| Deep Return | Gabe Schmidt, Malcolm Vanderwoude, Trevor Cebulskie, Jack Bolander, Matthew Pacheco, Jackson Rebhun, Jonah Bolander, Maggie Drake, Carter Jackson | UG Academy of Cinematic Arts |
| DNA | Romance Keyser, Damian Hougabook, Camari Garrison, Calvin johns, Romeo Keyser | Downriver Detroit Student Film Consortium |
| Optimism | Anna Dorflinger, Ala Haehnel | Troy Athens HS |
| Raid Day | Benjamin Marines, Ava Keller, Zachary Roda, Orion Jones, Riley Klepper | Hempfield HS |
| The Wall | Liam Mohajeri NorrisTheo Mohajeri Norris | Homeschool |