The Student Academy Awards
It was a fun week but it was time to get down to business… the Student Academy Awards medal presentations.
The presenters! Academy President Tom Sherak, Laura Dern (“Jurassic Park”), Greg Kinnear (“As Good As It Gets”), Mena Suvari (“American Beauty”), and Cuba Gooding Jr. (“Jerry Maguire”).
Alternative
Amanda Tasse (USC) - “The Reality Clock” - Gold
Animation
Eric Prah (Ringling College of Art & Design) - “My Little Friend” - Bronze
Mark Nelson (UCLA) - “The Jockstrap Raiders” - Silver
David Wolter (CalArts)- “Eyrie” - Gold
All the animation winners:
Documentary
Heather Burky (Art Institute of Jacksonville) - “Lost Country” - Bronze
Ellen Tripler (American University) - “Dying Green” - Silver
Keiko Wright (NYU) - “Hiro: A Story of Japanese Internment” - Gold
All the documentary winners:
Narrative
Justin Tipping (AFI)- “Nani” - Bronze
Ryan Prows (AFI) - “Narcocorrido” - Silver
Mark Raso (Columbia) - “Under” - Gold
All the narrative winners:
Foreign
Elmar Imanov (The International Film School, Cologne, Germany) - “The Swing of the Coffin Maker” - Bronze
Thomas Stuber (Film Academy Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany) - “Of Dogs and Horses” - Silver
David Winstone (University of Westminster) - “For Elsie” - Gold
All the foreign winners:
All the gold winners:
All the silver winners:
All the bronze winners:
Laura Dern and Greg Kinnear enjoying some student animation:
Tom Sherak watching “The Reality Clock” in 3D:
Wheeeeeee:
Too busy:
Best friends forever:
