The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced 12 student winners in its 32nd annual Student Academy Awards competition. These 12 winners, from 11 different colleges and universities, will participate in a week of industry-related activities and social events culminating June 12, 2005, with the awards presentation ceremony at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater, which is free and open to the public. One film student from Germany also has been selected to receive this year's Honorary Foreign Film Student Award.
The winners are (listed alphabetically by film title within category)
AlternativeKNOCK KNOCK, Jaron Henrie-McCrea, Ball State University, IndianaYOUR DARK HAIR IHSAN, Tala Hadid, Columbia University, New York City
Animation9, Shane Acker, University of California, Los AngelesFROG, Christopher Conforti, School of Visual Arts, New York CityTHINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT, Joshua G. Beveridge, Ringling School of Art and Design, Sarasota, Florida
DocumentaryTHE LIFE OF KEVIN CARTER, Dan Krauss, University of California, BerkeleyLISTEN, Kimby Caplan, Southern Methodist UniversityUnhitched, Erin Hudson and Ben Wu, Stanford University
NarrativeCHARM, Melissa Rossi, Florida State University Film SchoolVictoria Para Chino, Cary Fukunaga, New York UniversityWEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, Alonso F. Mayo, American Film Institute, Los Angeles
Honorary Foreign Student Film AwardTHE RUNAWAY, Ulrike Grote, University of Hamburg
While the U.S. students know they will each receive an award, the level of that award gold, silver or bronze will not be revealed until the June 12 ceremony. In addition to trophies, gold medalists receive $5,000, silver medalists are awarded $3,000 and bronze medal recipients are presented with $2,000. There will be no bronze medal presented in the Alternative category.
The Honorary Foreign Film winner was selected from an original pool of 38 submissions from 25 countries. This is the eighth time that a student film from Germany has won this particular award.
The June 12 Student Academy Awards presentation ceremony begins at 6:00 pm. Clips from the bronze and silver medalists will be shown while the gold medal films and Honorary Foreign Student film will be screened in their entirety. Seating is on a first-come basis only and early arrival is suggested as once capacity is reached, no one will be admitted, even with a ticket. To request a maximum of four tickets, call the Academy at (310) 247-3000, ext. 130. The Academy is located at 8949 Wilshire Blvd. in Beverly Hills.
The Student Academy Awards were established by the Academy in 1972 to support and encourage excellence in filmmaking at the collegiate level.
