STORYTELLING AND FILM K-12 STUDENT COMPETITION
Imagination: Creating Possibilities
Winners and Finalists
Cinema Culturas Storytelling and Film Student Competition seeks to encourage and enhance K-12 students’ 4 C’s of 21st Century Skills: Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration and Communication. Cinema Culturas expands on this learning model by incorporating two additional C’s in its educational program: Culture and Community. Our organization’s key tenets of diversity and inclusion are observed through fun and educational forums for all students to participate via storytelling and visual dynamics of film, and having both local and global communities come together to support students. We want the youth of today to be resilient dreamers, and for all of us to create a promising and inclusive future with every story they imagine.
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Winning Short Films
Winning Short Stories
Music Winners
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Early Elementary School Students from 1st to 4th grade
1st place: Luciana Radaelli – “La manzana mágica”
2nd place: Edjurjens Edmond – “Journey”
3rd place: Anette Rodríguez – “¿Qué es la imaginación?”
Upper Elementary School Students from 5th and 6th grade
1st place: Lauren G. Stewart – “Can you Imagine it?”
2nd place: Héctor Mendoza – “Todos tenemos súper poderes”
3rd place: Elizabeth Pudussery – “Another Day”
3rd place: Naeem Leon – “Mi música mis raíces”
Middle School Students from 7th to 9th grade
1st place: Kien Ly Biggs – “Earth Heart”
2nd place: Tina Deng – “Lost hopes: the diary of Constanse”
2nd place: Katherine Jiménez – “La ciudad en las nubes”
2nd place: Ruben Martínez – “Ai take over”
3rd place: Mallor Castro – “The Notebook”
High School Students from 10th to 12th grade
1st place: Xuan-Anh Ly Biggs – “Life on a Creative Earth”
1st place: Fausto Coronel – “Tlalticpactli”
2nd place: Carter Rostron – “Ruth & Nick”
2nd place: Beatriz Nunes Silva – “Creature of Habit”
2nd place: Miguel Alejandro Ortega Bustamante – “Ese soy yo”
3rd place: Leonardo Pérez – “La pureza del juego”
3rd place: Melisa Yadira García – “El secreto de José”
Music Category - Original Score
1st place: Kien Ly Biggs – “Earth Heart” – Original Music
2nd place: Xuan-Anh Ly Biggs – “Life on a Creative Earth” – Original Music
3rd place: Noah Allen – “Recycle” – Original Music
WINNERS
Early Elementary School Students from 1st to 4th grade
1st Place / Short Story
Luciana Radaelli
"La Manzana Mágica"
Artistic Theme
JF Kennedy Elementary School
2nd Grade
Riverside
USA
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2nd Place / Short Film
Edjurjens Edmond
"Journey"
Artistic Theme
SK Tampulan Telipok
1st Grade
MALAYSIA, International Story
3rd Place / Short Film
Anette Rodríguez
"¿Qué es la imaginación?"
Artistic Theme
César Chávez Elementary
2nd Grade
Thermal
USA
Upper Elementary School Students from 5th and 6th grade
1st Place / Short Film
Lauren G. Stewart
"Can you imagine it?"
Artistic Theme
Mt. View Elementary
5th Grade
Riverside
USA
2nd Place / Short Film
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Hector Mendoza
"Todos tenemos super poderes"
Artistic Theme
Rustic Lane Elementary
6th Grade
Riverside
USA
3rd Place / Short Story
Elizabeth Pudussery
"Another Day"
Artistic Theme
Benjamin Franklin Elementary
5th Grade
Riverside
USA
3rd Place / Short Film
Naeem Leon
"Mi música, mis raíces"
Artistic Theme
César Chávez Elementary
5th Grade
Coachella
USA
Middle School Students from 7th to 9th grade
1st Place / Short Film
Kien Ly Biggs
"Earth Heart"
Artistic Theme
Gage Middle School
7th Grade
Riverside
USA
2nd Place / Short Story
Tina Deng
"Lost hopes: the diary of Constanse"
Artistic Theme
Benjamin Franklin Elementary
6th Grade
Riverside
USA
2nd Place / Short Story
Katherine Jiménez
"La ciudad en las nubes"
Artistic Theme
Fallbrook High School
9th Grade
Fallbrook
USA
2nd Place / Short Film
Rubén Martínez
"Take Over"
Artistic Theme
Mountain View Middle School
8th Grade
Moreno Valley
USA
3rd Place / Short Story
Mallory Castro
"The Notebook"
Artistic Theme
Bobby Duke Middle School
7th Grade
Coachella
USA
