IVIE Awards and Student Film Festival

06/03/2026

Always a wonderful time of the year when we get to celebrate the very best K-12 student filmmakers from throughout San Diego County. Congrats to this year's nominees and winners. It was so wonderful to see your movies on the big screen and celebrate your achievements this past Saturday at UC San Diego Park & Market. And, THANK YOU once again to our incredible hosts for Media Arts Center San Diego’s 25th IVIE Awards and Student Film Festival: Jodi Cilley, Founder of San Diego-Tijuana Film Consortium; Paola Hernandez, Public Matters Community Engagement Manager at KPBS; and, Esmeralda Pérez, reporter for CBS 8 San Diego. Keep on making movies & telling your stories! More event photos here - https://flic.kr/ps/igG4h

05/29/2026

Meet our amazing hosts for Media Arts Center San Diego’s 25th iVIE Student Film Fest & Awards Ceremony. Jody Cilley, Founder of San Diego-Tijuana Film Consortium; Paola Hernández, Public
Matters Community Engagement Manager at KPBS; and, Esmeralda Pérez, reporter for CBS8. Join them as we celebrate the best in student films throughout the County of San Diego. Sat, May 30, 10am-6pm. Come out and support these young filmmakers & all the wonderful teachers that make it a reality. Red carpet, movie premieres, popcorn, prizes & more! At UC San Diego Park & Market / Digital Gym CINEMA. Showtimes & tickets - https://ivieawards2026.eventive.org/

05/21/2026

Summer time is quickly approaching families & emerging filmmakers! From June to August, we have a lot of filmmaking workshops this Summer here at Media Arts Center San Diego. Intro & Adv. Teen Producers Project (ages 13-17) on Saturdays, Youth Media Tech Camps (6-12 years old), and week-long intensive Teen Bootcamps (ages 13-17). Scholarships available! MAKE MOVIES this Summer! All levels and ages welcomed! Visit https://mediaartscenter.org/education/ or email [email protected] for more info

05/16/2026

The big day is just a few weeks away. Join us for Media Arts Center San Diego's 25th Annual iVIE Student Film Festival & Awards Ceremony (Sat, May 30, 10am-6pm). See the best of elementary, middle school and high school videos from throughout the County of San Diego! Come out and support these young filmmakers & all the wonderful teachers that make it a reality. Red carpet, movie premieres, popcorn, prizes & more! At UC San Diego Park & Market / Digital Gym CINEMA. Showtimes & tickets - https://ivieawards2026.eventive.org/

05/11/2026

Families & emerging filmmakers! We have a lot of filmmaking workshops this Summer here at Media Arts Center San Diego. Intro & Adv. Teen Producers Project (ages 13-17) on Saturdays, Youth Media Tech Camps (6-12 years old), and week-long intensive Teen Bootcamps (ages 13-17). Scholarships available. MAKE MOVIES this Summer! All levels and ages welcomed! Visit https://mediaartscenter.org/education/ or email [email protected] for more info.

04/23/2026

04/19/2026

Still time to enter your work! k-12 teachers & students! Enter your films for Media Arts Center San Diego's 25th Annual IVIE Awards and Student Film Festival. San Diego County's oldest student film festival and ONLY festival geared towards emerging K-12 student filmmakers! Submission Deadline: April 20, '26. $1 entry fee. Cash prizes, awards, red carpet, screening of nominated movies & more! All categories welcome (PSAs, How to Videos, Docs, News, Animation, narrative, etc.). Enter here - filmfreeway.com/iVIEAwards

04/07/2026

k-12 teachers & students. It's that time of year again! Enter your films for Media Arts Center San Diego's 25th Annual IVIE Awards and Student Film Festival. San Diego County's oldest student film festival and only festival geared towards emerging K-12 student filmmakers! Submission Deadline: April 20, '26. $1 entry fee. Cash prizes, awards, red carpet, screening of nominated movies & more! All categories welcome (PSAs, How to Videos, Docs, News, Animation, narrative, etc.). Enter here - filmfreeway.com/iVIEAwards

03/21/2026

Filmmakers! Don’t miss this amazing free workshop. Sat, March 21, 1pm at ! RSVP sdlatinofilm.com

09/26/2025

Teachers & Families! Sign up your teen to our Fall Teen Producers Project. Every Sat, 10am-12pm. Sept 27-Dec 20. Emerging filmmakers (aged 13-18) learn pre production, production and post production. Intro & Adv levels avail. Final student films are presented to community and families on the BIG screen in our Digital Gym Cinema. Scholarships avail. Sign your student up here - https://mediaartscenter.org/tpp/