Alternative/Experimental
Gold: Birdy Wei-Ting Hung, “A Brighter Summer Day for the Lady Avengers,” San Francisco State University
Silver: Dori Walker, “In Living Memory,” Brown University
Bronze: Akshit Kumar, “bonVoyage pour monVoyage,” National Institute of Design, India
Animation
Gold: Florian Maurice, Maxime Foltzer & Estelle Bonnardel, “Au Revoir Mon Monde,” MoPA 3D Animation School, France
Silver: Kei Kanamori, “Origami,” Digital Hollywood University, Japan
Bronze: Spencer Baird, “Student Accomplice,” Brigham Young University
Documentary
Gold: Hannah Rafkin, “Keeper,” School of Visual Arts
Silver: Aaron Johnson, “The 17%,” Chapman University
Bronze: Rishabh Raj Jain, “A Dream Called Khushi (Happiness),” New York University
Narrative
Gold: Pavel Sykora & Viktor Horák, “The Compatriot,” Filmová Akademie Miroslava Ond?í?ka v Písku, Czech Republic
Silver: Jens Kevin Georg, “Crust,” Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF, Germany
Bronze: Robin Wang, “Neither Donkey nor Horse,” University of Southern California
First-time honors go to National Institute of Design (India), Digital Hollywood University (Japan) and Filmová Akademie Miroslava Ond?í?ka v Písku (Czech Republic).
All Student Academy Award-winning films are eligible to compete for the 97th Oscars in the Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film or Documentary Short Film category.
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. |
