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October 22, 2021
Academy Reveals 2021 Student Academy Award Winners and Medal Placement.
• Virtual Program Hosted by Amandla Stenberg, with Pete Docter, Asghar Farhadi,
Marielle Heller and Nanfu Wang to Present
Photo: Some of the 2021 Student Academy Award Winners. Images provided by the Academy.
LOS ANGELES, CA. October 22, 2021 — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has voted 17 students as winners of the 48th Student Academy Awards competition. Oscar-winning filmmaker and 1992 Student Academy Award winner Pete Docter, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Asghar Farhadi, and filmmakers Marielle Heller and Nanfu Wang presented the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medal awards in the seven award categories in a virtual program highlighting the winners and their films on Thursday, October 21. This year, the Student Academy Awards competition received 1,404 submissions from 210 domestic and 126 international colleges and universities. The 2021 winners join the ranks of such past Student Academy Award winners as Patricia Cardoso, Cary Fukunaga, Spike Lee, Patricia Riggen, and Robert Zemeckis.
• The 2021 Student Academy Award medalists are:
• Alternative/Experimental (Domestic and International Film Schools)
- Gold: “Frozen Out,” Hao Zhou, University of Iowa
• Animation (Domestic Film Schools)
- Gold: “Unforgotten,” Sujin Kim, California Institute of the Arts
- Silver: “Barking Orders,” Alexander Tullo, Ringling College of Art & Design
- Bronze: “Slumber with Snakes,” Teagan Barrone, Cleveland Institute of Art
• Animation (International Film Schools)
- Gold: “Les Chaussures de Louis,” Théo Jamin, Kayu Leung and Marion Philippe, MoPA (France)
• Documentary (Domestic Film Schools)
- Gold: “When They’re Gone,” Kristen Hwang, University of California, Berkeley
- Silver: “Eagles Rest in Liangshan,” Bohao Liu, New York University
- Bronze: “Not Just a Name,” De’Onna Young-Stephens, University of Southern California
• Documentary (International Film Schools)
- Gold: “Why Didn’t You Stay for Me?,” Milou Gevers, Nederlandse Filmacademie (The Netherlands)
• Narrative (Domestic Film Schools)
- Gold: “When the Sun Sets,” Phumi Morare, Chapman University
- Silver: “Close Ties to Home Country,” Akanksha Cruczynski, Columbia College Chicago
- Bronze: “No Law, No Heaven,” Kristi Hoi, University of California, Los Angeles
• Narrative (International Film Schools)
- Gold: “Tala’vision,” Murad Abu Eisheh, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg (Germany)
- Silver: “Adisa,” Simon Denda, Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München (Germany)
- Bronze: “Bad Omen,” Salar Pashtoonyar, York University (Canada)
• First-time honors go to the University of Iowa and Cleveland Institute of Art.
All Student Academy Award-winning films are eligible to compete for the 2021 Oscars in the Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, or Documentary Short Subject category. Past winners have gone on to receive 65 Oscar nominations and have won or shared 14 awards.
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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U.S. Institute of Peace Announces Josephine Ekiru as the 2021 Women Building Peace Award Recipient
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 2021 — The U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) has announced that Ms. Josephine Ekiru of Kenya will receive the Institute’s 2021 Women Building Peace Award.
This prestigious annual award honors women who are building peace in countries impacted by conflict. A council of distinguished experts selected nine finalists among 125 nominations from more than 30 countries.
“If you look around the world, most peace-builders are women,” said USIP President Lise Grande. “It’s our responsibility to do more to support and celebrate these women.”
Ms. Ekiru is the Peace Coordinator for the Northern Rangelands Trust in Kenya. This unique peace group brings together more than 320,000 indigenous people in Northern and Eastern Kenya as they work together to stop conflict, conserve land, protect wildlife, and halt poaching.
U.S. Navy Admiral (Ret.) Michelle Howard presented the award as part of a virtual ceremony that featured the other finalists and paid special tribute to the women of Afghanistan.
“Ms. Ekiru is a heroine,” said Nancy Lindborg, honorary chair of the Women Building Peace (WBP) Council. “Her work to build peace in northern Kenya is a model for all of us.”
“It has been a wonderful experience hearing these women’s stories,” said Marcia Myers Carlucci, co-chair of the WBP Council. “Their commitment to peace, exceptional leadership, and their impact in their communities is nothing short of inspiring.”
“These are some of the strongest and most courageous women you’ll ever meet,” said Megan Beyer, co-chair of the WBP Council. “We’re humbled by what they do every single day.”
The United States Institute of Peace is a national, nonpartisan, independent Institute founded by Congress and dedicated to the proposition that a world without violent conflict is possible, practical, and essential for the U.S. and global security. The Institute works with local partners to prevent, mitigate, and resolve violent conflict in conflict zones abroad. In addition, USIP works with governments and civil societies to build local capacities to manage conflict peacefully to reduce future crises and the need for costly interventions. The Institute pursues its mission by linking research, policy, training, analysis, and direct action to support those working to build a more peaceful, inclusive world.
Source: United States Institute of Peace
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