The Forest: Collin Ames, Wyatt Caron
Guest at the Beginning of Time: Nicholas Coghlan, Isaiah Guira
Orb of Dirt: Ellie Mundt, Hannah Biggs
Mass Casualties: JB Brown, Adele Pillers
Antique: Sean Sanchez
Cardio: Isabel Milone

Experimental Short Film

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Masks: Uma Lord, Sadie Weed
AACT Art Program: Piper Luckey, Avery Thunder
MCI Drill: Kade Collins, Luke O'Doan
Scholarships: Zach Wilson, Aiden Allen

Best Non-Fiction: News Package by Sky Lacounte

Audience Favorite: Experimental Short by Jordyn House & Jackson Nicholas

Best Fiction

Category X: Game Adaptation

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2022 Results

​*Youtube links to finalists coming soon

Two Birds: Alisa Kuznetsova, Anna Wong

*Note to all Student Filmmakers. All content submitted to Reno FFX must be school appropriate as per Washoe County Schools.


Content that includes GUNS, Graphic Violence, Inappropriate Language, or sexual content WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

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Best in Show: Music Video by Alisa Kuznetsova

Best Fiction: Short Film by Jack Egan & Gavin Cates

Director's Choice: Cat X Short Film by Sonia Gustavson & Jordyn House

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Bingo: Alex Medal
Veinde: Jordan Robinson
Sisterhood: Alejandra Ibarra
The Blue Ribbon: Reyani Apag
Too Much Sushi: Mahyar Ali
A Night in Hell: Nicholas Gill

Music Video

Background/Poster Art by Kaira Watt

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Awards

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Animated/Animatic Short

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News Package

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Category X: Game Adaptation

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In My Eye: Joie Patetta

Deception of the Universe: Nicolas Scolaro, Erica Fish

Lorem Ipsum: Anna Wong, Alisa Kuznetsova
Nothing to Get: Ellie Mundt
Terra: Parker Roukey, Shane O'Shea

The Great Frost: Cole Wright
Skyrim: Zach Wilson, Aiden Allen
Star Wars: Finishing the Fight: Jacob Clingensmith, Cade Beadell
Pac Man: Ellie Mundt

​​THE BIGGEST LITTLESTUDENT FILM FESTIVAL IN THE WORLD

Two Birds: Anna Wong, Alisa Kuz
Just My Type: Vytis Etchegoyhen
Rich Girl: Zach Wilson, Aiden Allen
Dishin: Thea Marko
See You Again: Ashleigh Burke
No Reason: Joel Harper

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The Forest: Collin Ames, Wyatt Caron
Guest at the Beginning of Time: Nicholas Coghlan, Isaiah Guira
Orb of Dirt: Ellie Mundt, Hannah Biggs
Mass Casualties: JB Brown, Adele Pillers
Antique: Sean Sanchez
Cardio: Isabel Milone

Experimental Short Film

CATEGORY X: DETECTIVE/SPY SHORT FILMS


This year's Category X is Spy/Detective Short Films.

Entrants can feature a James Bond style action adventure, a Film Noir drama, a Sherlock Holmes style investigative crime film, quirky detectives, or even a modern Crime drama. The choice is yours. Delve into the world of spies and detectives. solve the mystery, solve the crime, and show your filmmaking chops in the process. Remember that Category X is a stand-alone entry. All other categories are open for submissions. Check the "Categories" page for more information.

2022 Results

​*Youtube links to finalists coming soon

The Great Frost: Cole Wright
Skyrim: Zach Wilson, Aiden Allen
Star Wars: Finishing the Fight: Jacob Clingensmith, Cade Beadell
Pac Man: Ellie Mundt

Short Film (Any Genre)

Best Non-Fiction

Two Birds: Anna Wong, Alisa Kuz
Just My Type: Vytis Etchegoyhen
Rich Girl: Zach Wilson, Aiden Allen
Dishin: Thea Marko
See You Again: Ashleigh Burke
No Reason: Joel Harper

In My Eye: Joie Patetta

Deception of the Universe: Nicolas Scolaro, Erica Fish

Lorem Ipsum: Anna Wong, Alisa Kuznetsova
Nothing to Get: Ellie Mundt
Terra: Parker Roukey, Shane O'Shea

Ellie Mundt, Hannah Biggs 
Christian, Keira 
Zach Wilson, Aiden Allen 
Alisa Kuznetsova, Anna Wong 
Stella Cole, Noelle Brady, Ava Pulver 
Sadie Weed, Uma Lord 
Andres, Ash 
Ale Ibarra, Reyani Apag 
Sienna McMullan  
Ricardo Romero-Camber 
Kade Collins 

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RENO FFX 2024

Category X: Spy/Detective Short Films


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Entry Fee $5 Per Producer

  • Eligible Entries:
    • ​Current Northern Nevada High School Students
    • Submitted Entry form and Video in .mp4 or .mov format
    • ​School Appropriate material
    • ​Filmmakers are limited to one entry PER CATEGORY, but can enter as many categories as they like
    • Entries may list up to TWO producers maximum
    • ​$5 Entry Fee per Producer – this is a one-time fee that includes as many category entries as you want (1 per category). It is NOT $5 per entry. Fee can be mailed directly to RenoFFX, 380 Edison Way, Reno NV 89502 OR submitted to your teacher/advisor who will get it to us.