Student Academy Awards 2008 -We have winners

USC Films In All Four Categories

USC will have several winners at this Student Academy Awards.

While these films know they will each receive an award, their placement – Gold, Silver or Bronze – will not be revealed until the June 7 ceremony. In addition to a trophy, Gold Medal winners receive $5,000, Silver Medal winners receive $3,000 and Bronze Medal winners receive $2,000.

The winners will be announced Saturday, June 7, 2008 at 6:00pm at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater, located at 8949 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills.
 
The following films have won awards:

ALTERNATIVE:

Viola: The Traveling Rooms of a Little Giant
Director/Animator:                                 Shih-Ting Hung
Producer:                                             Joe Tamas
Cinematographer:                                  John Harrison
Sound Design:                                      Chevy Chen
Composer:                                            Natasha Miven
                                                          Cynthia Simonian

DOCUMENTARY:

If a Body Meet a Body
Director:                                               Brian Davis
Producers:                                            Sue Palmer
                                                           Rain Rucker
Cinematographer:                                   David Woo
Editors:                                                 José Asunción
                                                           Christopher Yogi
Sound:                                                 Jing Chen
                                                           David Welch
Original Music:                                       Andrea Datzman


NARRATIVE:

A Day’s Work
Writer/Director/Editor:                             Rajeev Dassani
Producers:                                             Charles Uy
                                                            Michael Tringe
                                                            Julie Sifuentes
Cinematographer:                                    Nicola Marsh
Editor:                                                   Manuel Martinez
Sound:                                                  Chris Brenner
                                                            Paul Fonarev
                                                            David Lankton
                                                            James Barth
Production Design:                                  Clem Darling
                                                            Paul Barnaby

Pitstop
Writer/Director:                                        Melanie Mcgraw
Cinematographer:                                     Nicola Marsh
Producers:                                               Dina Gachman
                                                             Mary Posatko
                                                             Caitlin Taylor
Editors:                                                   Julien Guerif
                                                             Chris Cloyd
                                                             Miguel Becerra
Sound:                                                   Bethany Sparks
                                                             Dave Ciszewski
                                                             Elizabeth Johnson
                                                             Raj Patil
                                                             Tom Sanchez






(Films & crews that are known, if we have missed anyone, please let us know.)

It’s almost time again for one of the academy’s most popular events: the Student Academy Awards. The ceremony on Saturday, June 7, at 6 p.m., will honor student filmmakers from across the country with Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal awards, along with cash grants of $5,000, $3,000 and $2,000 respectively.

Awards will be presented in four categories: alternative, animation, documentary and narrative. In addition, an Honorary Foreign Film award will be presented to a student filmmaker from outside the United States.

Notable members of the Academy will serve as presenters for the June 7 ceremony. Clips from the Silver and Bronze Medal-winning films will be shown, and following the award presentations, the Gold Medal-winning films as well as the Honorary Foreign Film will be screened in their entirety. Admission to the ceremony is free, but advance tickets are required.

Tickets available May 1. A maximum of four tickets may be obtained online, by mail or at the Academy during regular business hours. The Samuel Goldwyn Theater is located at 8949 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills. Doors open at 5 p.m. All seating is unreserved. For additional information, please call the Academy at (310) 247-3600.

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More Information
www.oscars.org/saa/2008