2017 Student Film Award Winners

Best African American Student Filmmakers:

West Region

• Award Winner: Sanford Jenkins of USC for A Craftsman
• Jury Award: Lane Lyle of Chapman University for Distress

East Region

• Award Winner: Kevin Wilson, Jr. of New York University for My Nephew Emmett
• Jury Award: Alcee H. Walker of The New School for Child Support

Best Asian American Student Filmmakers:

West Region

• Award Winner: Mei LiYing of USC for Cocoon
• Jury Award: Michael Chan of AFI for Marc Chung Protects His Address

East Region

• Award Winner: Sudarshan Suresh of Columbia University for Absent

Best Latino Student Filmmakers:

West Region

• Award Winner: Annie Pace of UCLA for Beyond the Gate
• Jury Award: Meedo Taha of UCLA for The Incident

East Region

• Award Winner: Suzanne Andrews Correa of Columbia University for La Casa de Beatriz
• Jury Award: Sebastián Pinzón Silva of Northwestern University for Palenque

Best Women Student Filmmakers:

West Region

• Award Winner: Gisele Tong of USC for Spring Flower
• Jury Award: Amanda Renee Knox of Chapman University for Night Call

East Region

• Award Winner: Raylene Jin of Columbia University for SHUAI

photo by Shane Karns

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