DGA Student Film Awards

 


For more than two decades, the DGA Student Film Awards have spotlighted dozens of African American, Asian American, Latino and Women filmmakers. Winners of the DGA Student Film Awards in each category will receive a $2,500 prize from the DGA.

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED.


CURRENT & PREVIOUS YEARS WINNERS

2013 Student Film Award Winners

 Student Film Awards LA 2013


African American

West Region Winner
Dehanza Shreen Rogers of UCLA for "Sweet, Sweet Country"

West Region Jury Award

Steven Caple Jr. of USC for "A Different Tree"

East Region Winner

Curtis Adair of Florida State University for "Little Africa"

East Region Jury Award

Jeremiah Cullen of University of North Carolina School of the Arts for "Baldwin"

 


Asian American

West Region Winner
Margot Ye of UCLA for "Out of the Blue"

West Region Jury Award

Puja Maewal of UCLA for "JAYA"

East Region Winner

Joo Hyun Lee of Columbia University for "Sweet Corn"

East Region Jury Award

Sana Attiq Haq of Wake Forest University for "The Other Army"

 


Latino

West Region Winner
Aaron Martinez of AFI for "Dirty Laundry"

West Region Jury Award

Melanie D'Andrea of USC for "STAND"

East Region Winner

David Figueroa Garcia of Columbia University for "Gloom" ("Perfidia")

East Region Jury Award

Andreas Guzman of University of North Carolina School of the Arts for "Remy"

 


Woman

West Region Winner
Tara Atashgah of Brooks Institute for "For the Birds"

West Region Jury Award

Melissa Hickey of AFI for "Ni-Ni"

East Region Winner

Miriam Ditchfield of New York University for "Black Horn Night Heron"

East Region Jury Award

Julie Zografos Koegl of University of North Carolina School of the Arts for "What Remains"