Student Academy Awards 2011: Fifteen Winners Announced at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater

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Fifteen  students were  selected as gold medal  winners in  the 38^th Annual  Student  Academy Awards at  the  Samuel Goldwyn Theater, June 11, as reported by  various entertainment news sites.

The fifteen students, (12 from the US and 3 from other countries) were recipients of the annual competition conducted by the Academy of Motion   Picture Arts and Sciences.  These young filmmakers’ films are available for free screening to the public.

The Annual   Student Academy Awards   2011 gold medal winners are:

1. “The   Vermeers,” Tal  S.  Sharmir,   The  New  School,  New York (Gold  Medal  –  Alternative
2. “Correspondence,” Zach  Hyer,   Pratt  Institute,  New York (Gold Medal  – Animation)
3. “Dragon  Boy,”   Bernardo  Warman and   Shaofu   Zhang,  Academy of  Art  University, California (Gold  Medal   –  Animation)
4. “Defective Detective,” Avner Geller and Stevie Lewis, Ringling College of Art and Design, Florida (Bronze  Medal  –  Animation)
5. “Vera Klement: Blunt Edge,” Wonjung Bae, Columbia College Chicago (Gold Medal – Documentary)
6. “Imaginary Circumstances,”  Anthony  Weeks,  Stanford   University (Silver  Medal  –  Documentary)
7. “Sin  Pais”  (Without Country),   Theo   Rigby, Stanford University (Bronze Medal – Documentary)
8. “Thief,” Julian Higgins, American Film Institute, California (Gold Medal – Narrative)
9. “High Maintenance,” Shawn Wines, Columbia University (Silver Medal – Narrative)
10. “”Fatakra,” Soham Mehta, University of Texas at Austin (Bronze Medal – Narrative)
11. “Tuba Atlantic,” Hallvar Witzo, The Norwegian Film School, Norway (Gold Medal – Foreign Student Film)
12. “Bekas,” Karzan Kader, Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts, Sweden (Silver Medal – Foreign Student Film)
13. “Raju,” Max Zaehle, Hamburg Media School, Germany (Bronze Medal – Foreign Student Film)

The complete film clips of the winners of  the Student Academy Awards  2011 competition can be viewed at the Oscars.org site.