2018 Jury Award Winners:
Best Animation: One Small Step (Taiko Studios, Burbank, CA)
Best Local Student Film: Alana Nichols’ Story (Eli Bensen, Carlsbad, CA)
Best Student Film: White Lines (Stuart Heinlen, East Lansing, MI)
Best Documentary Short: From Haarlem to Harlem (David & Barbarella Fokos, San Diego, CA)
Best Feature Documentary: Rodents of Unusual Size (Chris Metzler, Jeff Springer & Quinn Costello, New Orleans, LA)
Best Narrative Short: There Is No Door (Ward Crockett, Chicago, IL)
Best Picture: It’s Just A Game (Wilder Troxell, Philadelphia, PA)
2018 Audience Choice Awards:
Best Animation: One Small Step (Taiko Studios, Burbank, CA)
Best Local Student Film: Alana Nichols’ Story (Eli Bensen, Carlsbad, CA)
Best Student Film: Surface (Erin Martinez, San Diego, CA)
Best Documentary Short: Tan (Alena Ehrenbold, Switzerland)
Best Feature Documentary: Shadow of Drought: California’s Looming Water Crisis (Bill Wisneski, San Marcos, CA)
Best Narrative Short: Marisol (Juan Escobedo, Los Angeles, CA)
Best Picture: Esfuerzo (Alana Maiello, Solvang, CA)
2018 Special Awards:
- Achievement in Film Award: Jarod & Allyssa Bainbridge
- Oceanside On Screen Award: Shawn Hatosy
Animal Kingdom’s Shawn Hatosy
OIFF 2018 Took Place August 1 – 5, 2018 in Downtown Oceanside, CA
