The Slick Rock Student Film Festival is Central California's premier film competition for middle and high school students in Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, and Tulare counties. It is a program of the Tulare County Office of Education with support from the Tulare County Suicide Prevention Task Force.
Slick Rock challenges students to meet industry standards in the technical aspects of film production. The competition is divided into two levels: middle school and high school. Each level offers a variety of film genres for participation.
The Annual Slick Rock Student Film Festival awards ceremony was held at the Visalia Fox Theatre on May 12, 2023 and featured the presentation of awards in each category. The winning videos are posted below.
Over 440 videos from 36 schools throughout the Central Valley were submitted by more than 890 middle and high school students. During the day at the Fox Theatre, over 160 films designated as the Premiere Cut films were also shown.
Click the PLAY buttons below to view the 2023 winning entry in each category.
Best of Show Winners
Middle School Best of Show
Benjamin Embry, Parker Embry, Caden Noorthoek, and Judah Noorthoek
Heartland Charter School, Bakersfield
High School Best of Show
Middle School Category Winners
Blockbuster
Benjamin Embry, Parker Embry, Caden Noorthoek, and Judah Noorthoek
Heartland Charter School, Bakersfield
Documentary
Matthew Bailey, Jude Palumbo, and Matthew Valenzuela
Clark Intermediate School, Clovis
General Advertisement
Frannie Morris and Sienna Pulido
Spring Valley Elementary School, O'Neals
General PSA
Marcelina Cabatu, Ezecue Leon, Jaslene Rodriguez, and Alexa Quezada
Burton Middle School, Porterville
Middle and High School Category Winners
Opioid, Fentanyl and Marijuana PSA
Azarriyah Jackson, , Betsy Leyva, and Natalie Tello
West High School, Bakersfield
Nutrition and Physical Activity PSA
Social Mania: Social Media's Negative Impact on Mental Health
High School Category Winners
Animation
Sebastian Calvanese Carter
El Diamante High School, Visalia
Blockbuster
Documentary
MilkT Society Boba Commercial
General Advertisement
Sean Her, Kevin Vang
Sunnyside High School, Fresno
General PSA
Shelby Wood
Career & Technical Education Center (CTEC), Bakersfield
El Diamante High School, Visalia
Commuovere
Music Video - Original
Eli Bradshaw, Jordan Nguyen, Juliet Prosser, Beatrice Sanjaya,
Redwood High School, Visalia
Ranger TV Tyler Stark Story
News Broadcast
Ciera Alvarez, Nikko Gutierrez, Natalie McDonnell, Malayna Nieto, Tyler Stark, Daniela
Redwood High School, Visalia
Cowhide 67
Sports Highlights
Gabe Alaniz, Eddie Carino, Nikko Gutierrez, Grace Hyatt, Jacob Perch, Natalie McDonnell
Redwood High School, Visalia
Suicide Prevention PSA
Jocelyn Gomez Ontiveros
Mission Oak High School, Tulare