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New Filmmakers
Film industry professionals teach and mentor students, young and old, to step out of their comfort zone and tell their stories. We unleash untapped creativity and encourage a new generation of working filmmakers to transform the culture of the industry.
November 2025 FilmBoot24 Films
Now in its NINTH season, FilmBoot24 is a 24-hour Filmmaking Boot Camp that teams Orange High school students with college students and professional filmmaking mentors to create six short films in just over twenty-four hours. This year we were at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Madison, NJ for the first time, and we are so excited to show you what these teams have done as they made their films in just one day! Starting on Friday afternoon, over 40 high school students, college students and professional mentors teamed up to create 6 films by 5 pm on Saturday. This was also the fourth year that we put together a SPANISH LANGUAGE TEAM (Team 2) and guess what - they won 2nd Place! Each film had a theme that was tied to their curriculum and each team had to use the same prop, a ROSE, in some way in their film. Watch and enjoy!!
GRAND JURY PRIZE FILM: The Revenge of AI
TEAM 6 - Celine Jobson, Khalid Didier - Mentors
Ethan Young, Tenyen Flambert, Emmanuel Asiedu, Juan Rivera, Samuel Joseph
THEME: Creative Writing and Literature - Great literature comes from the act of creative writing. What does it take to be a great writer? What literature inspires you? Put creative writing and literature into your film!
RUNNER-UP FILM: The Catfish
TEAM 2 - Shakeila Tabman, Xyon Lucas - Mentors
Yostin Garcia, Bryan Romero, Alejandra Ramos, Angely Lopez, Lizbeth Morocho, Esdras Ezequiel, Elvis Santander, Luis Dutan, Fernanda Ortiz, Cristian Ardila
THEME: Taking a Stand - what examples come to mind of someone taking a stand? What happened when they did? What is worth fighting for?
FINALIST FILM: Sparks of a Rose
TEAM 1 - Eric Richardson-Hagans, Kalishah Champagne - Mentors
Kyla Osorio, Pierre Aigaelle, Ralph Gardere, Tarick Binns,
Pedro Vega
THEME: Business and Entrepreneurship - Entrepreneurship is the activity of setting up a business.What does it take to start your own business? How do you work with others to achieve your goals? Put business and entrepreneurship into your film!
FINALIST FILM: Sy's Story
TEAM 3 - Anthony Jamison, David Champagne - Mentors
Sredha Menon, Damaris Guaman, Siya Noel, John Gardere, Danetza Fortune
THEME: Creative Writing and Literature - Great literature comes from the act of creative writing. What does it take to be a great writer? What literature inspires you? Put creative writing and literature into your film!
FINALIST FILM: Note to Self
TEAM 4 - Pamm Malveaux, Jennah Pinckney - Mentors
Millien Maharjan, Katerine Falcon, Edison Morocho, Henry Ugah, Juan Morocho
THEME: Business and Entrepreneurship - Entrepreneurship is the activity of setting up a business.What does it take to start your own business? How do you work with others to achieve your goals? Put business and entrepreneurship into your film!
FINALIST FILM: Struggle
TEAM 5 - Ash Patel, Jakobe Anderson - Mentors
Jose Hernandez, Sandeep Bhogyen, Davion Brown, Adolfo Ramos, Catherine Lema, Chase Julmice, Denis Gomez
THEME: Taking a Stand - what examples come to mind of someone taking a stand? What happened when they did? What is worth fighting for?