The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Friday the winners of its 50th annual Student Academy Awards.The 14 winners were chosen from a total of 2,443 entries from 720 colleges and universities around the world.
Those who take home trophies at the student awards are eligible to compete at the following Oscars in the animated short film, life action short film or documentary short film categories.Past Student Academy Award winners have gone on to receive 67 Oscar nominations and have won 12 awards, with previous winners including Spike Lee, Pete Docter, Patricia Cardoso, Robert Zemeckis and Patricia Riggen.Leo Behrens from the American Film Institute won the Alternative/Experimental award for his movie, Skin.
Three groups of students were given trophies for animation: Gabriel Augerai, Romain Augier and Yannick Jacquin from France’s École des Nouvelles Images for Boom; César Luton, Achille Pasquier and Clémence Bailly from France’s MoPA…
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