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    Medalists Revealed For 2020 Student Academy Awards

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    Virtual Program Hosted by Eugenio Derbez, with Shunsaku Hayashi,  Glen Keane, Spike Lee, Dawn Porter and Lulu Wang to Present

    LOS ANGELES -- (SPW) --
    The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today will honor 18 student winners from colleges and universities around the world at the 47th Student Academy Awards® ceremony, to be held virtually for the first time.  The Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal awards will be announced and presented by experimental filmmaker Shunsaku Hayashi, Oscar®-winning animator Glen Keane, Oscar-winning filmmaker and 1983 Student Academy Award® winner Spike Lee, and filmmakers Dawn Porter and Lulu Wang.  Hosted by actor-director Eugenio Derbez, the ceremony is available now on www.StudentAcademyAwards.org. 

    The 2020 Student Academy Award medalists are:

    Alternative/Experimental (Domestic and International Film Schools)
    Gold: “Simulacra,” Curry Sicong Tian, University of Southern California

    Animation (Domestic Film Schools)
    Gold: “Ciervo,” Pilar Garcia-Fernandezsesma, Rhode Island School of Design
    Silver: “Mime Your Manners,” Kate Namowicz and Skyler Porras, Ringling College of Art & Design
    Bronze: “Hamsa,” Daniela Dwek, Maya Mendonca and Chrisy Baek, School of Visual Arts

    Animation (International Film Schools)
    Gold: “The Beauty,” Pascal Schelbli, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg (Germany)

    Documentary (Domestic Film Schools)
    Gold: “Unfinished Lives,” Yucong Chen, University of Southern California 
    Silver: “The Dope Years: The Story of Latasha Harlins,” Allison A. Waite, University of Southern California
    Bronze: “Making Waves,” Laura Zéphirin, New York University

    Documentary (International Film Schools)
    Gold: “Dear Father…,” Maren Klakegg, Westerdals Institute of Film and Media, Kristiania University College (Norway) 

    Narrative (Domestic Film Schools)
    Gold: “Umama,” Talia Smith, New York University
    Silver: “Bittu,” Karishma Dube, New York University
    Bronze: “Sweet Potatoes,” Rommel Villa Barriga, University of Southern California

    Narrative (International Film Schools)
    Gold: “My Dear Corpses,” German Golub, Baltic Film & Media School, Tallinn University (Estonia) 
    Silver: “Crescendo,” Percival Argüero Mendoza, Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica (Mexico)
    Bronze: “I Was Still There When You Left Me,” Marie Mc Court, Institut des Arts de Diffusion (Belgium) 

    All Student Academy Award-winning films are eligible to compete for 2020 Oscars® in the Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film or Documentary Short Subject category.  Past winners have gone on to receive 64 Oscar nominations and have won or shared 13 awards. 

    The Student Academy Awards were established in 1972 to provide a platform for emerging global talent by creating opportunities within the industry to showcase their work.  The 2020 winners join the ranks of such past Student Academy Award winners as Patricia Cardoso, Pete Docter, Cary Fukunaga, Spike Lee, Trey Parker, Patricia Riggen and Robert Zemeckis.  For more information about the Student Academy Awards and this year’s winners and presenters, visit StudentAcademyAwards.org.

    About THE ACADEMY
    The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is a global community of more than 10,000 of the most accomplished artists, filmmakers and executives working in film. In addition to celebrating and recognizing excellence in filmmaking through the Oscars, the Academy supports a wide range of initiatives to promote the art and science of the movies, including public programming, educational outreach and the upcoming upcoming Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, opening April 30, 2021.

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    Sound Lounge Announces New Partners

    Tuesday, November 19, 2024
    Justin Kooy (Left) and Steve 'Major Giammaria.

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