Date: April 18, 2008
Venue: ArcLight Cinemas, 410 seats
Submissions: 100
Guest Speaker: Paul Thomas Anderson
Judges: Producer Rick Berman (Star Trek), producer Denise Di Novi (Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants), director Jason Reitman '95 (Juno), screenwriter Caroline Thompson (Edward Scissorhands), actress Alfre Woodard (Desperate Housewives), cinematographer Robert Elswit (There Will Be Blood)
Directors: Drew Foster and Max Grey
Advisers: Cheri Gaulke and Ted Walch
Automotion, 1:44, Lizzie Award for Visual Effects
Kenny Suleimanagich, director, Culver City High School
What’s a Girl to Do?, 2:27, Lizzie Award for Originality
Jessica Hutchison, director, Santa Monica High School
Shave It, 5:40
Michael Karsh, director, Harvard-Westlake School
Never Again, 1:24, Lizzie Award for Use of Music
Jessica Lee, director, Harvard-Westlake School
Memories of an Undefined Image, 3:00
Mason Shefa, director, Oakwood School
So Cold, 10:12
Anthony Infantino, director, Idyllwild Arts Academy
Ballin’ in Bollywood, 3:16
Eric Weintraub, director, Santa Monica High School
People Don’t Wash, 1:16, Lizzie Award for Editing
Matthew Oquendo, director, South Hills High School
L.A. River, 0:53
Woodrow White, director, Echo Park Film Center
Perfect Day, 0:59
Michael Diamant, director, Harvard-Westlake School
Spots Deep, 5:05, Lizzie Award for Cinematography
Nathan Sacharow, director, Santa Monica High School
A Self-Centered Conversation, 6:13, Festival Directors’ Choice
Daniel Bang, director, Norbonne High School
The Real Human Element, 1:52, Humanitarian Award in Honor of Lizzie Barcay
Jake Gutman, director, Harvard-Westlake School
Woodie, 9:59, Lizzie Award for Acting
Drew Foster and Max Grey, directors, Harvard-Westlake School
Recorded, 4:43, Lizzie Award for Writing
Steven Ortiz, director, Mira Costa High School
Heart Attack, 7:42, Lizzie Award for Directing
David Harris, director, New York Film Academy