UCLAxFilmFest
UCLAxFilmFest
UCLAxFilmFest 2027
Join us May 5 - 8 to network, learn from industry panels, and watch bold, new films by UCLA Extension students & alumni! The festivities will culminate with a screening and party at The Los Angeles Theatre in DTLA on May 8th.
Please reach out to entertainmentstudies@uclaextension.edu to learn more about sponsorship opportunities. UCLA Extension is a registered, nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization.
If you are interested in volunteering at the UCLAxFilmFest 2027 panels & events, please email us at entertainmentstudies@uclaextension.edu .
If you require disability accommodations in order to attend UCLAxFilmFest events, please email us at entertainmentstudies@uclaextension.edu.
Congratulations UCLAxFilmFest 2026 Winners
Written & Directed by Anika Kan Grevstad*
Produced by Chris Bauer, Corrina Leatherwood, & Skye Mahaffie
Written & Directed by Peter Hoffman Kimball*
Written & Directed by Nikki Braendlin*
Produced by Melissa Balint
Directed by Tim Hendrix*
Written by Mae Catt, Dom Fera & Tim Hendrix*
Produced by Malcom Duncan & Zoe Rosenberg
Written by Senta Moses*
Directed by EmmyLou Diaz
Produced by EmmyLou Diaz, Senta Moses* & Alyson Silverberg
Directed by Jay Guffey
Written by Mike Nielsen*
Produced by Brian J. Leitten*
Anxiety
Written & Directed by Nancy Sanchez*
Produced by Seth Coltan, Zack Matzganis &
Nancy Sanchez*
Cinematography by Samuel Ott
Baggage
Directed by Tim Hendrix*
Written by Mae Catt, Dom Fera & Tim Hendrix*
Produced by Malcom Duncan & Zoe Rosenberg
Budget Paradise
Written & Directed by Latajh Simmons-Weaver
Produced by Caitlyn Durkin, Sean Gillane
& Chris Walters*
Breaking the Tide
Directed by Katrin York*
Written by Joe Thayer & Katrin York*
Produced by Waimea Danny, Artem Savitckii & Katrin York*
Cottonmouth
Written & Directed by Ama N. Anane*
Produced by Ama N. Anane*, Jess Barr & Alexander Spenser-Gould
Debbie Walks Her Duck
Written & Directed by Nikki Braendlin*
Produced by Melissa Balint
Cinematography by Paloma Ronquillo
Deliberate
Written & Directed by Marta Roncada*
Produced by William French, Raphael Gindre & Marta Roncada*
Cinematography by Dan Finlayson
Music Composition by Taylor Page
Dreamer
Written & Directed by Juan Javier "Javo" Aguirre*
Produced by Vince Garcia
Cinematography by Paul Black
Escape Artist
Written by Bo Price*
Directed by Sergine Dumais*
Cinematography by Jean Kavanagh
Fender
Written, Directed & Produced by
Jy Prishkulnik* & Sophie Anne Miller
Cinematography by Amber Buchanan
Film Scoring by Lauryn Vania Kurniawan
I Don't Care
Directed by Jay Guffey
Written by Mike Nielsen*
Produced by Brian J. Leitten*
Cinematography by Phillip Jackson
Mean Goals
Written & Directed by Ahuatl Amaro*
Produced by Barbara Lettieri & Fanfan Zhou
Co-Produced by Brian Bonilla, Guillermo Douglass-Jaimes & David Douglass-Jaimes
Cinematography by Aakash Raj
Music by Sean Segal
Memoria Obscura
Written, Directed & Produced by Efe Tuncay*
Mi-Mi Shu-Shu
Written by Marissa Lichwick*
Directed by Andrew Littlefield
Millstone
Written & Directed by Peter Hoffman Kimball*
Produced by Alan Cameron & Peter Hoffman Kimball*
Cinematography by Lidia Marukyan
Music Composition by Paul Weichselbaum
My Only Friend is a Robot Named Beans
Written & Directed by Anika Kan Grevstad*
Produced by Chris Bauer, Corrina Leatherwood, & Skye Mahaffie
A Peculiar Morning
Written by Senta Moses*
Directed by EmmyLou Diaz
Produced by EmmyLou Diaz, Senta Moses*
& Alyson Silverberg
Cinematography by Leika Wong
Music Composition by Sherri Chung
Sound and Vision
Written & Directed by Pedro de A. Silveira*
Produced by Sam Chi-Yen Yu
Cinematography by Oliver Hales
Music Composition by Tozoco
Take Care
Written & Directed by Brittany Ashley*
Produced by Brittany Ashley* & Henry Loevner
Cinematography by Matt Miller
Music by Tancred
Veidar
Directed by Johannes Hülsemann*
Produced by Johannes Hülsemann* & Frederic Eynck
Written by Johannes Hülsemann* & Kim Langbein
Cinematography by Simon Jakeman
Composing by Christoph Jordan
When Memory Turns Into Sound
Written, Directed & Produced by Lemia Bodden*
Cinematography by Jason Joseffer
Executive Produced by Brandy Troxler and Yolonda Bodden
Composed by David Dart and Geoff Yenson
UCLA's Connection with DTLA
UCLAxFilmFest 2024 was held at the historic Los Angeles Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles. UCLA Extension is no stranger to downtown – in fact, that’s where it all started more than 100 years ago.
And with UCLA’s recent acquisition of the iconic Trust Building, the continuing education arm of the institution plans to return to its roots to better serve those at the heart of the city.
