Aquarium of the Pacific Announces Winners of High Tide Student Film Festival

May 21, 2024

The Aquarium of the Pacific is announcing the winners of its High Tide Student Film Festival. The festival, presented by Dr. Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg, encourages Southern California students in ninth to twelfth grade to explore science and conservation through creative visual storytelling. Individuals or small teams of up to four participants submitted videos up to three minutes long on one of three topics: My Favorite Ocean Species, Ocean Heroes and Superheroes, and Coastal and Port Cities. Cash prizes were awarded to winners: $2,000 for the Gold Award, $1,500 for the Silver Award, $1,000 for the Bronze Award, and $500 in different categories for Honorable Mention. A special announcement was made during the event–Dr. Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg, founding presenting sponsors of the High Tide Student Film Festival, have made the decision to provide funding to the Aquarium of the Pacific to ensure that this festival continues and prospers over the next ten years.

“Art brings science to life and inspires us,” Aquarium President and CEO Dr. Peter Kareiva said. “This is the vision that Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg had when they first imagined this amazing high school student film festival. The students not only learn a lot of science, they also discover their own power and the possibility of changing the world.”

The invitation-only event took place on May 19 at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, California, and was live streamed and recorded for the public on the Aquarium’s YouTube channel. Below are the winners by category, including the overall winners.