2019 Student Film Award Winners
Best African American Student Filmmakers:
West Region
- Award Winner: Darius D. Dawson of AFI – A Rodeo Film
- Jury Award: Khaled Ridgeway of USC – Night Diner
East Region
- Award Winner: Adewale Olukayode of Columbia University – Home
- Jury Award: Justin Fairweather of Towson University – Dog Person
Best Asian American Student Filmmakers:
West Region
- Award Winner: Jing Ai Ng of AFI – Fleck
- Jury Award: Yubo Song of California College of the Arts, San Francisco – A Winter Without Snow
East Region
- Award Winner: Yuan Yuan Zhang of New York University – Heading South
- Jury Award: Kevin Wang of New York University – Secret Lives of Asians at Night
Best Latino Student Filmmakers
West Region
- Award Winner: João Felipe Dall'Stella of AFI – Día De Las Carpas
- Jury Award: Samir Oliveros of AFI – Cactus Blossom
East Region
- Award Winner: Gustavo Milan of New York University – Under the Heavens
- Jury Award: Natalia Luque of Columbia University – Soy Sola
Best Women Student Filmmakers:
West Region
- Award Winner: Sabina Vajrača of USC – Variables
- Jury Award: Caroline Friend of USC – Under Darkness
East Region
- Award Winner: Kyra Gardner of Florida State University – Phoebe
- Jury Award: Addison Dlott of Ithaca College – Queen of the Dinosaurs: A Wrestler's Story
photo by Shane Karns
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