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Columbia Dominates Student Academy Awards Final
New York, April 15, 2008--Columbia University School of the Arts' Film Division students have virtually swept the narrative film category in the Eastern Regional Finals of the Student Academy Awards. Seven out of Eight nominated films are by Columbia SoA Film Students. All of the Eastern Region finalists' films will be screened on April 24th and the winners will compete for the national prize, to be awarded in Los Angeles in June. Columbia students also garnered two out of four nominations in the documentary film category.
"The Student Academy Awards is the most significant competition for student films in the country," said Jamal Joseph, chair of the School of the Arts' Film Division. "Columbia filmmakers have won gold medals in narrative film seven out of the past 11 years, already a stunning testimony to the strength of the Film Division's programs. For Columbia to have seven out of eight films nominated to represent the Eastern Region this year truly speaks to the tremendous talent here at the School of the Arts, both students and faculty."
Many of the narrative films can be viewed as part of the upcoming Columbia University Film Festival, which runs April 28 through May 9.
Following is a list of all the nominees in both narrative and documentary film competitions:
Narrative:
The Assasstant - Scott Burkhardt, COLUMBIA
Bricks, Beds & Sheep's Heads - Imelda O'Reilly, COLUMBIA
Maine Story - Nina Chernik, COLUMBIA
Man - Myna Joseph, COLUMBIA
Mr. A - Joe Murphy, COLUMBIA
PAL/SECAM - Dmitry Povolotsky, COLUMBIA
Picture Day - Nick Paley, NYU
Wianbu: Comfort Woman - James Bang, COLUMBIA
Documentary:
Life Sentence - Lisa Gray, NYU
Recruiter - Adam Salky, COLUMBIA
Tijuana, Nada Mas - Yolanda Pividal, City College of New York
Unattached - J.J. Adler, COLUMBIA
"The Student Academy Awards is the most significant competition for student films in the country," said Jamal Joseph, chair of the School of the Arts' Film Division. "Columbia filmmakers have won gold medals in narrative film seven out of the past 11 years, already a stunning testimony to the strength of the Film Division's programs. For Columbia to have seven out of eight films nominated to represent the Eastern Region this year truly speaks to the tremendous talent here at the School of the Arts, both students and faculty."
Many of the narrative films can be viewed as part of the upcoming Columbia University Film Festival, which runs April 28 through May 9.
Following is a list of all the nominees in both narrative and documentary film competitions:
Narrative:
The Assasstant - Scott Burkhardt, COLUMBIA
Bricks, Beds & Sheep's Heads - Imelda O'Reilly, COLUMBIA
Maine Story - Nina Chernik, COLUMBIA
Man - Myna Joseph, COLUMBIA
Mr. A - Joe Murphy, COLUMBIA
PAL/SECAM - Dmitry Povolotsky, COLUMBIA
Picture Day - Nick Paley, NYU
Wianbu: Comfort Woman - James Bang, COLUMBIA
Documentary:
Life Sentence - Lisa Gray, NYU
Recruiter - Adam Salky, COLUMBIA
Tijuana, Nada Mas - Yolanda Pividal, City College of New York
Unattached - J.J. Adler, COLUMBIA
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