Westflix! Harvard-Westlake’s 21st Annual Student-Run Film Festival for California Teens
Westflix is Harvard-Westlake's annual student-run film festival for California teens since 2004. Each year Westflix student festival directors, board members, club members, and advisors work together to curate, plan, and promote the festival. Westflix Film Festival is a red carpet screening and awards event in March at a movie theater in Hollywood with a celebrity host. The Day After Filmmakers’ Workshops allow student filmmakers and video artists to receive feedback from industry professionals and build community with each other. Whether you’re a filmmaker or a film lover, Westflix is a special opportunity to be a part of a film festival for high school students by high school students.
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Westflix Film Festival
Friday March 15, 2024
6:30pm-10:00pm
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
6067 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036
Formal attire encouraged
Tickets required
Westflix Day After Filmmakers’ Workshop
Saturday March 16, 2024
11:00am-1:00pm
Harvard-Westlake Upper School
Studio City, CA
RSVP required
Westflix 2024 Official Selections and Awards
Sterling
By Gunnar Sizemore
Providence High School
Burbank, CA
Lizzie Award for Best Overall
Recollect
By Eli WIlliams
LACHSA
Los Angeles, CA
Lizzie Award for Cinematography
SHUTTERED
By Eion Nunez
LACHSA
Los Angeles, CA
Lizzie Award for Direction
Sil-tteu-gi
By Yezy Suh
Canyon Crest Academy
San Diego, CA
Lizzie Award for Writing
air conditioner
By Phoenix Park
Cypress High School
Cypress, CA
Lizzie Award for Sound/Music
Un Corazón Intacto
By Sam Thornton
Providence High School
Burbank, CA
Lizzie Award for Performances/Acting
RESONANCE
By Dylan Eskovitz
Windward
Mar Vista, CA
Sally Menke Award for Editing
The Lizzie: Founder's Award
Goodbye Herman
By Ryan Santia
Providence High School
Burbank, CA
Lizzie Award for Originality/Creativity
3:02
By Matt Whiting
Campbell Hall
Studio City, CA
Lizzie Award for Production Design
Weathered
By Patrick Jang
Canyon Crest Academy
San Diego, CA
Humanitarian Award
Family Dinner
By Murphy Reed
SF Art & Film
San Francisco, CA
Cheri Gaulke Award for Visual Storytelling
Savta
By Hank Schoen
Harvard-Westlake School
Studio City, CA
Directors’ Choice Award
Ghost Hunted
By Addy Wright
Notre Dame High School
Sherman Oaks, CA
Audience Choice Award
ØNLY ME - Official Music Video
By Milan Richardson
Marlborough School
Hancock Park, CA
Kate's Room
By Ramone Hamilton
Orange County School of the Arts
Santa Ana, CA
Take Me Away
By Quinten Franks
Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Huntington Beach, CA
Moriah Hayes
San Diego Pacific Arts Movement's Reel Voices program
Ted Walch Award for Teaching and Mentorship
Westflix is produced by members of the Harvard-Westlake School community and thus holds values of diversity, equity, and inclusion at its core. Each year we work to reach further to include and uplift the voices and stories of a more diverse range of young filmmakers across the state. Westflix is a brave space for creative expression and education that celebrates and recognizes student artists of different identities and backgrounds. In the past, we’ve been proud to showcase films by LGBTQIA+ filmmakers, POC filmmakers, first generation filmmakers, Jewish filmmakers, women filmmakers, first time filmmakers, filmmakers with disabilities, and other students of marginalized communities, who were able to share their own stories via our platform. As arbiters of media, we understand how much representation matters and will continue to expand our scope.