May. 4, 2023
Thank you to everyone who attended the UNLV Film Honors Celebration on May 1.
Congratulations to the winners!
| Name | Title of Film/Essay/Script | Award | Monetary Prize (if applicable) | Other prize(s) |
| Lauren Stewart and Maciel Lara | "Getting There" (written and directed by Lauren Stewart; produced by Lauren Stewart and Maciel Lara) | Spring Flicks - Best Film First Place | $400 | Laurel, certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| Jacob Peterson and Maciel Lara | "Sparky" (written by Adam Levine; directed by Jacob Peterson; produced by Maciel Lara) | Spring Flicks - Best Film Second Place | $300 | Laurel, certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| Cody and Thomas Reymond | "Over the Ridge" (written and produced by Cody Reymond; directed by Thomas Reymond) | Spring Flicks - Best Film Third Place | $200 | Laurel, certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| Aidan Lang | "The Box" and "Through Looking" (written and directed by Aidan Lang) | Spring Flicks - The Schmoelley (Best First-Time Spring Flicks Director) | N/A | Laurel, certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| Nayely and Erika Santos | "Fishbowl" (created by Nayely and Erika Santos) | Spring Flicks - The Clark Bar (Best Short Short) | N/A | Laurel, certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| Lauren Stewart | "Getting There" (written and directed by Lauren Stewart; produced by Lauren Stewart and Maciel Lara) | Spring Flicks - Best Directing | N/A | Laurel, certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| Jacob Peterson | "Sparky" (written by Adam Levine; directed by Jacob Peterson; produced by Maciel Lara) | Spring Flicks - Best Directing - Runner-Up (TIE) | ||
| Kourtney "Koko" Lyons | "Trust" (directed by Kourtney "Koko" Lyons) | Spring Flicks - Best Directing - Runner-Up (TIE) | N/A | Laurel, certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| Lauren Stewart | "Getting There" (written and directed by Lauren Stewart; produced by Lauren Stewart and Maciel Lara) | Spring Flicks - Best Screenplay | N/A | Laurel, certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| Adam Levine | "Sparky" (written by Adam Levine; directed by Jacob Peterson; produced by Maciel Lara) | Spring Flicks - Best Screenplay - Runner-Up | N/A | Laurel, certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| Brandon Wong | "Getting There" (written and directed by Lauren Stewart; produced by Lauren Stewart and Maciel Lara) | Spring Flicks - Best Cinematography | N/A | Laurel, certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| Patricia Kristine Reyes | "Trust" (directed by Kourtney "Koko" Lyons) | Spring Flicks - Best Cinematography - Runner-Up | N/A | Laurel, certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| Gilberto Murillo | "Getting There" (written and directed by Lauren Stewart; produced by Lauren Stewart and Maciel Lara) | Spring Flicks - Best Editing | N/A | Laurel, certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| Gilberto Murillo | "Melanie" (written and directed by Lauren Stewart; produced by Maciel Lara and Lauren Stewart) | Spring Flicks - Best Editing - Runner-Up (TIE) | N/A | Laurel, certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| Nate Ybanez | "Sparky" (written by Adam Levine; directed by Jacob Peterson; produced by Maciel Lara) | Spring Flicks - Best Editing - Runner-Up (TIE) | N/A | Laurel, certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| Jackie Martin | "Getting There" (written and directed by Lauren Stewart; produced by Lauren Stewart and Maciel Lara) | Spring Flicks - Best Lead Performance (THE GILYARD) | N/A | Laurel, certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| Jenna McCarty | "The Awesomely Gruesome Murder of Sara MacKenzie (Not Clickbait!!!)" (written by Cindi Redus; directed by Angelo Masangkay) | Spring Flicks - Best Lead Performance - Runner-Up | N/A | Laurel, certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| Andrew Banuelos | "Ketchup and Eggs" (written and directed by Samson Welcher) | Spring Flicks - Best Supporting Performance (THE TYLO) | N/A | Laurel, certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| Natasha Tapia | "Burro" (written and directed by Alejandro Gonzalez and Dagemawe Desta) | Spring Flicks - Best Supporting Performance - Runner-Up | N/A | Laurel, certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| Nayely Santos | "January Orange" (written and directed by Katherine Fischer) | Spring Flicks - Best Production Design | N/A | Laurel, certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| Miranda Tantlinger | "Sparky" (written by Adam Levine; directed by Jacob Peterson; produced by Maciel Lara) | Spring Flicks - Best Production Design - Runner-Up | N/A | Laurel, certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| Maxton Perucca | "Observation Point" (written by Hayley Frederick & Maxton Perucca; directed by Maxton Perucca) | Spring Flicks - Best Costumes | N/A | Laurel, certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| Nayely Santos | "Melanie" (written and directed by Lauren Stewart; produced by Maciel Lara and Lauren Stewart) | Spring Flicks - Best Costumes - Runner-Up | N/A | Laurel, certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| Stacia Gorsuch Barrera | "The