Presenter Harold Ramis (left) and Gold Medal winner Ari Gold.

In Beverly Hills, California, students from New York University, California Institute of the Arts, University of Southern California and Columbia University took home Gold Medals on June 11, 2000, At the 27th annual Student Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In all, twelve film students from eight U.S. universities, as well as a German film school student, were honored by the Academy.

Following are this year's winners:

Gold Medal - "Helicopter," Ari Gold, New York University.
Silver Medal - "Dear Sir: Letters to a Union Soldier," Michael Mullan and Jessica Lakis, University of the Arts, Philadelphia.
(Note: No Bronze Medal was awarded in this category.

Gold Medal - "Al Tudi Tuhak" ("Long, Long Ago"), Tod Polson, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, California.
Silver Medal (Tie) - "The Bad Plant," Amy Winfrey, University of California, Los Angeles and "Luz," Jose Javier Martinez, University of California, Los Angeles.

Gold Medal - "Iron Ladies," Kennedy Wheatley, University of Southern California.
Silver Medal - "Slender Existence," Laura C. Murray, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California.
Bronze Medal - "Between Two Fires," Douglas Noel Smith, Regent University, Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Gold Medal - "One Day Crossing," Joan L. Stein, Columbia University, New York.
Silver Medal - "Homeland," Doug Scott, New York University.
Bronze Medal - "6 Miles of 8 Feet," Ben Tomlin, New York University.

"Quiero ser" Florian Gallenberger, Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film, Munich, Germany.

Narrative category Gold Medal winner Stein, who was unable to attend the ceremonies, also received the Directors Guild of America's Student Film Award at the ceremony. Besides trophies, gold medalists received $2,000, silver medalists were awarded $1,500 and bronze medal recipients were presented with $1,000. The winners participated in a week of industry-related activities and social events, culminating with the Awards ceremony last night .