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?:
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…

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