Sixteen students from colleges and universities around the world were honored tonight as winners at the 40th Student Academy Awards ceremony at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. The medal placements were announced at the ceremony hosted by writer-director and 1978 Student Academy Award๏ฟฝ winner Bob Saget. Writer-director Kimberly Peirce and actors Clark Gregg, Jason Schwartzman and Quvenzhan๏ฟฝ Wallis presented the awards.nn
nnThe winners are:nnAlternativenGold Medal: “Bottled Up,” Rafael Cortina, Occidental CollegenSilver Medal: “Zug,” Perry Janes, University of MichigannBronze Medal: “The Compositor,” John Mattiuzzi, School of Visual ArtsnnAnimationnGold Medal: “Dia de los Muertos,” Lindsey St. Pierre and Ashley Graham, Ringling College of Art and DesignnSilver Medal: “Will,” Eusong Lee, California Institute of the ArtsnBronze Medal: “Peck Pocketed,” Kevin Herron, Ringling College of Art and DesignnnDocumentarynGold Medal: “A Second Chance,” David Aristizabal, University of Southern CalifornianSilver Medal: “Every Tuesday: A Portrait of The New Yorker Cartoonists,” Rachel Loube, School of Visual ArtsnBronze Medal: “Win or Lose,” Daniel Koehler, Elon UniversitynnNarrativenGold Medal: “Ol’ Daddy,” Brian Schwarz, University of Texas at AustinnSilver Medal: “Josephine and the Roach,” Jonathan Langager, University of Southern CalifornianBronze Medal: “Un Mundo para Ra๏ฟฝl (A World for Ra๏ฟฝl),” Mauro Mueller, Columbia UniversitynnForeign FilmnGold Medal: “Miss Todd,” Kristina Yee, National Film and Television School, United KingdomnSilver Medal: “Parvaneh,” Talkhon Hamzavi, Zurich University of the Arts, SwitzerlandnBronze Medal: “Tweesprong (Crossroads),” Wouter Bouvijn, RITS School of Arts, Erasmus University College Brussels, BelgiumnnThis year saw first-time honors go to Elon University, Occidental College and the University of Michigan in the U.S. competition, as well as to Zurich University of the Arts and RITS School of Arts, Erasmus University College Brussels, in the foreign competition.nnThe Student Academy Awards were established in 1972 to support and encourage excellence in filmmaking at the collegiate level. Past Student Academy Award winners have gone on to receive 46 Oscar๏ฟฝ nominations and have won or shared eight awards. The roster includes such distinguished filmmakers as John Lasseter, Pete Docter, Robert Zemeckis, Trey Parker and Spike Lee.nn
nnAbout THE ACADEMYnThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is the world’s preeminent movie-related organization, with a membership of more than 6,000 of the most accomplished men and women working in cinema. In addition to the annual Academy Awards-in which the members vote to select the nominees and winners-Academy presents a diverse year-round slate of public programs, exhibitions and events; provides financial support to a wide range of other movie-related organizations and endeavors; acts as a neutral advocate in the advancement of motion picture technology; and, through its Margaret Herrick Library and Academy Film Archive, collects, preserves, restores and provides access to movies and items related to their history. Through these and other activities the Academy serves students, historians, the entertainment industry and people everywhere who love movies. www.oscars.org
