Record Number Of Entries Submitted For 2009 Student Academy Awards
A record 559 entries, from students representing 103 U.S. colleges and universities, are in competition for the 2009 Student Academy Awards. In addition, a record 57 entries from 39 countries have submitted in the Honorary Foreign Film award category; the pool includes first-ever entries from Egypt and Estonia. The competition - now in its 36th year - will culminate in the presentation of trophies and prize money on Saturday, June 13, at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
The Academy established the Student Academy Awards in 1972 to support and encourage excellence in filmmaking at the collegiate level. Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal awards may be presented in each of four categories: Animation, Narrative, Documentary and Alternative. Additionally, one film is selected each year to receive the Honorary Foreign Film award.
A complete list of schools and countries represented in the competition is available at
http://www.oscars.org/awards/saa/entrants.html.
The 36th Annual Student Academy Awards ceremony on June 13 is free and open to the public, but advance tickets are required. Tickets may be obtained online at www.oscars.org, in person at the Academy box office or by mail. The Academy is located at 8949 Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills. For more information, call (310) 247-3600.
Videos
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The Most Happy Fella North Coast Repertory Theatre (6/03-6/28) |
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Mike Blaha: Pivotal Nomad Broadwater Studio (6/07-6/24) |
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My Life is a Sonnet Broadwater Studio (6/07-6/27) |
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Melt : The Play The Marilyn Theatre at the Lee Strasberg Institute (6/11-6/13) |
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MISS MAGNOLIA BEAUMONT GOES TO PROVINCETOWN Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Davidson/Valentini Theatre (6/17-6/28) |
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In the Blink of an Eye: A Musical Memoir The Pico (6/19-6/21) |
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Hunting the Irish Heiress Newport Theatre Arts Center (6/05-6/05) |
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Chameleon - A New Musical Hudson Theatre - MainStage (6/03-6/07) |
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A Haunting Revue II Impro Theatre (6/06-6/26) |
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Los Angeles Choreographers & Dancers presents Cinematic Dance Theater From Louise Reichlin & Dancers, "Tap Dance Widows Club", an acclaimed combination of video, movement and storytelling. and two parts of "Rodeo" Culver City Senior Center (5/30-5/30) |
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