents
“Daily Live Show for April 10, 2024” by Mykhail Tezai, Holden Smith, Nina Ripoll, Kenzy Mostafa, Nolan Hodge
Instructor: Wade Williams
THIRD PLACE: West Ranch High School’s “WRTV” presents
“Daily Live Show for February 8, 2024” by Esther Pack, Gillian Bui, Effie Gross, Taylor Lankford, Lucas Bibby, Alyssa Galindo, Ryan Oh, and Alina Park
Instructor: Ryan Lindgreen
Junior High Schools
FIRST PLACE: Rio Norte Junior High School’s “RioTV” presents
“RioTV Daily Taped for November 30, 2023” by Rajanya Konar, Brielle Guiwa, Robert Chen, Lucas Bosshard, Ava Welch, Reese Raymond, Cooper Paras, Mary Dorman, Khloe Urquico, and Daniela Tapia
Instructor: Ron Ippolito
SECOND PLACE: Castaic Middle School’s “CMSTV” presents
“Cougar News Daily Taped Show for March 25, 2024” by James Mesa, Leo Fowler, and Lyon Cabahug-Tucker
Instructor: Terry Parent
THIRD PLACE: Placerita Junior High School’s “Miner Morning TV / Kid Flix” presents
“Miner Morning TV Daily Live for April 12, 2024” by Kid Flix Productions
Instructor: Paul Kass
High Schools
FIRST PLACE: Castaic High School’s “Good Morning Castaic” presents
“Be Present” by Jeevan Dhanota, Aiden Rubalcava, and Mayah Board
SECOND PLACE: Saugus High School’s “Saugus News Network” presents
“Electric Vehicle Safety” by Joaquin Soto, Jadon Rylie Benedito, and Jacob Mendez
Instructor: Wade Williams
THIRD PLACE: “No Text is Worth a Death” by Alexis Candiani, Dylan Silvera, and Kera Ochoa
Instructor: Charles Deuschle
Junior High Schools
FIRST PLACE: Castaic Middle School’s “CMSTV” presents
“Take Care of Your Chromebook” by Zoey Lindkamp, Delilah Gillott, Bailey Faragher, and Allessandra Lewis
Instructor: Terry Parent
SECOND PLACE: Placerita Junior High School’s “Miner Morning TV / Kid Flix” presents
“PSA” by Ryder Brooks, Tommy Burton, Josh Carbajal, and Nathan Kennedy
Instructor: Paul Kass
FILM CATEGORIES
High Schools
FIRST PLACE: Castaic High School’s “Good Morning Castaic” presents
“Not So Ordinary Life” by Jeevan Dhanota, Sebastian Israel, Dylan Silvera, and Arjan Dhanota
Instructor: Charles Deuschle
SECOND PLACE: Hart High School – Individual Student Entry
“Banana Man” by Nicolas DeSesa, Oren Tikosky, Ryder Boyd, Perker Scarabin, Adrian Vargas, Jackson Mustumandy, and David Aerubach
THIRD PLACE: Castaic High School’s “Good Morning Castaic” presents
“Two Can Play at That Game” by Pierce Evans, Steven Penchuk, and Chris Apolinario
Instructor: Charles Deuschle
VIEW SILENT FILM FINALIST
High Schools
FIRST PLACE: Castaic High School’s “Good Morning Castaic” presents
“Parallel” by Valerie Cheer, Jeanelle Estrella, Connor Whitlach, Hailey Federico, Jacob Calderon, and Broden Weeks
Instructor: Charles Deuschle
SECOND PLACE: West Ranch High School’s “WRTV” presents
“I Remember Everything” by Augie Altes, Eli Wamsteker, Brody Glass, Effie Gross, and Nate Cervantes
Instructor: Ryan Lindgreen
THIRD PLACE: Castaic High School’s “Good Morning Castaic” presents
“The Long Way Down” by Jeevan Dhanota, Aiden Rubalcava, Javez Franquez, Madison Lamb, and Sebastian Israel
Instructor: Charles Deuschle
Junior High Schools
FIRST PLACE: Castaic Middle School’s “CMSTV” presents
“Exposed” by James Mesa, Leo Fowler, Lyon Tucker, Myles Fredrickson, Hank Dalton, Diego Jaimez, and Breslin Burrill
Instructor: Terry Parent
SECOND PLACE: Placerita Junior High School’s “Miner Morning TV / Kid Flix” presents
“Anxiety” by Maddie Smither, Cadence Zakar, and Valerie Martinez
Instructor: Paul Kass
