Thirteen students from nine colleges and universities have been selected as winners in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 31st annual Student Academy Awards competition.
The winners are (listed alphabetically by film title within category):
AlternativeFOCUS, Bill Ridlehoover and Nilanjan Lahiri, Savannah College of Art and Design, GeorgiaS.P.I.C.: THE STORYBOARD OF MY LIFE, Robert Castillo, School of Visual Arts, New York
AnimationLEMMINGS, Craig Van Dyke, Brigham Young UniversityREX STEELE: NAZI SMASHER, Alexander Woo, New York UniversityROCK THE WORLD, Sukwon Shin, School of Visual Arts, New York
The winners will participate in a week of industry-related activities and social events that will culminate June 13, 2004 with the awards presentation ceremony at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater. Besides trophies, gold medalists receive $5,000, silver medalists are awarded $3,000 and bronze medal recipients are presented with $2,000. Students do not know the levels until June 13.
The Student Academy Awards were established by the Academy in 1972 to support and encourage excellence in filmmaking at the collegiate level.
The June 13 Student Academy Awards presentation ceremony begins at 6:00 pm. It is free and open to the public. Clips from the bronze and silver medals will be shown and 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 Boulevard in Beverly Hills.
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