Deadlines loom for the Academy's awards for film students AMPAS has sent out a press release reminding potential contenders that the deadlines (there are two, depending on the category) to submit movies to compete for this year's Student Academy Awards are fast approaching. (See more information below.) (Pictured above: Last year's winner David Wolter.) The upcoming awards ceremony will be held on Saturday, June 8, at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. As per the Academy's release, eligible Foreign Film category movies are from "full-time college and university students attending schools that are members of the international film school organization known as Cilect (cilect.org), and located outside the borders of the United States." The other categories are "open to all full-time college and university students at accredited U.S. institutions, whose films are made within the curricular structure of a film program or class at their respective schools.
- 3/21/2013
- by Anna Robinson
- Alt Film Guide
Beverly Hills, Calif. — Students from across Southern California dominated the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 39th annual Student Academy Awards.
Amanda Tasse of the University of Southern California and David Wolter of California Institute of the Arts were among the five students hailing from Southern California schools. Both received gold medals, the highest honor at Saturday's ceremony at the motion picture academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
Other winners of the gold medal included David Winstone of the University of Westminster in London, Mark Raso of Columbia University in New York and Keiko Wright of New York University.
The Student Academy Awards were established in 1972 to support and encourage excellence in filmmaking at the collegiate level. Past winners have gone on to receive 46 Oscar nominations and have won or shared eight trophies.
At the 84th annual Academy Awards earlier this year, 2011 Student Academy Award winners Hallvar Witzo...
Amanda Tasse of the University of Southern California and David Wolter of California Institute of the Arts were among the five students hailing from Southern California schools. Both received gold medals, the highest honor at Saturday's ceremony at the motion picture academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
Other winners of the gold medal included David Winstone of the University of Westminster in London, Mark Raso of Columbia University in New York and Keiko Wright of New York University.
The Student Academy Awards were established in 1972 to support and encourage excellence in filmmaking at the collegiate level. Past winners have gone on to receive 46 Oscar nominations and have won or shared eight trophies.
At the 84th annual Academy Awards earlier this year, 2011 Student Academy Award winners Hallvar Witzo...
- 6/10/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Thirteen students from colleges and universities around the world were honored tonight (June 9) as winners at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 39th Annual Student Academy Awards. The medal placements were announced at the awards ceremony, which featured as presenters actors Laura Dern, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Greg Kinnear and Mena Suvari alongside Academy President Tom Sherak at the Academy.s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
The winners are:
Alternative
Gold Medal*: .The Reality Clock,. Amanda Tasse, University of Southern California
*Only one winner was selected in this category.
Animation
Gold Medal: .Eyrie,. David Wolter, California Institute of the Arts
Silver Medal: .The Jockstrap Raiders,. Mark Nelson, University of California, Los Angeles
Bronze Medal: .My Little Friend,. Eric Prah, Ringling College of Art and Design
Documentary
Gold Medal: .Hiro: A Story of Japanese Internment,. Keiko Wright, New York University
Silver Medal: .Dying Green,. Ellen Tripler, American University
Bronze Medal: .Lost Country,...
The winners are:
Alternative
Gold Medal*: .The Reality Clock,. Amanda Tasse, University of Southern California
*Only one winner was selected in this category.
Animation
Gold Medal: .Eyrie,. David Wolter, California Institute of the Arts
Silver Medal: .The Jockstrap Raiders,. Mark Nelson, University of California, Los Angeles
Bronze Medal: .My Little Friend,. Eric Prah, Ringling College of Art and Design
Documentary
Gold Medal: .Hiro: A Story of Japanese Internment,. Keiko Wright, New York University
Silver Medal: .Dying Green,. Ellen Tripler, American University
Bronze Medal: .Lost Country,...
- 6/10/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
They don’t get an Oscar just yet, but the winners of the Student Academy Awards certainly get a boost as they set out to tell their stories on the big screen.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences honors a wide selection of student films each year, and this 39th class includes tales both harrowing, heartbreaking and hilarious — from a man placing a desperate bet on a horse to save his dog, to a border patrol agent robbing a cartel to save her own life. The winners in each category will be honored Saturday night, where gold, silver,...
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences honors a wide selection of student films each year, and this 39th class includes tales both harrowing, heartbreaking and hilarious — from a man placing a desperate bet on a horse to save his dog, to a border patrol agent robbing a cartel to save her own life. The winners in each category will be honored Saturday night, where gold, silver,...
- 6/8/2012
- by Anthony Breznican
- EW - Inside Movies
Ten students from nine U.S. colleges and universities have been selected as winners in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 39th Annual Student Academy Awards competition. Winners will be brought to Los Angeles to join the international student winners in the Foreign Film category for a week of industry activities. The festivities will culminate in the awards ceremony on Saturday, June 9, at 6 p.m. at the Academy.s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, where the placements in each category will be announced.
The winners are (listed alphabetically by film title in each category):
Alternative
“The Reality Clock,” Amanda Tasse, University of Southern California*
*Only one winner was selected in this category.
Animation
“Eyrie,” David Wolter, California Institute of the Arts
“The Jockstrap Raiders,” Mark Nelson, University of California, Los Angeles
“My Little Friend,” Eric Prah, Ringling College of Art and Design
Documentary
“Dying Green,” Ellen Tripler,...
The winners are (listed alphabetically by film title in each category):
Alternative
“The Reality Clock,” Amanda Tasse, University of Southern California*
*Only one winner was selected in this category.
Animation
“Eyrie,” David Wolter, California Institute of the Arts
“The Jockstrap Raiders,” Mark Nelson, University of California, Los Angeles
“My Little Friend,” Eric Prah, Ringling College of Art and Design
Documentary
“Dying Green,” Ellen Tripler,...
- 5/15/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Attention, Hollywood! Your next generation has arrived. Ten students from nine U.S. colleges and universities have been selected as winner in the Academy's 39th Annual Student Academy Awards Competition. In the past, winners of the Student Academy Awards have received a total of 46 Oscar nominations, including last year's Live Action Short Film nominees Hallvar Witzo and Max Zahle. The awards ceremony will take place June 9 at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills. The complete list of winning films is reprinted below: Alternative "The Reality Clock," Amanda Tasse, University of Southern California* *Only one winner was selected in this category. Animation "Eyrie," David Wolter, California Institute of the Arts "The Jockstrap Raiders," Mark Nelson, University of California, Los Angeles "My Little Friend," Eric Prah, Ringling College of Art and Design Documentary ...
- 5/15/2012
- by Austin Dale
- Indiewire
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