High School Students from 10th to 12th grade
1st Place / Short Film
Xuan-Anh Ly Biggs
"Life on a Creative Earth"
Artistic Theme
Riverside Polytechnic High
10th Grade
Riverside
USA
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1st Place / Short Story
Fausto Coronel Vega
"Tlalticpactli"
Artistic Theme
Instituto México de Baja California
11th Grade
Tijuana
MEXICO, International Story
2nd Place / Short Film
Carter Rostron
"Ruth & Nick"
Artistic Theme
Pembroke High School
10th Grade
Kansas City
USA
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2nd Place / Short Film
Beatriz Nunes Silva
"Creature of Habit"
Artistic Theme
Soares dos Reis Art School
12th Grade
Porto
PORTUGAL, International Story
2nd Place / Short Film
Miguel Alejandro Ortega Bustamante
"Ese soy yo"
Artistic Theme
COBACH Sonora Plantel Reforma
12th Grade
Hermosillo
MEXICO, International Story
3rd Place / Short Film
Leonardo Pérez Sánchez
"La Pureza del Juego"
Artistic Theme
Colegio Álamos
12th Grade
Querétaro
MEXICO, International Story
3rd Place / Short Story
Melisa Yadira García
"El Secreto de José"
Artistic Theme
Centro de Bachillerato Tecnológico Industrial y de Servicio No. 2
11th Grade
Tlaxiaco
MEXICO, International Story
Music Category - Original Score
1st Place / Music
Kien Ly Biggs
"Earth Heart"
Artistic Theme
Gage Middle School
7th Grade
Riverside
USA
2nd Place / Music
Xuan-Anh Ly Biggs
"Life on a Creative Earth"
Artistic Theme
Riverside Polytechnic High
10th Grade
Riverside
USA
3rd Place / Music
Noah Allen
"Recycle: A film by Aztec Studios"
Artistic Theme
Palm Desert High School
12th Grade
Rancho Mirage
USA
FINALISTS
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Early Elementary School Students from 1st to 4th grade
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Abraham Juárez
"Two things open up my
imagination: Legos and Music"
Artistic Theme
César Chávez Elementary School
3rd Grade
Coachella
USA
2
Mia Elisa Tinajero
"Singing and Art"
Artistic Theme
César Chávez Elementary School
4th Grade
Coachella
USA
Upper Elementary School Students from 5th and 6th grade
3
Zitlali García
"The Magical Angel"
Artistic Theme
César Chávez Elementary School
6th Grade
Coachella
USA
4
Victoria Gomez
"Aqua Fresh"
Artistic Theme
Oasis
5th Grade
Thermal
USA
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Eli Tinajero
"Tradición de mi familia"
Artistic Theme
César Chávez Elementary
4tht Grade
Coachella
USA
Middle School Students from 7th to 8th grade
6
Noemi Rosas
"Welcome to the World"
Science Theme
Fallbrook High School
9th Grade
Fallbrook
USA
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Hailey Jackson
"Non-Reality"
Artistic Theme
Ramona High School
9th Grade
Riverside
USA
8
Jorge Eduardo Ortíz Hernández
"Ser un super héroe"
Science Theme
Middle School
8th Grade
MEXICO, International Story
9
Emmanuel Pudussery
"Imagine you had some imagination"
Artistic Theme
Riverside STEM Academy
7th Grade
Riverside
USA
10
Zhang Lu-yang
"Mysterious Ocean"
Artistic Theme
China School
8th Grade
CHINA, International Story
11
Wang Jia-wei
"Panda and pone"
Artistic Theme
China School
8th Grade
CHINA, International Story
12
Pedro Torres Torres
"El Llamado de Trueno"
Science Theme
Bobby Duke Middle School
7th Grade
Coachella
USA
13
Valeria Flores Rodriguez
"The Kingdoms"
Artistic Theme
Cesar Chavez Elementary
6th Grade
Coachella
USA
14
Mariah Garcia
"I Love you Mom"
Artistic Theme
Vista High Middle School
7th Grade
Moreno Valley
USA
High School Students from 10th to 12th grade
15
José Fabián García Lagunas
"Una visión al futuro"
Science Theme
Centro de Bachillerato Tecnológico Industrial y De Servicios No. 2
10th Grade
Tlaxiaco
MEXICO, International Story
16
Natalia Paola Martínez García
"El Recado de la Curiosidad"
Artistic Theme
COBAO Plantel 44
7th Grade
Oaxaca de Juárez
Mexico, International Story
17
Alan Hernández Martínez
"Una vuda en el campo"
Artistic Theme
CBTIS No. 2
10th Grade
Tlaxiaco
MEXICO, International Story
18
Andrea Martínez Rosas
"Mi Amigo Rigo"
Artistic Theme
CBTIS No. 2
10th Grade
Tlaxiaco
MEXICO, International Story
19
Verónica Mishell Ortíz Trinidad
"La guerra del futuro"
Artistic Theme
CBTIS No. 2
10th Grade
Tlaxiaco
