16th Annual Canyons District Film Festival
The Nominees
Honoring the filmmakers of the 2026 festival
Winners revealed during the live broadcast
PSA
Public Service Announcement
Elementary
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Helmets HelpMaren Whitcombe
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Save the Vaquitas!EDEN ZITTING, SAILOR MAHONEY, Alayna Hunt
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All the time we haveLAURYN YRUNGARAY
High School
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Do Not DisturbCARTER KENWORTHY, ANDREW MCKAY
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Save the Great Salt LakeTAWNY MCENTIRE
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The Magical Reading FairyJAYDEN SMITH, SAMUEL SCHWARTZ, CRYSTAL KNOWLTON, BRIAHNA BERNAL, CASADY SCHWARTZ
Animation
Elementary
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Sleeping BeautyDEMPSEY BUTTARS, MOLLY HARRIS
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Donut Eat MeMILLIE RASMUSSEN
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My second ever "A"ninationMATTHEW LABUSCHAGNE
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The Last HopeLAURYN YRUNGARAY
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Sugar RushFOREST KETTERLING
Middle School
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The Great FailureJONATHAN GAUTHIER
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The Last Penalty KickLYLA HEATON, STERLING ROMNEY
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The SwitchGEMMA LOW
High School
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DEMONETIZATIONAMIRA RIEPER, SHARRA SPENCER, CASADY SCHWARTZ
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Wrong FloorSIAN MARGETIC
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Fry BreadELLA THORPE
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A Cosmo-Cowboy's Cow CorralSAMUEL ERWIN, SULLIVAN OSBORNE, MAKUA NIELSEN, LESLIE DIEDERICH, GEORGE THOMPSON, BRENDAN RICHARDS, LEONARDO MENDOZA, ELLIOT WALLACE, KIMBERLIE CAMPBELL, EMMA MENDOZA
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Heart to heart with Grilled Cheese and Tater TotELLA THORPE
Quick Shorts
45 Seconds or Less
Elementary
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The CarnivalALI WARNER
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Eraser ManBRIGGS EVANS, GRANT SMITH
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mystery of the gnome eggsJAMES ROBISON
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The Fruit PoliceLAURYN YRUNGARAY
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MARIO!ARCHER SLABBERT
Middle School
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Forty-Five Seconds LateAnnaliese Tupou
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Magical Mash-UpsCORBIN MCENTIRE
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The Locker That Wouldn’t OpenSawyer Knapp
High School
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how it feels to walk in heels ( (ignore the fact that she is not actually wearing them)MARK RUBSAM
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Apple Juice and Tater Tot Swing togetherELLA THORPE
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Parking Lot TheoryHudson Ekberg
Newscast
Elementary
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Sprucewood - Dean's CrewSHILOH HEWARD, ADELYN HOOD, MARGO PALMER, XANDER OQUENDO, FIELLE DANSIE, DAPHNE BELL, Christen Ferrari Carlson
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The Lunchroom ReportKade Linscott
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Sprucewood - Turner's CrewALEZA MORGAN, AXTON MORGAN, TYVEN HETKE, MARLA WALKER, TEAGON MEIER, HENRY JOHANSON, LINCOLN BAIRD, AMELIA HANSEN, GIA HANSEN, ENGLYND LINDSAY
Middle School
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The Friday FiveBridger Halverson
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Theater Kid NewsCATALINA RUST, HAZEL RENSCH, JAMES JACKSTIEN, SAVANNAH PETTIT, TROY TAYLOR, MAGGIE DUNN
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Hallway HeadlinesEliza Moncayo
Documentary
Real Stories. Real People.
Elementary
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You Can Make a MovieROBINSON WALKER
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Civilian Conservation CorpLAURYN YRUNGARAY
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Limitless: A Documentary on Sally RideANNICKA JONES
Middle School
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The Old Schoolhouse on 7800 SouthTheo Bickmore
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Campfire LegendsMATTEA MANN
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A Day with the Crossing GuardPriya Aldridge
High School
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What makes my host community special.MUHAMMAD SARFRAZ
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Little Round TopLILYAINA MOORE
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Cameras Through TimeHENRY GAUTIER, ASHER ZEIGLER
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The Production of LunchBox Kids Episode 4ELLA THORPE
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Conspiracies Take Flight at the Denver International AirportAMELIA RICH, TAWNY MCENTIRE
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My Life Through FilmANDREW MCKAY
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Ai in LearningRIDHA TALIB, ANGEL PEREZ-MEDINA, CHRISTINE MARTINEZ, MUNTADHER ALZUWAID, AVA RUIZ, ELLIE HISEY, Baylee Riley
Podcast
The Audio-Only Category
Middle School
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Between the BellsCamila Rosenthal
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The Michigan Sports ScoopSTEPHEN LINDSAY
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Two Kids and a MicrophoneJasper Quintero
High School
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Office HoursMarcus Beauregard
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Chapters & Charms: Episode 1CORBIN MCENTIRE, TAWNY MCENTIRE
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The Long Way HomeSolveig Brennan
Teacher Film
Teacher
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A Real-Life SuperheroNichelle Nelson
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Teacher's Kids Review Student BooksGeorge Pechmann
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PLT Willow CanyonJimmy Sieng
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Brian Bunny’s BellyBrian Russo
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A Look Into KindergartenLuke Wilhite
Short Film
Headlining the Festival
Elementary
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Hawai’i travel blogDAGNY PHILLIPS
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The wicked witch and the dinosaurPENNY SPANOS, OLIVER SPANOS
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Tier Ranking 2nd grade Wonders StoriesGEMMA DERRICK, GRAHAM DUGMORE, BELLAMY WORTHINGTON
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Batman: The First OrderWESLEY ERICKSON
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The Good The Bad The T-RexFLINTLAN PUGH
Middle School
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The GameSTANLEY WALTER, RAMONA WALTER, IVY WALTER
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Duck Age 3 - Secret CodeAARON ADAMS
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Static.BENJAMIN NORMAN
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The Unknown Culture Of TheaterADELL CLARK
High School
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AzelCASADY SCHWARTZ
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The Love SituationEMMA CHECKETTS, HANNAH QURESHI, GRACI BROOKS, LOGAN BODELL, BENTLEY MOFFAT
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Without.NOAH THOR, EMMA PHAM
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The Skinwalker of Fort BridgerJAMES THACKERAY, GRAHAM NIELSEN, BRIDGER NIELSEN, LIAM TURCSANSKI, SAMUEL STEPHENS, OWEN TURCSANSKI
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YOU BelongANDREW MCKAY
