CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF THE 2026 ARIZONA STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL!
Thank you to all of the filmmakers, friends, and family who came out to the Arizona Student Film Festival screening at the 2026 Phoenix Film Festival. We are so glad that our filmmakers and their families had a chance to see these films on the big screen!
GRAND PRIZE WINNER:
Nu-U by Evelyn Ellis from Corona del Sol High School
A girl wakes up to a world that thinks she's someone else.
2ND PLACE:
FISHBOWL by Hana Noel Taylor from Centennial High School
A young painter searches for a reference for her aquatic painting... but doesn't know the fish she bought for reference is actually magical.
3RD PLACE:
Nothing Crazy by Jamison Scott Rogers from East Valley Institute of Technology
When Tanner Baker, an introverted adolescent, is tricked into breaking into his school on a weekend, he stumbles upon a stopwatch that begins to shift his hold on reality, and could eventually cost him everything.
4th PLACE:
Lemons by Sophia Chavez from East Valley Institute of Technology
A local purse-snatcher has a sour day when he discovers the contents of the suitcase he stole.
5TH PLACE:
Patjuk by Katherine Hee-Yeon Tae from Phillips Academy
From Seoul to Southwest, a Korean American teen follows her memories of patjuk, weaving Korean and Indigenous stories to redefine the meaning of home.