The Teens of LA Film Fest is an opportunity for young filmmakers to show us their talent, enthusiasm, and creative spirit.
Our 2023 festival was held on August 5, 2023. Watch the recording below to see the top films and winners in each category:
We thank the Library Foundation of Los Angeles for their support of the 2023 Festival.
Our 2021 festival was held virtually on July 30, 2021. Watch the recording below to see the top films and winners in each category:
2020 Teens of LA Film Fest
We hosted our 2020 festival virtually on YouTube and Facebook. Watch the recording:
The following films are the finalists and winners for each category of the Teens of LA Film Fest 2020.
Short Film
Sweetheart Syndrome | Bianca Grava-Calderon
Bloom | Ella Fields (winner)
Enigma: The Mystery of… Temere | Lewis Sisson
Experimental
Life in Limbo | Chelsea Trotti
Coda | Jonah Mazer (winner)
The Old Man and the Sea | Adrianna Bean
Book Trailer
Young Samurai: The Way of the Warrior | Andrew Hong (winner - Viewer's Choice Award)
Glass Castle | Chelsea Trotti (winner)
The Past is Our Future | Aria N.
Documentary
1,000 Plus: The Story Behind LAFCs Away Trip To Leon, Mexico | Blake Blechner
Senshi | Luchia M Torro (winner)
Impact - A Covid-19 Documentary | Dylan Baer, Noah Mayer, Tilly Winter
Public Service Announcement
History’s Oldest Hatred | Kayla Ring and Audrey Smith
Space Jump | Brady Hall
It’s Never Just Once | Lewis Sisson (winner)
2019 Teens of LA Film Fest
The 2019 Teens of LA Film Fest was held on August 10, 2019. The top three films in each of the five categories were screened, and our panel of judges selected a winner for each category. Scroll down to view the finalists and winners, listed by category:
Short Film
The Homework Headache (winner)
Adrianna Bean
La Table du Chef (finalist)
Andrea Ramirez Romo
The Waiting Room (finalist)
McKenna Rose Lindheimer
Experimental
Happy Place Labs (winner)
Sunny Rae Keller
Different (finalist)
Molly Chen
We Wear the Mask (finalist)
Magali Ustarroz
Book Trailer
Goosebumps: Say Cheese and Die! (winner)
Marcus Panahon
The Giver (finalist)
Daisy Washington
Redefining Inequality in the Status Quo (finalist)
Nabihah Chaudhry, Rachel Park, Sarah Tran
Documentary
#NeverForget (winner)
Sofie Verweyen
Now Here (finalist)
Izya Lebtahi
A Sense of Taipei (finalist)
Pierre Ngo Thibodeaux
Public Service Announcement (PSA)
Latinx Literacy (winner)
Daphna Eisen, Francisco Wilken Justin Wilken, Karen Lam, Kelley Lam
Emotional Abuse (finalist)
Noelia Rodriguez Vasquez
Juul PSA Parody (finalist)
Isabella Jewel Garfinkel