Twelve student films, including three animated ones, have been named winners in the 36th annual Student Academy Awards.
The animated winners are:
‘ Kites, Jed Henry, Brigham Young University
‘ Pajama Gladiator, Glenn Harmon, Brigham Young University
‘ Sebastian’s Voodoo, Joaquin Baldwin, University of California, Los Angeles
The winners will take part in a week of industry-related activities and social events, culminating in an awards ceremony on June 13 at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
The ceremony will reveal the gold, silver and bronze ranking in each category, with cash grants of $5,000, $3,000 and $2,000 respectively. The Honorary Foreign Film winner receives a $1,000 cash grant.
The winners in other categories include:
Alternative
‘ Alice’s Attic, Robyn Yannoukos, University of California, Los Angeles
‘ Matter in a Quiescent State, Prepares Itself to Be Transformed, Kwibum Chung, School of Visual Arts, New York
Documentary
‘ The Last Mermaids, Liz Chae, Columbia University
‘ A Place to Land, Lauren DeAngelis, American University, Washington, D.C.
‘ The Wait, Cassandra Lizaire and Kelly Asmuth, Columbia University
Narrative
‘ Bohemibot, Brendan Bellomo, New York University
‘ The Bronx Balletomane, Jeremy Joffee, City College of New York
‘ Kavi, Gregg Helvey, University of Southern California
Honorary Foreign Film
‘ Elkland, Per Hanefjord, Dramatiska Institutet, Sweden
