Student Academy Awards taking submissions
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is now accepting entries for the 40th Anniversary Student Academy Awards, in the categories of alternative, animation, narrative, documentary and foreign. . Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal awards, along with cash prizes, may be presented to student filmmakers in the following categories: Alternative, Animation, Narrative, Documentary and Foreign Student Film. The awards presentation will be June 8; more information can be found here.
Past winners have gone on to receive 43 Oscar nominations and have won or shared eight awards, the Academy says. They include Pete Docter (1992), John Lasseter (1979 and 1980), Spike Lee (1983), Trey Parker (1993) and Robert Zemeckis (1975).
In addition, AMPAS announced its first foray into the Sundance Film Festival. As part of the Academy Conversations series, AMPAS and the Blackhouse Foundation will present a conversation with film producer Will Packer on Saturday at Buona Vita in Park City.
The conversation will be followed by an Academy presentation and reception at 5:30 p.m. addressing such initiatives as Awards qualification rules, filmmaker engagement, educational programs, festival grants and membership.
A native of Los Angeles raised by two parents and "Hill Street Blues," Jon Weisman ankled his scriptwriting career and began working for Variety in 2004, subsequently serving as associate editor of features and television reporter before becoming awards editor. He promises not to use this platform to retroactively campaign for Oscars for “The Misfits,” though he’d feel justified in doing so.
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