MEXICO, International Story
20
Veer Tyagi, Conan Chang, Jason Kisilvich, Payton Lieberman,
Alex Hollis
"Let The Professionals Handle It"
Artistic Theme
Saddle River Day School
10th Grade
New Jersey
USA
21
Hanna Peresztegi
"Just a Heart"
Science Theme
Kőbányai Szent László High
12th Grade
Kistarcsa
HUNGARY, International
22
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Jasmine Ko, Nathan Ko
"Grandpa's Birthday"
Artistic Theme
Loomischaffe School
10th Grade
KOREA, International Story
23
Owen Hollander
"The coin"
Artistic Theme
Evansville High School
10th Grade
Indiana
USA
24
Yoga Adithya
"The Basket"
India School
10th Grade
INDIA, International Story
25
Haylee Duarte, Kami Export
"El Secretro Familiar"
Artistic Theme
Fallbrook Union High School
9th Grade
Fallbrook
USA
26
Perla Evelin Velasco Avila
"Si volviera al pasado"
Artistic Theme
CBTIS No. 2
10th Grade
Tlaxiaco
MEXICO, International Story
27
Rodrigo López Montes
"Verónica"
Science Theme
CBTIS No. 2
10th Grade
Tlaxiaco
MEXICO, International Story
28
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Ricardo Ventura Hernández
"Exterminadores Silenciosos"
Science Theme
CBTIS No. 2
10th Grade
Tlaxiaco
MEXICO, International Story
29
Yaretzi Quiroz García
"El Labor de los Chipies"
Science Theme
CBTIS No. 2
10th Grade
Tlaxiaco
MEXICO, International Story
30
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Brenda Paola Gonzalez Alvarado
"Todos viven, sin vivir"
Artistic Theme
CBTIS No. 2
10th Grade
Tlaxiaco
MEXICO, International Story
31
Sabdi Berenice Dominguez Aparicio
"El poder de la imaginación"
Artistic Theme
CBTIS 263
10th Grade
Oaxaca
MEXICO, International Story
COMPETITION JURY
Dan Zlotnik
Dan Zlotnik was born in Genova, Italy. He spent his childhood in Buenos Aires Argentina. At the age of 23, he moved to Mexico City. For 10 years he did over 180 shows a year, all around the world with different Pop Artists, Jazz groups, and different kind of musicians and music. He has been a saxophone player, producer and arranger for over 200CDs, six of Those CDs won Latin American Grammys, and 3 won the American Grammy. He has worked as a film and tv composer in HBO and Netflix, Amazon, and many movies. In 2016 he was nominated for the ARIEL award (by the Mexican Film Academy) for the score of The Thin yellow line (produced by Guillermo del Toro) And in his spare time, he composes music for different performances and mapping shows with visual artists and choreographers from the US, Europe, and Japan.
Ricardo Villarreal
Is an award-winning documentary filmmaker. He co-directed and produced the inspiring film “Ride with Larry” and directed “The Dominguez”, a documentary about one family who shaped the history of California. He wrote and self-published the book “Gracias África” about his experiences as an international humanitarian-aid volunteer in the slums of Kibera in Kenya. He is an avid literature reader passionate about historical novels, classic literature, and Latin American contemporary works. He studied Communication Sciences at Tec de Monterrey in Mexico and has an MBA from the University of Tampa. He lives in Oceanside California.
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Brenda Lorenzi
Brenda Lorenzi is co-owner of Sunwest publishers of Inland Empire Magazine, a nationally recognized regional magazine serving the Inland Empire now in its 43rd year of publishing and Tastes Of Italia Magazine, a recipe oriented food magazine distributed nationally and internationally.
Brenda is also co-owner of Lorenzi Estate Wines which opened a tasting room in Temecula wine country in November of 2013.
Albert Lee
Cinema Culturas’ media specialist, is a professional videographer and photographer who has focused on honing his visual aesthetic acuity. Having participated in the casting process of models/actors, storyboarding, editing and other production areas, he has the full range of experience in pre-production, production, and post-production for video and photography. One of Albert Lee’s specialties is video and photography lighting: both constant and strobe, both daylight and artificial.
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