The 16th annual Film Festival at UC Davis was held on May 18 and 19 at the Varsity Theatre in downtown Davis. Featuring a remarkable variety of short student-produced films, the filmmakers, undergraduate and graduate students, created works from narrative and documentary to experimental, and brought a rich diversity to the screen. The Film Festival was produced by the departments of Art Studio, Cinema and Digital Media, Design, Music and Theatre and Dance.

The 2016 Winners

Best Documentary:      Her Skylight, Nina Koyfman

Best Experimental:      cow scenery, Dakota Hill

Best Comedy:             Kissing, Ariel Robbins

Best Animation:          Before Video Cameras Were Invented,                                                         Duke Cha

Best Editing:               Race Against Time, Iris Bloomfield,                                                            Dakota Hill, Sean Johnson

Best Cinematography: Rotten Peaches and Spoiled Cream,                                                             Angelica Dayandante, Nina Koyfman

Best Ensemble Acting: Veuve Cliquot, Leah Daugherty,                                                                   Edward Gorman, Jessica Perez

Best Original Song:      Levi’s Whisper Choir, Jonah Cox

Best Visual Effects:      Magic Notebook, Austin Fitzpatrick,                                                            Adeline Xu

Visual Effects Honorable Mention: Recovered Egghead Footage,                                           Jack Hudnall, Joseph Wu

Audience Award, Wed: Kissing, Ariel Robbins

Audience Award, Thur: A Good Listener Zhengyi Liu, Zhen Zhang

Crew Choice Award: Recovered Egghead Footage,                                                             Jack Hudnall, Joseph Wu