2022 WINNERS of the YVFF!

It’s a wrap for the 4th annual Yucca Valley Film Festival!

Please find below the list of winners for this year!

The community showed in numbers for the return of the festival in person.

The many activities of the festival were attended by families, teenagers and seniors, and there was a constant stream of discussions and Meet & Greets with local festival goers, the filmmakers and the festivities partners.

The Lady Trojan Basketball team walked the Red Carpet on Friday,

The YVHS Cheers performed live on Saturday,

and Miss Yucca Valley Court presented multiple Awards on Sunday.

See you next year for the 5th anniversary of the festival!

CATEGORY	TITLE	DIRECTOR / ARTIST	ORIGIN	INFORMATION	AWARD PRESENTER
Yucca Valley Award	Inside the Beauty Bubble	Cheryl Bookout, Cheri Gaulke	Joshua Tree	Local Talents!	Jim Schooler, mayor of Yucca Valley
Best Short Film	Mary Meet Grace	Faryl Amadeus	California	Filmed in the Mojave Desert	Mary Lombardo, President of the Board of Trustees, CMC.
Best Documentary	The Jackie Stiles Story	Brent Huff, produced by Shawn Huff	Los Angeles	Acceptance Speech HERE.	Matt Beurois, festival director
Keep Mojave Free	Wasteland	Genéa Gaudet	Joshua Tree	Filmed in the Mojave Desert	Robert Lombardo, Councilmember Yucca Valley
Best Dance Film	Love & Lust Lost	Kassy Mahea	Joshua Tree	Returning local talent!	Francisco Gonzales, Senior Recreatioon Leader, Town of YV.
Audience Vote Award 1st place	How to be Animated	Alex Zajicek	Los Angeles		Miss Yucca Valley, Lei Lonie Liechti
Audience Vote Award 2nd place	Be Still	Nicole Manoochehri	Los Angeles		Miss Yucca Valley, Lei Lonie Liechti
Audience Vote Award 3rd place	Bombay Beach	Starsi Howell	Los Angeles	Filmed in the Mojave Desert	Miss Yucca Valley, Lei Lonie Liechti
Best Animated Short Film	Shooom’s Odyssey	Julien Bisaro	France		Kelly Kozakevich, co-host
Best Art Photography	Storm Series	Randy Alan Woods	Arizona	Acceptance Speech HERE.	Matt Beurois, festival director
Best Script	Dolores	Michael Seabolt, Greg Schroeder	Los Angeles		Tommy Jones, Recreation Leader, Town of Yucca Valley
Best Visual Art / Experimental	Home Coming	Justin Aguirre	California		Kelly Kozakevich, co-host
Best Music Composer	Snow Globe	Billy Ryder	Hemet	Filmmaker from Hemet	Matt Beurois, festival director
Best Student Film	Fun Mail	Jim Belden	Los Angeles		Homecoming Queen Celine Molina
Best director (new category)	Day Trip	Brian Robau, produced by Amber Laird	Los Angeles	Filmed in the Mojave Desert	Matt Beurois, festival director
Festival Pick	Trojan Horace	Scott Graham	Los Angeles		Kelly Kozakevich, co-host
Best Music Video	Coming Like A Storm	Reuben Bullock, Carly Foulkes	Mojave Desert	Filmed in the Mojave Desert	Kelly Kozakevich, co-host
Best Poster	Snow Globe	n/a	n/a	Filmmaker from Hemet	Miss Yucca Valley First Princess Jaylene Ramos
Best Feature Film	The Last Witness	Piotr Szkopiak	UK		n/a
Drone	Perspective	Timothy Hay, Simon Mulholland	South Africa		n/a