Explorer" (written and directed by Edwin Ramirez) | Spring Flicks - Best Make-Up | N/A | Laurel, certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| Samson Welcher | "Ketchup and Eggs" (written and directed by Samson Welcher) | Spring Flicks - Best Make-Up - Runner-Up | N/A | Laurel, certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| Sherman, Lauren Stewart, and Brandon Wong | "The Awesomely Gruesome Murder of Sara MacKenzie (Not Clickbait!!!)" (written by Cindi Redus; directed by Angelo Masangkay) | Spring Flicks - Best Sound (TIE) | N/A | Laurel, certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| De'qiese "D~Melty" Lyons | "Trust" (directed by Kourtney "Koko" Lyons) | Spring Flicks - Best Sound (TIE) | N/A | Laurel, certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| Danny Baez and Khamron Brooks | "KidsKast" (created and animated by Danny Baez) | Spring Flicks - Best Sound - Runner-Up | N/A | Laurel, certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| Daniel Hernandez and Jo Avila | "Getting There" (written and directed by Lauren Stewart; produced by Lauren Stewart and Maciel Lara) | Spring Flicks - Best Original Music | N/A | Laurel, certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| De'qiese "D~Melty" Lyons | "Trust" (directed by Kourtney "Koko" Lyons) | Spring Flicks - Best Original Music - Runner-Up | N/A | Laurel, certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| Samson Welcher | "Ketchup and Eggs" (written and directed by Samson Welcher) | Spring Flicks - Audience Favorite - Night 1 | $100 | Laurel, certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| Edwin Ramirez | "The Explorer" (written and directed by Edwin Ramirez; produced by Francisco & Elba Ramirez) | Spring Flicks - Audience Favorite - Night 1 - Runner-Up | N/A | Laurel, certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| Jacob Peterson and Maciel Lara | "Sparky" (written by Adam Levine; directed by Jacob Peterson; produced by Maciel Lara) | Spring Flicks - Audience Favorite - Night 2 | $100 | Laurel, certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| Katherine Fischer and Lauren Stewart | "January Orange" (written and directed by Katherine Fischer; produced by Lauren Stewart) | Spring Flicks - Audience Favorite - Night 2 - Runner-Up (TIE) | N/A | Laurel, certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| K Fernandez | "Secrets in the Dark" (written and directed by K Fernandez) | Spring Flicks - Audience Favorite - Night 2 - Runner-Up (TIE) | N/A | Laurel, certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| Lauren Stewart and Maciel Lara | "Melanie" (written and directed by Lauren Stewart; produced by Maciel Lara and Lauren Stewart) | Spring Flicks - Audience Favorite - Night 3 | $100 | Laurel, certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| Isaiah Guira, Bryson Snowden, and Breana Boelkens | "Art Art Art" (directed by Isaiah Guira & Bryson Snowden; written by Bryson Snowden & Sean Clark; produced by Breana Boelkens) | Spring Flicks - Audience Favorite - Night 3 - Runner-Up | N/A | Laurel, certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| Taylor Tuntland | "Domestic Rituals, the Undivided Body, and Empathy for JEANNE DIELMAN" | Wegner Award for Film Studies - First Place | $1,000 | Certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| Kyle Gagnon | "Murderers Among Us: Fritz Lang's M (1931) and the Appearance of Justice" | Wegner Award for Film Studies - Second Place | $750 | Certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| Peyton Crosby | "The Line Between Comfort and Discomfort: The Use of Lines in DRIVE MY CAR" | Wegner Award for Film Studies - Third Place | $500 | Certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| Taylor Tuntland | "The Pigeon" | The Write Stuff - First Place | $400 | Certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| Davey Parks | "Eve of Destruction" | The Write Stuff - Second Place | $300 | Certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| Sherman | "AVANT_GUARD" | The Write Stuff - Third Place | $200 | Certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| Jesus Bustos Ramirez | N/A | UNLV FILM Service Award | N/A | Certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| Lauren Stewart | N/A | UNLV FILM Service Award | N/A | Certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| Markiss McFadden | SUFFERING IN SILENCE (written, directed, and produced by Markiss McFadden) | Johnny Brenden Filmmakers Award - Winner | $25,000 | Certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| Olivé | GIRLS LOVE BOYS LOVE (written, directed, and produced by Olivé) | Johnny Brenden Filmmakers Award - Finalist | N/A | Certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| Olivé | LET ME GO (written, directed, and produced by Olivé) | Johnny Brenden Filmmakers Award - Finalist | N/A | Certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| Andrew Banuelos | PIANO MAN (written and directed by Andrew Baneulos) | Johnny Brenden Filmmakers Award - Finalist | N/A | Certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |
| Maciel Lara | TWIN FLAMES (written by Mandi Nieland; co-directed by Mandi Nieland and K Fernandez; produced by Maciel Lara) | Johnny Brenden Filmmakers Award - Finalist | N/A | Certificate & UNLV FILM award folder |