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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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WINNERS

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Winners

Early Elementary School Students from 1st to 3rd grade

1st Place: Mia Navarro, A.I. Robot Wars, Riverside, Castle View Elementary, Short Film.

2nd Place: Sofia, Salma and Selena Mirghafouri-Herrera, Tomorrow's Future, Riverside, Lake Mathews Elementary, Short Film.

3rd Place: Marwa Ali, Error 404, Egypt. International Story

Upper Elementary School Students from 4th to 6th grade

1st Place: Madeline Wan, Our New World, Riverside, Riverside STEM Academy, Short Story

2nd Place: Diego Villarreal, Diego´s 2050: Creativity at Risk, Carlsbad California, Calavera Hills Middle School, Short film

3rd Place: Audrey McKee, Time Travel, Riverside, Taft Elementary, Short Story

Middle School Students from 7th to 9th grade

1st Place:  Faith Peppers, Year 2050: AI in Education, Riverside, Arizona Middle School, Short Film

2nd Place: Blake Verrett, Alex Verrett, AI 2050: Are you Lonely?, Riverside, Poly High School/Gage Middle School, Short Film

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3rd Place: Michelle Wan, Our Future: The Influence of AI, Riverside, Frank Augustus Miller Middle School, Short Film.

High School Students from 10th to 12th grade

1st Place: Damían Mendoza, The Great AI war: Bumblebees vs Hornets, Riverside, John W. North High School, Short Story

2nd Place:  Dean Gofnung, Wired, Bell Canyon, Short Film.

3rd Place: Jesse Larragoitiy, Jennifer Lopez, Jaqueline Sanchez, Scarlett Vasquez, Charlotte Vasquez, Alejandrina Vasquez, Codelines | 2025 Prompt Film, Riverside, Norte Vista High School, Short Film.

Special Mention

Early Elementary School Students from 1st to 3rd grade

  • Brian Warren-MacKay, About airplanes, Harada Elementary School. Riverside, CA. Short Story

Upper Elementary School Students from 4th to 6th grade

  • Aurora Villamil, Robotic Heart, Riverside, Harrison Elementary School, Short Story
     
  • GPT meni, Croatia Students

Middle School Students from 7th to 9th grade

  • Little Anonymous Mobile Phone Users, Vittorio Caratozzolo. Trento Italia, Short Film

High School Students from 10th to 12th grade

  • Angel Hernandez, The Rise of AI Fighter Jets, Riverside, John W. North High School, Short Story.
     

  • Emmanuel Pudussery, Elizabeth Pudussery, Future Echoes: A Short Film, Riverside STEM High School, Short Film.
     

  • Eva Nuno, U.S. vs A.I., Riverside, John W. North High School, Short Story.
     

  • Rubí Rayón Dávila, Year 2050: Dot's Life With AI, Arizona Middle School, Short Film

WINNERS

Early Elementary School Students from 1st to 3rd grade

1st Place / Short Film

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Mia Navarro

"AI Robot Wars"

Castle View Elementary

2nd Grade

Riverside

USA

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2nd Place / Short Film

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Sofia, Salma and Selena Mirghafouri-Herrera

"Tomorrows Vision"

Lake Mathews Elementary

5th, 3rd, 1st Grade

Riverside

USA

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3rd Place / Short Film

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Marwa Ali

"Error 404"

Art School

Egypt

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WINNERS

Upper Elementary School Students from 4th to 6th grade

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1st Place / Short Story

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Madeline Wan

"Our New World"

Riverside STEM Academy

6th Grade

Riverside

USA

2nd Place / Short Film

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Diego Villarreal

"DIEGO´S 2050: Creativity at Risk"

Calavera Hills Middle School

6th Grade

Carlsbad, California

USA

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3rd Place / Short Story

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Audrey McKee

"Time Travel"

Taft Elementary

4th Grade

Riverside

USA

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WINNERS

Middle School Students from 7th to 9th grade

1st Place / Short Film

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Faith Peppers

"Year 2050 - AI in Education"

Arizona Middle School

8th Grade

Riverside

USA

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2nd Place / Short Film

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Blake Verrett, Alex Verrett

"AI 2050: Are you Lonely?"

