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Santa Paula Film Festival 2026

Hit the Seat  took home FOUR awards at the Santa Paula Film Festival:

​🏆 Best Overall Short Film
🏆 Best Directors
🏆 Best Writing
🏆 Best Actor: Derek Petropolis

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We are incredibly grateful to the Santa Paula Film Festival for recognizing this film and to the entire community of actors, crew, donors, volunteers, and supporters who gave their time, talent, and resources to make it happen. These awards belong to all of you.

We were also honored to screen alongside so many talented filmmakers and artists throughout the weekend.

One festival down, many more to go. We can’t wait to see
where Hit the Seat goes next.