Student Academy Award 2020 Animation Winners Revealed
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted 18 students as winners of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences competition. This year, the Student Academy Awards competition received a total of 1.474 entries from 207 national and 121 international colleges and universities. The 2020 winners join previous Student Academy Award winners such as Patricia Cardoso, Pete Docter, Cary Fukunaga, Spike Lee, Trey Parker, Patricia Riggen, and Robert Zemeckis.
The winners of the animation category are:
Animation (home cinema schools)
Pilar Garcia-Fernandezsesma, "Ciervo", Rhode Island School of Design
An emotionally bewitching and visually beautiful experience, Red deer tells the story of a young girl who holds violence, submission and independence in a difficult balance as one transforms into the other.
Daniela Dwek, Maya Mendonca and Chrisy Baek, "Hamsa", Visual arts school
A young Israeli girl is unaware of the historical conflict in which she lives. On a trip to the market, her mother strengthens her fear of the "other". However, when chaos strikes, he finds that the people he feared aren't that bad.
HAMSA from Hamsa Thesis on Vimeo.
Kate Namowicz and Skyler Porras, "Mime Your Manners", Ringling College of Art & Design
An arrogant man named Julian is turned into a mime. Given a taste of his own medicine, he must grow to be a better person to be liberated.
Animation (International Film Schools)
Pascal Schelbli, "The Beauty", Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg (Germany)
All Student Academy Award winning films can compete for the 2020 Oscars in the Animated Short Films, Live Action Short Films or Documentary Shorts category. Past winners have received 64 Oscar nominations and have won or shared 13 awards. The medal placements - gold, silver and bronze - in the seven prize categories will be revealed in a virtual program that will highlight the winners and their films on Wednesday 21 October.
The Student Academy Awards were established in 1972 to provide a platform for emerging global talent by creating opportunities within the industry to showcase their work.
