2026 Winners
All films are compilations played in alphabetical order
2026 Best Picture
DONNY PRIMA
West Forsyth
Matthew Hogue
BEST OF CATEGORIES
Best Sound Design - AV Promo
Best Acting - The Grey Area
Best Editing - Sixth Gear
Best Cinematography - Sixth Gear
Fan Favorite - The Package
2026 Winners
AVTF - I
First Place: Coca-Cola
East Forsyth
Nayla Jiampetti
Finalist: Children of the Sky
Lambert
Jack Wilder
Finalist: 10 Shot Story
South Forsyth
Anthea Goes, Kayla Hari, Karen Lin, Priyanka Patel
Honorable Mention: Standoff
North Forsyth
Jaiden Bowen, Ethan Brown, Wyatt Hainline, Maverick Lopez, Ziah McGill
Honorable Mention: Bottom Floor
Forsyth Central
Allison Filkins, Kiera Shtrulis
Documentary
First Place: Earthwing
Forsyth Central
Cole Becker, Elijah Petrie, Malakai Petrie
Second Place: Officer Long
West Forsyth
Jake Kerney, Amira Gonen, Constance Hart, Robert Montes Berkley Talley, Lauren Strasser-King
Honorable Mention: The Foster House
Forsyth Central
Kaitlin Davies, Kitt Kowalski, Caydence Schneider, Spencer Van Sant
Long Form
First Place: Donny Prima
West Forsyth: Best Picture
Donny Prima
Second Place: The Starved Artist
Forsyth Central
Ally Amaya, Samantha Smith, Will Tims, Jade Walton, Adi Wormsley, Alexa Whitlow
Microfilm
First Place: User 187
West Forsyth
Caleb Abbott, Sean Aiken, Ollie Ambroise, Danger Brown
Aiyana Donley, Matthew Hogue, Reece Lemke, Quinn Noval
Michael Olumuyiwa, Jennifer Sandoval-Aguilar, Emine Seker
Second Place: The Wog
West Forsyth
Felipe Fernandez, Shea Fleming, Reid Guined, Samuel Koyan, Aakash Patel, Keegan Peoples, Andrew Sponaas
Third Place: Hot Potato
North Forsyth
Tyler Cannon, Gage Humphrey, Blake Kovach, Soren Liedahl, Chiatanya Pupeethi
Microfilm - Honorable Mention
D&D: South Central
Alex Baggarly, Sophia Britt, Joshua Brown,
Sean Choi, Jack Dineen, Aislin Macbeth, B. Pacsu
Present: Forsyth Central
Jaiden Wagner, Kandle Mosby
Goodbye: East
Walker Dougan
Music Video
First Place: Hard Times
Forsyth Central
Kaitlin Davies, Kitt Kowalski, Caydence Schnider, Spencer Van Sant
Second Place: Kung Fu Fighting
Forsyth Central
Cole Becker, Moriah Dempsey, Caroline McRoberts, Elijah Petire, Malakai Petrie, Amanda Reichert
Third Place: Video Killed the Radio Star
West Forsyth
JC Bowen, Brady Rainville
Music Video- Honorable Mention
Thought I Saw Your Face Today: Lambert
Peyton Wresen
News Package
First Place: Chirping
South Forsyth
Sean Choi, Jack Dineen, B Pacsu
Second Place: How Tourism Helps Cumming
South Forsyth
Goutamraaj Rajkumar, Carson Hamilton
Trailer Recreation
First Place: SCREAM
Forsyth Central
Arthur De Barros Costa, Ahmed Khan, Chintav Nair, Nicholas Metz, Theodore Owens, Sophia Stradtman, Kellan Williams
Second Place: Gremlins
Forsyth Central
Em Payne,Tyler Wasserman,Brigid Gillespie, Alice Lima, Maricela Mercado, Santiago Rodriguez, Samanvi Koneru
Third Place: Oppenheimer
East Forsyth
Ileay Goos, Kye Caulkins, Xander Salome, Logan German, Derrick Curtis
Trailer Recreation - Honorable Mention
Harry Potter: East Forsyth
Addie Davis
Mid 90’s: South Forsyth
Hudson Bennett
Short Film - Comedy
First Place: Grimmy
Forsyth Central
Corinne Barrall, Cole Becker, Kandle Mosby, Drew Phillips
Second Place: The Package
West: Fan Favorite
Felipe Fernandez, Shea Fleming, Reid Guined, Samuel Koyan, Aakash Patel, Keegan Peoples, Andrew Sponaas
Short Film - Drama
First Place: The Grey Area
East Forsyth: Best Acting
Walker Dougan, Ayden Goodrich
Second Place: Faux
West Forsyth
Caleb Abbott, Sean Aiken, Ollie Ambroise, Danger Brown
Aiyana Donley, Matthew Hogue, Reece Lemke, Quinn Noval
Michael Olumuyiwa, Jennifer Sandoval-Aguilar, Emine Seker
Short Film - Suspense
First Place: Zombesties
West Forsyth
Caleb Abbott, Ollie Ambroise, Danger Brown, Quinn Noval, Michael Olumuyiwa, Jennifer Sandoval-Aguilar, Emine Seker
Second Place: Stalker
East Forsyth
Andrew Howell
Short Film - Wild Card
First Place: Dazzle
North Forsyth
Carley Choates
Second Place: Game Over
West Forsyth
Logan Bishop,Oz Collins, Pranshu Raithatha, Logan Schrier,
Wild Card - Honorable Mention
Make Believe: Forsyth Central
Samantha Gonzalez, Spencer Had, Caroline McRoberts, Amanda Reichert
MARKETING STYLE VIDEOS
Commercial
First Place: Shimano Stradic
Sourth Forsyth
Hudson Bennett
Second Place: West Inc
West Forsyth
Logan Bishop, Ethan Bishop
Third Place: Monster Energy
Lambert
Benny Borski, Gabe Teater
Hype
First Place: Sixth Gear
West Forsyth: Best Cinematography & Editing
Oz Collins, Reece Lemke, Pranshu Raithatha, Jennifer Sandoval-Aguilar, Emine Seker
Second Place: Basketball Hype
West Forsyth
Hayden Lichtenfels, Ellie Rhody, Ava Seymour, Collin Smith, Berkley Talley
Third Place: Lambert Basketball
Lambert
Dylan Mullican, Khoi Nguyen, Gabe Teater
Promotional
First Place: AV Promo
West Forsyth: Best Sound Design
Jennifer Sandoval-Aguilar, Emine Seker
Second Place: eSports
West Forsyth
Jennifer Sandoval-Aguilar, Emine Seker
Third Place: Fine Arts
Forsyth Central
Judah Mejia, Elias Tapp, Jade Walton
PSA
First Place: Stay in Control
South Forsyth
Hudson Bennet, Sean Choi, Dhiru Nimmagadda
Second Place: Tech PSA
West Forsyth
Hayden Lichtenfels, Ellie Rhody, Ava Seymour, Collin Smith,
Third Place: Experience Life
South Forsyth
Levi Scherer