The 27th annual Palm Beaches Student Showcase of Films (SSOF) had officially closed submissions and the films have moved to the judging stage. Vanilla Ice is just one of the ten judges across the industry of entertainment deciding who will be awarded at the May 6 red carpet awards show. Vanilla Ice will be there to present the Vanilla Ice Music Video Award. The show will be hosted by stage and screen actor, musician, entertainer, and star of South Florida PBS's On the Town in The Palm Beaches, Frank Licari. The event will be taking place at the Maltz Jupiter Theater in Jupiter Florida that was built by Burt Reynolds.
The placements of the winners for the Feature/Short categories, the Burt Reynolds and Sara Fuller Scholarships and all other categories, will be announced at the 27th annual red-carpet award show. The finalists, in alphabetical order, are:
Burt Reynolds & Sara Fuller Scholarship Finalists
Brooke Goolsby, Seminole Ridge Community High School (Loxahatchee)
Joshua Landry, G-Star School of the Arts (Palm Springs)
Marcelo Puccini, G-Star School of the Arts (Palm Springs)
Joseph White, American Heritage (Delray Beach)
High School Feature/Short Finalists
Andrew Cheyne, Harrison School for the Arts (Lakeland), Madaptation
Julen Herrerias, Christopher Columbus High School (Miami), The Pink Wallet
Connor Wright, Harrison School for the Arts (Lakeland), A Learning Experience
College Feature/Short Finalists
Megan Baer, Florida State University (Tallahassee), How to Dance with Monsters
Abiesel Aleed Báez and Corey Marr, University of Central Florida, (Orlando), ¡OLLE!
Domenicca Isabella Botero, Miami Dade College (Miami), Silver Waters
The Suzanne Niedland Documentary Finalists
Corey Marr, University of Central Florida (Orlando), Onchantho
Corey Marr, University of Central Florida (Orlando), Walter's World
Steven Nye, University of Tampa (Tampa), American Air Boss
The Vanilla Ice Music Video Finalists
Isabella Chiappini, Alex Duque, and Luis Rodriguez, Cypress Bay High School (Weston), While We're Young
Corey Marr and Cecelia Hubbard, University of Central Florida, (Orlando), Depleted!
Adriana Irmina Marquez, (homeschooled), – The Progress Express
Animation Finalists
Mild Niamkongkit and Kristen Yuan, Ringling College of Art and Design (Sarasota), Gaslight
Marika Tamura, Ringling College of Art and Design (Sarasota), Final Deathination
Alexander Tullo, Ringling College of Art and Design (Sarasota), Barking Orders
Commercial/PSA Finalists
Grayson Patrick Backman, G-Star School of the Arts (Palm Springs), Love Defined
Alex Duque, Cypress Bay High School (Weston), Losing Time
Thomas Pozo, Christopher Columbus High School (Miami), Be Kind to Your Mind
Environmental Awareness PSA Finalists
Maddox Forman, Seminole Ridge Community High School (Loxahatchee), Fish Will
Christopher Andre Otto, Key West High School (Key West), Polaroid
Zeki Sert, Paxon School for Advanced Studies (Jacksonville), Punks for the Planet
Educational Awareness PSA Finalists
Madeline Acosta, Nicholas Dawsey and Saron Bahre, Paxon School for Advanced Studies (Jacksonville), Educational Conscience
Josh DeBardeleben, Paxon School for Advanced Studies (Jacksonville), Get Some Rest
Grace Anne Wolfer, Paxon School for Advanced Studies (Jacksonville), Underfunding in School
Nellie & Fred Chasin Screenwriting Finalists
Riley Flynn, A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts (West Palm Beach), Jeanie and Jude Were Never Going to Make It
Eileen Kohner, Douglas Anderson School of the Arts (Jacksonville), France Lavalier
Ayden Kostzer, West Broward High School (Pembroke Pines), The Confessional
Poster Design Finalists
Yael Gonzalez, SouthTech Academy (Boynton Beach), 2023 Poster Design
Lucy Jacques, SouthTech Academy (Boynton Beach), 2023 Poster Design
Fabricio Torrico, SouthTech Academy (Boynton Beach), 2023 Poster Design
Special Recognitions
Shreya Devarakonda and Daniela Portilla, Ringling College of Art and Design (Sarasota) – By The Book
Steven Nye, University of Tampa (Tampa) – American Air Boss
Andrew Cheyne, Harrison School of the Arts (Lakeland) – Madaptation
Alexander Tullo, Ringling College of Art and Design (Sarasota) – Barking Orders
Adriana Irmina Marquez (homeschooled) – The Progress Express
The red-carpet awards show takes place Friday, May 6, 2022; pre-show festivities begin at 9:30 a.m. and the live awards show at 10:30 a.m. The event is free, and the public is encouraged to attend. Please RSVP by April 22 by emailing
admin@pbfilm.com or calling 561.233.1000.