Poly High School/Gage Middle School

12th, 8th Grade

Riverside

USA

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3rd Place / Short Film

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Michelle Wan

"Our Future: The Influence of AI"

Frank Augustus Miller Middle School

8th Grade

Riverside

USA

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WINNERS

High School Students from 10th to 12th grade

1st Place / Short Story

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Damian Mendoza

"The Great AI Wars: Bumblebees vs Hornets"

John W. North High School

12th Grade

Riverside

USA

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2nd Place / Short Film

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Dean Gofnung

"Wired"

Sierra Canyon School

11th Grade

Bell Canyon, California

USA

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3rd Place / Short Film

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Jesse Larragoitiy, Jennifer Lopez, Jaqueline Sanchez, Scarlett Vasquez, Charlotte Vasquez, Alejandrina Vasquez

"Codelines"

Norte Vista High School

11th Grade

Riverside

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USA

SPECIAL MENTION

Early Elementary School Students from 1st to 3rd grade

Short Film

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Brian Bruno Warren-MacKay

"About airplanes"

Harada Elementary

1st Grade

Riverside

USA

SPECIAL MENTION

Upper Elementary School Students from 4th to 6th grade

Short Story

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Aurora Villamil

"Robotic Heart"

Harrison Elementary

5th Grade

Riverside

USA

Short Story

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Lucija Kranjčić, Kala Šmic, Klara Nagy, Franka Bogović, Vita Dvoržak, Sara Majnarić, Anabela Mlinarić

"GPT_Meni"

Vanima School

5th Grade

Varaždin

Croatia

SPECIAL MENTION

Estudiantes de Secundaria

Short Film

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Vittorio Caratozzolo & Class 3 A

"Little Anonymous Mobile Phone Users"

SSPG "Giacomo Bresadola" - Istituto Comprensivo Trento 5

5th Grade

Trento

Italy

SPECIAL MENTION

High School Students from 10th to 12th grade

Short Story

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Angel Hernandez

"The Rise of AI Fighters Jets"

John W. North High School

12th Grade

Riverside

USA

Short Film

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Emmanuel Pudussery, Elizabeth Pudussery

"Future Echoes: A Short Film"

Riverside STEM High School

11th Grade

Riverside

USA

Short Story

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Evan Nuno

"US vs AI"

John W. North High School

12th Grade

Riverside

USA

Short Film

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Rubí Rayón Dávila

"Year 2050: Dot's Life With AI "

Arizona Middle School

8th Grade

Riverside

USA

FINALISTS

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Middle School Students from 7th to 8th grade

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Kailee Mayhew
"Snapshot Into The Future"
University High Middle School
8th Grade
Riverside
USA

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Ana Ríos

"Drones in Firefighting - The Year 2050"

Arizona Middle School

8th Grade

Riverside

USA

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Chuky Nguyen

"AI Education"

Arizona Middle School

8th Grade

Riverside

USA

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Sarah Churchwell

"2050: Great Artificial Goverment"

Amelia Eartheart Middle School

7th Grade

Riverside

USA

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Nibodh Neupane

"AI takes over "

Marthin Luther King High

11th Grade

Riverside

USA

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Harley Jay

"TIME/SPLASH"

Louis Armstrong Middle School

9th Grade

Los Angeles

USA

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Vittorio Caratozzolo & Class 3 A

"Evolution"

 Istituto Comprensivo Trento 5

5th Grade

Trento

Italy

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Vittorio Caratozzolo & Class 2 A

"Sleepily Sleepless"

Giacomo Bresadola

5th Grade

Trento

Italy

High School Students from 10th to 12th grade

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Antonio Alejo

"A Typical Day Of Tony's Life With AI"

John W. North High School

12th Grade

Riverside

USA

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Ivan Flores

"Gas Cars vs Electric Cars"

John W. North High School

12th Grade

Riverside

USA

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José Gonzales

"Me and AI in 2050"

John W. North High School

12th Grade

Riverside

USA

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Alpaslan Mustafa DEMİR

"End to Phone"

Fahrettin Kerim Gokay High School

12th Grade

Turkey

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Saneev Chandran

"Fossils"

Millburn High School

11th Grade

New Jersey

USA

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Alex Malekmehr, Ashley Ohebshalom

"Sun - Setting: A Visual Story of Los Angeles Architecture"

Milken Community School

11th Grade

Los Angeles

USA

COMPETITION JURY

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Carlos Cortés Navarrete
 
OSCAR, BAFTA and CAS winner for Best sound on his work in the feature film El sonido del metal (2019) Carlos completed his audio engineering studies at the Recording Workshop in Ohio, USA. He began his career as an engineer touring with different bands throughout the US and his sound design career began working in theater with SAVIA and YOGAMI, which were presented at the Festival de I'Imaginaire in Paris, France.

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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.

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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.  

Contact

Dr. Cony Martínez,
Cinema Culturas' Director
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