The Academy established the Student Academy Awards in 1972 to support and encourage excellence in filmmaking at the collegiate level.
The Student Academy Awards is a national student film competition conducted by the Academy and the Academy Foundation. Each year over 500 college and university film students from all over the United States compete for awards and cash grants, with films being judged in four categories: Animation, Documentary, Narrative and Alternative. Film students from outside the U.S. are honored each year as well. The presentation ceremony is a popular event that is annually attended by a capacity audience in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
Through the Student Academy Awards, the Academy recognizes and encourages this country’s most promising new filmmakers. Past winners include Spike Lee, Trey Parker, Bob Saget and Oscar winners John Lasseter and Robert Zemeckis.
To extend the impact and honor beyond the competition, a compilation presentation of the gold medal award-winning films is circulated each year free of charge to educational and non-profit organizations nationwide.
Contact Information
Name/Company:
Northwest Film Center
Title/Attention:
Mr Thomas Phillipson
Name:
Address:
1219 S.W. Park Avenue
City:
Portland
State:
OR
Zip:
97205
Phone:
(503) 221-1156 Ext. 13
Email:
thomas@nwfilm.org
Contact Notes:
REGION ONE:
Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming.
*Submit all Region One films and entry forms to:
Mr. Thomas Phillipson
Northwest Film Center
1219 S.W. Park Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97205
(503) 221-1156, extension 13
thomas@nwfilm.org
Eligibility
Gender:
NA
Eligibility:
How to Apply: All entries for the 40th Student Academy Awards must be submitted electronically. Please note that the maximum running time allowed for entries in all categories is 40 minutes. In addition, you must PRINT A HARD COPY OF YOUR ENTRY FORM and submit it together with your DVD (domestic applicants only; please review foreign application rules for supplemental material requirements) to the appropriate Regional Coordinator. For your entry to be officially completed, the hard copy must contain your signature(s) [as the filmmaker(s)] and the signature of your supervising faculty advisor.
