2026 Winning Videos
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 8, 2026 and featured the presentation of awards in each category. The winning videos are posted below.
Over 488 videos from 50 schools throughout the Central Valley were submitted by more than 1,056 middle and high school students. During the day at the Fox Theatre, 178 films designated as the Premiere Cut films were also shown.
Click the PLAY buttons below to view the 2026 winning entry in each category.
Best of Show Winners
Middle School Best of Show
Sawyer Embry
Heartland Charter School, Bakersfield
High School Best of Show
Middle School Category Winners
Deserted
Blockbuster
Sawyer Embry
Heartland Charter School, Bakersfield
What The Ground Remembers
Documentary
Victor Barrera, Tristan Ortiz, Clarissa Rodriguez, Eveneace Sanchez, and Jackeline Zavala
Woodville Union School, Porterville
General Advertisement
Abagail Fontanilla, Maya McLane, and Kynslee Virgil
Spring Valley Elementary School, O'Neals
General PSA
Juan Acosta, Leanna Andrade, Josiah Hawkins, Naomy Jarquin, Aubree Murillo, and Yessica Villalobos
Kings River Union School, Kingsburg
Middle and High School Category Winners
Nutrition and Physical Activity PSA
Jonathan Perez
Sunnyside High School, Fresno
Could've Been
Opioid, Fentanyl and Marijuana PSA
Benjamin Embry, Caden Noorthoek, and Judah Noorthoek
Heartland Charter School, Bakersfield
High School Category Winners
The Fox And The Rabbit
Animation
Izabella Chavez
Hanford West High School, Hanford
Blockbuster
Paj Ntaub
Documentary
Evelyn Lee
Sunnyside High School, Fresno
K1 Commercial
General Advertisement
Jack Dodson, Dontay Maxwell, Mateo Rodriguez, Matteo Orsi, and Aiden Vue
Bullard High School, Visalia
Put It Down
General PSA
Jonathan Diltz, Benjamin Embry, Caden Noorthoek, Judah Noorthoek, Danica Weaver, and Ian Weaver
Heartland Charter School, Bakersfield
Arden Drenning, Owen Easley, Logan Haynes, Camdyn Petros, and Alyssa Schuberth
Minarets High School, O'Neals
The Siren Song
Music Video - Original
Alaina Flores, Titus Silapachai, Brody Terry, and Mason Young
Redwood High School, Visalia
Stallion Station Nov. 12 - Part 2
News Broadcast
Ariel Garcia, Angel Manriquez, Daniel Martinez-Pablo, Alexander Pozos-Arena, Emilio Ruiz, and Jennifer Vasquez,
Madera South High School, Madera
Trailblazer
Sports Highlights
Marc Ihinger, Isaac Oceguerra, Ethan Ramirez, and Jonah Saesee
Golden West High School, Visalia
Puzzled
Suicide Prevention PSA
Sophia Fetter and Madilynn Lewis
Sanger West High School, Sanger
For more information about the Slick Rock Film Festival, please contact Slick Rock staff at slickrock@tcoe.org.