Academy Names 30 US Finalists for Student Academy Awards

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
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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
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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