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

2012 Student Film Award Winners

 


African American

East Region Winner

Talibah Newman of Columbia University for "Busted on Brigham Lane"

East Region Jury Award 

Jeremy Cohan of New School for "After "

West Region Winner

Dallas King of UCLA for "Most Wanted "

West Region Jury Award

Anthony Onah of UCLA for "Dara Ju"  

 


Asian American

East Region Winner

John Paul Su of NYU for "Pagpag"

East Region Jury Award

Gerry Kim of Columbia University for "Living the Dream"

West Region Winner

Justin Tipping of AFI for "Nani "

West Region Jury Award

Lu Lu of USC for "An Early Summer"  

 


Latino

East Region Winner

Francisco Lupini of NYU for "El Nido Vacio" ("The Empty Nest")

East Region Jury Award

David Figueroa Garcia of Columbia University for "Ratitas"

West Region Winner

Ryan Velásquez of AFI for "Ojalá"

West Region Jury Award

Julio O. Ramos of UCLA for "Detrás del Espejo"  

 


Woman

East Region Winner

Emily Harrold of NYU for "Reporting on The Times: The New York Times and The Holocaust"

East Region Jury Award

Jordan Salvatoriello of Emerson College for "Graceland Girls"

West Region Winner

Caylee So of Chapman University for "Paulina"

West Region Jury Award

Melanie Wainberg of AFI for "Dr. Gutman’s Eulogy"