The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced student projects from CalArts, Ringling and the Kansas City Arts Institute as winners in the animation category at the 37th annual Student Academy Awards.
Three animation projects were chosen as finalists, with the filmmakers earning a weeklong trip to Los Angeles for various entertainment-industry events that will culminate June 12 in an awards ceremony in which it will be revealed which film won the gold, silver and bronze honors.
The full list of nominees follows:
Animation
‘ Departure of Love, Jennifer Bors, Ringling College of Art and Design, Florida
‘ Dried Up, Isaiah Powers and Jeremy Casper, Kansas City Art Institute, Missouri
‘ Lifeline, Andres Salaff, California Institute of the Arts
Alternative
‘ Multiply, Emily Henricks, University of Southern California
‘ Surface: Film from Below, Varathit Uthaisri, Parsons The New School for Design, New York
Documentary
‘ Dreams Awake (Suena Despierto), Kevin Gordon and Rebekah Meredith, Stanford University, California
‘ Rediscovering Pape, Maria Royo, City College of New York
‘ Yizkor (Remembrance), Ruth Fertig, University of Texas at Austin
Narrative
‘ Down in Number 5, Kim Spurlock, New York University
‘ God of Love, Luke Matheny, New York University
‘ The Lunch Box, Lubomir Kocka, Savannah College of Art and Design, Georgia
Honorary Foreign Film
‘ The Confession, Tanel Toom, The National Film and Television School, Beaconsfield, United Kingdom
Gold medal award winners receive cash grants of $5,000, silver winners win $3,000 and bronze winners receive $2,000. The Honorary Foreign Film winner receives a $1,000 cash grant.
The U.S. students first competed in one of three regional competitions. Each region was permitted to send as many as three finalist films in each of four award categories. Academy members then screened the finalists’ films and voted to select the winners.
The ceremony on June 12 is free and open to the public, but advance tickets are required. Tickets may be obtained online at www.oscars.org, in person at the Academy box office or by mail. For more information, call (310) 247-3600.
