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 9, 2025 and featured the presentation of awards in each category. The winning videos are posted below.
Over 430 videos from 49 schools throughout the Central Valley were submitted by more than 970 middle and high school students. During the day at the Fox Theatre, 200 films designated as the Premiere Cut films were also shown.
Click the PLAY buttons below to view the 2025 winning entry in each category.
Best of Show Winners
Middle School Category Winners
Mind Games
Blockbuster
Riley Gentz, Miles Mellon, Jeremiah Ochoa, Chase Usklil, and Melanie Zepeda
Clark Intermediate School, Clovis
We Feed The World
Documentary
Luke Johnson and Nathan Johnson
Fairmont Elementary School, Sanger
Middle and High School Category Winners
Captain Anti-Drugs
Opioid, Fentanyl and Marijuana PSA
Riley Gentz and Miles Mellon
Clark Intermediate School, Clovis
High School Category Winners
Sleepless
Animation
Gael Deniz Cerda, Samuel LaSalle, and Nevaeh Nunez
Hanford West High School, Hanford
Field Worker's Fight for Rights
Documentary
Lucas Guzman, , Cristian Macedo, Leslie Rivera, and Lily Ruiz
El Diamante High School, Visalia
VTECH
General Advertisement
Abeegail Garcia, Sophia Martinez, Bryce Powers, and Jesus Sosa
El Diamante High School, Visalia
Visit Visalia PSA
General PSA
Ares Avila, Grace Hyatt, and Jaden Gutierrez
Redwood High School, Visalia
Melody Gone Wrong
Music Video - Original
Autumn Batti, Jared Calvillo, Hannah Johnson, Machela Pasquini, Jesus Rivera Lopez, and Lily Seargeant
Redwood High School, Visalia
Tony's Strength
News Broadcast
Grace Hyatt, Hannah Johnson, Erik Navarro, and Tony Thompson
Redwood High School, Visalia
Redwood Friday Night Lights
Sports Highlights
Vincent Barber, Hannah Johnson, Savannah LaRue, Analyz Mendoza, Erik Navarro, and Titus Silapachai
Redwood High School, Visalia
Help A Friend
Suicide Prevention PSA
Ramses Gomez
Monache High School, Porterville
For more information about the Slick Rock Film Festival, please contact Slick Rock staff at slickrock@tcoe.org.
Tulare County Office of Education
Tim A. Hire, County Superintendent of Schools
P.O. Box 5091
Visalia, CA 93278-5091
(559) 733-6300