FOCUS on Impact
STUDENT ART COMPETITION & EXHIBIT
Congratulations to the 2024 winner Jas Soto and her art piece “Analogous” (Body Dysmorphia)
ART TITLE
Analogous (Body Dysmorphia)
ARTIST/STUDENT
Name: Jas Soto
Grade: 8
School: San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts
Teacher: Don Masse
STUDENT STATEMENT
This art explores the challenges of body dysmorphia, inspired by the unrealistic beauty standards spread by social media. This digital artwork was created using an iPad. The artist began by sketching their ideas and creating the line art in ibis Paint X. They then added color, contrast, and flowers to make the drawing stand out using Adobe Express.
MEDIUM
Digital drawing and collage
Listen to Tonya Mantooth speak to the winner Jas Soto and Don Masse, Teacher at SDSCPA,
during the Festival’s August Film Insider’s Screening.
About the Competition
The San Diego’s Intl Film Festival’s FOCUS on Impact Education Program provides a forum for high school and college students to explore a variety of complex social issues with screenings of short films, curated curriculum and interviews with filmmakers.
We are excited to announce our new FOCUS on Impact Student Art Competition & Exhibit that will challenge students to create artwork designed to raise awareness of social impact issues such as inclusion, equality, cultural identity, climate change, pollution (ocean, land, thermal, plastic, soil), autism, immigration and refugee issues.
We have carefully selected a limited number of middle and high schools in the county to take part in our program with our aim to gradually increase the scope of this initiative. This program will showcase the innovative and analytical abilities of students who have pursued visual arts education.
Student Recognitions
One student submission will be selected to be used together with the San Diego Intl Film Festival logo for the 2024 marketing campaign. The winning submission will be used on Film Festival merchandise that will be sold during the Film Festival with profits benefiting the FOCUS on Impact Educational Program. All finalists will be invited to attend the 2024 San Diego International Film Festival.
Student Eligibility
Original works are eligible to submit all two-dimensional media (traditional and digital) for consideration.
Work must be submitted digitally for evaluation and may be completely image-based or a combination of text and image.
2024 Deadlines
May 30, 2024 – Submissions and forms due
June 1-15, 2024 – Evaluation period
June 16, 2024 – Selected students for the exhibit notified
July 17, 2024 – Finalists reveled at Film Insider Series screening
August 21, 2024 – Winning artwork showcased at Film Insider Series screening
Contributions in the form of donations and sponsorships, along with proceeds from festival events, are pivotal in expanding our educational outreach and nurturing local communities. Your generous support enables us to fulfill our mission of empowering future leaders to effect positive change in society.
The San Diego International Film Festival’s FOCUS on Impact Education Program is offered to teachers and schools at no cost. We extend our heartfelt gratitude for your generous contributions.
