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September 16, 2020
ACADEMY REVEALS 2020 STUDENT ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS
Photo: Narrative film winners Hua Tong (left), Brian Robau (center), and Kelley Kali before the 45th Annual Student Academy Awards on Thursday, October 11, 2018, in Beverly Hills, CA. Image provided by & copyright © Richard Harbaugh / A.M.P.A.S. [File Photo]
LOS ANGELES, CA - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has voted 18 students as winners of the 47th Student Academy Awards competition. This year, the Student Academy Awards competition received 1,474 entries from 207 domestic and 121 international colleges and universities. The 2020 winners join the ranks of such past Student Academy Award winners as Patricia Cardoso, Pete Docter, Cary Fukunaga, Spike Lee, Trey Parker, Patricia Riggen, and Robert Zemeckis.
The winners are (listed alphabetically by category):
Alternative/Experimental (Domestic and International Film Schools)
- Curry Sicong Tian, “Simulacra,” University of Southern California
Animation (Domestic Film Schools)
- Pilar Garcia-Fernandezsesma, “Ciervo,” Rhode Island School of Design
- Daniela Dwek, Maya Mendonca and Chrisy Baek, “Hamsa,” School of Visual Arts
- Kate Namowicz and Skyler Porras, “Mime Your Manners,” Ringling College of Art & Design
Animation (International Film Schools)
- Pascal Schelbli, “The Beauty,” Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg (Germany)
Documentary (Domestic Film Schools)
- Allison A. Waite, “The Dope Years: The Story of Latasha Harlins,” University of Southern California
- Laura Zéphirin, “Making Waves,” New York University
- Yucong Chen, “Unfinished Lives,” University of Southern California
Documentary (International Film Schools)
- Maren Klakegg, “Dear Father…,” Westerdals Institute of Film and Media, Kristiania University College (Norway)
Narrative (Domestic Film Schools)
- Karishma Dube, “Bittu,” New York University
- Rommel Villa Barriga, “Sweet Potatoes,” University of Southern California
- Talia Smith, “Umama,” New York University
Narrative (International Film Schools)
- Percival Argüero Mendoza, “Crescendo,” Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica (Mexico)
- Marie Mc Court, “I Was Still There When You Left Me,” Institut des Arts de Diffusion (Belgium)
- German Golub, “My Dear Corpses,” Baltic Film & Media School, Tallinn University (Estonia)
First-time honors go to Baltic Film & Media School, Tallinn University, Estonia, and Institut des Arts de Diffusion, Belgium.
All Student Academy Award-winning films are eligible to compete for 2020 Oscars in the Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, or Documentary Short Subject category. Past winners have gone on to receive 64 Oscar nominations and have won or shared 13 awards. The medal placements - gold, silver, and bronze - in the seven award categories will be revealed in a virtual program highlighting the winners and their films on Wednesday, October 21.
The Student Academy Awards were established in 1972 to provide a platform for emerging global talent by creating opportunities to showcase their work.
Source: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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Hindustan Unilever's Boost expands its footprint in India
• The brand to enter the Western, Northern, and Eastern regions of the country.
GURUGRAM AND MUMBAI, India, Sept. 15, 2020 — Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) today announced the expansion of Boost, one of India’s leading nourishing beverages in chocolate flavor, into the Western, Northern, and Eastern regions of the country. An iconic brand, Boost is widely enjoyed by kids given its ‘Great Taste’ of chocolate, the benefit of 3X stamina and energy under a formulation consisting of 17 essential nutrients, and legacy of association with leading Indian sports personalities.
The market expansion reaffirms and further supports the brand’s purpose of unleashing the winner in kids across India. The brand narrative, ‘Play A Bigger Game,’ which goes beyond the motivation to tackle everyday challenges and aims to enable kids to take on the more prominent and more formidable opponents in the real world, will drive the geographic growth, Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) explained.
According to Krishnan Sundaram, Vice President, Integration and Business Head, ‎HUL, “Boost has a long-standing legacy in the southern market, and we are excited to be taking this journey forward across all regions of the Indian households. There is a tremendous market opportunity in the milk-rich regions for Boost to establish and eventually lead the category. We are looking forward to embarking on a successful journey for Boost pan India.”
As a part of the comprehensive communication outreach, the much-loved TVC with Indian Cricketer Virat Kohli preparing a young kid to #PlayABiggerGame in his unique style will be on air across regional and national media in Hindi and Marathi. The brand will also continue to convey its purpose of unleashing the winner in kids through its platform, Boostcamp.com, a website democratizing cricket learning, where aspiring kids can learn the skill in various aspects of the game directly from the champions.
Boost will be available in stores and leading e-commerce platforms pan India, HUL announced.
Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) is India’s largest Fast-Moving Consumer Goods company with its products touching the lives of nine out of ten households in the country. HUL says it works to create a better future every day.
Source: Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL)
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Boost Energy — When you have 3X more stamina, no challenge is big enough. Watch how a young talented boy gives Virat a tough time #PlayABiggerGame.
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