Student Film Festival 2024/2025
At our Middle School, creativity takes center stage with our exhilarating Student Film Festival. This event transforms our school into a vibrant hub of cinematic innovation and youthful imagination. Here’s how it works: our students, divided into dynamic production companies, dive into the world of filmmaking to produce captivating short films. Each film is crafted around specific requirements, challenging our young creators to push their artistic boundaries and collaborate like true industry professionals. The excitement culminates in our glamorous Red Carpet Viewing Day, where students, families, and friends gather to celebrate the fruits of their labor. The red carpet is rolled out, and our young filmmakers shine as they showcase their masterpieces to an eager audience. But that’s not all—our festival is topped off with an awards ceremony that honors outstanding achievements in various categories. It’s a thrilling moment where talent is recognized, and everyone’s hard work is celebrated.
Join us for a spectacular day of film, fun, and festivity, where the stars of tomorrow are born today!
2025 CMS Student Film Festival
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2024 CMS Student Film Festival
No Idea Productions
Director: Warren Glass
Genre: Sci-Fi
Production Team: Warren Glass
About the Film: Embark on an extraordinary journey through this film, where every scene is meticulously crafted from colorful bricks. Watch in awe as LEGO characters come to life through the magic of stop-motion animation, showcasing the painstaking detail and creativity with the timeless magic of LEGO!
Summit Productions
Director: Jason Chan
Genre: Superhero
Production Team: Jason Chan, George Shillinger, Ellie Blum
About the Film: In this gripping superhero film, a homeless man discovers a chance to earn money by retrieving a special drink hidden in the woods, but ends up consuming it himself, gaining extraordinary powers. As he grapples with his new abilities, he uncovers the sinister intentions of the organization behind the task, and sets out to dismantle it, transforming from a forgotten soul into an unlikely hero in a thrilling exploration of power, redemption, and the fight against evil.
Cougarworks Productions
Director: Grace Xu
Genre: Mystery
Production Team: Ashley James, Bridget Trambley, Charlotte Kim, Grace Xu
About the Film: Bridget is an average middle schooler. One day, people from her school start disappearing. After the first three disappearances happen, Bridget and people at her school don’t notice. Bridget’s friend Ashley also disappears. Later, Bridget meets a mysterious duck and they start investigating. Duck seems suspicious, but Bridget trusts Duck fully. Bridget finds a note that her friend left her. In the end, she disappears too.
CMS Film Festival Presentation
See SLIDE 5 for Film Requirements. Click the Play Button on SLIDE 5 to watch the sample video.
2023 CMS Student Film Festival
Film Festival 2023
Best Picture: The Way the Cookie Crumbles
Best Director: Grace Xu, R.E.D.O
Best Editing: The Way the Cookie Crumbles
Best Representation of the Genre: The Way the Cookie Crumbles
Best Special Effects: Willow’s Ring
Best Screenplay: Maya Steinberg, Willow’s Ring
Best Sound Editing: The Way the Cookie Crumbles
Best Actor: Sierra Lyons, Willow’s Ring
Best Actor: Sparrow Picard, The Way the Cookie Crumbles
Best Use of the Required Prop (Mirror): R.E.D.O
Best Use of the Required Line (“Can you keep a secret?): Willow’s Ring
Best Use of the Required Action (Unlocking something): R.E.D.O
Best Use of the Required Character (Cookie): The Way the Cookie Crumbles
Best Outro: R.E.D.O.
Best Performance by a Younger Sibling: Penny Rose, The Way the Cookie Crumbles
Film Title: R.E.D.O. Relive Every Day Oppressively
https://www.wevideo.com/view/3048836358
Genre: Disaster
Production Team: BBB Studios
Team Leader: Grace Xu
Screenplay Written By: Grace Xu, Choice Muivah, Natalia Ymata
Production Team Members: Lyla Thompson, Grace Xu, Choice Muivah, Eta Gao, Ashley James, Natalia Ymata, Nicoya Ibsen, Bridget Trambley, Addison Mendoza
Cast: Bridget Trambley, Addison Mendoza, Lyla Thompson
Film Title: Willow's Ring
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JELmfodep4STnrxNAaua08BMNXqaqIwk/view?usp=share_link
Genre: Superhero
Production Team: Juicebox Productions
Team Leader: Maya Steinberg/Sierra Lions
Screenplay Written By: Maya Steinberg
Production Team Members: Maya Steinberg, Sierra Lions, Lily Philips, Devon Wells, Cat Martynova
Cast: Sierra Lions, Lily Philips, Charlotte Keener, Andrea Olvera, Widget Wells
Film Title: The Way the Cookie Crumbles
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WRMkdx-Gmab428A91LYejZAJvcWh2Y2C/view
Genre: Thriller/Suspense
Production Team: A Spoonful of Sugar
Team Leader: Sparrow Picard
Screenplay Written By: Sparrow Picard, Stella Ingram
Production Team Members: Sparrow Picard, Anna Kalman-Zulik, Stella Ingram
Cast: Penny Rose (Margaux,) Anna Kalman-Zulik (Brooklyn,) Stella Ingram (Lola,) Sparrow Picard (Cookie/Alexandra,) Olive Picard (Dead Body)
Past Film Festivals
2020-2021 Canceled Due to COVID