Thirty-five students from 20 U.S. colleges are eligible for the 39th Student Academy Awards, AMPAS said Wednesday. Academy members will view the finalists’ films at special screenings and vote to select the winners. Prizes include Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal awards, along with accompanying cash grants of $5,000, $3,000 and $2,000. U.S. winners will join international students winners for a week of industry and social activities June 9 in Los Angeles. The list of finalists follows. Narrative : Benny , Huay-Bing Law, University of Texas at Austin Contra, el Mar , Richard Parkin, University of California, Los Angeles Hatch , Christoph Kuschnig, Columbia University Mr. Bellpond , A. Todd Smith, Brigham Young University Nani , Justin Tipping, American Film Institute Narcocorrido , Ryan Prows, American Film Institute The Recorder Exam , Bora Kim, Columbia University Requited , Madeline Puzzo, Point Park University Under , Mark Raso, Columbia University Documentary : Dignity Harbor: A Home Away from Homeless , Michael Gualdoni, Lindenwood University Dying Green , Ellen Tripler, American University Hiro: A Story of Japanese Internment , Keiko Wright, New York University Lost Country , Heather Burky, Art Institute of Jacksonville Love Hacking , Jenni Nelson, Stanford University Pot Country , Mario Furloni, University of California, Berkeley Reporting on The Times: The New York Times and the Holocaust , Emily Harrold, New York University Smoke Songs , Briar March, Stanford University Why Am I Still Alive , Hanzhang Shen, School of Visual Arts Animation Chocolate Milk , Eliza Kinkz, University of California, Los Angeles Cowboy, Clone, Dust , Matthew Christensen, New York University Eyrie , David Wolter, California Institute of the Arts The Jockstrap Raiders , Mark Nelson, University of California, Los Angeles La Lune et le Coq , Raymond McCarthy Bergeron, Rochester Institute of Technology Lizard and the Ladder , Aaron Bristow, Utah Valley University My Little Friend , Eric Prah, Ringling College of Art and Design Reviving Redwood , Matt Sullivan, Ringling College of Art and Design Shinobi Blues , Yue Liu, School of Visual Arts Alternative Falconer , Micah Robert Barber, University of Texas at Austin In Between Shadows , Tianran Duan, University of Southern California Last Remarks , Umar Riaz, New York University Peace at Home , Avital Epstein, Florida State University The Reality Clock , Amanda Tasse, University of Southern California SiSiSiSiSiSiSiSiSiSiSi , Juan Camilo González, University of Southern California Terra Cotta Warrior , Bin Li, Rochester Institute of Technology Us , Alex Lora, City College of New York
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Academy Names 30 US Finalists for Student Academy Awards
