2005 Student Academy Award® Winners

Twelve students from 11 different colleges and universities were honored last night (June 12) as winners in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 32nd annual Student Academy Awards competition. They had participated in a week of industry-related activities and social events culminating with the awards presentation ceremony at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater. One film student from Germany also was selected to receive this year's Honorary Foreign Film Student Award.

The winners are:

Gold Medal: “Knock Knock,” Jaron Henrie-McCrea, Ball State University, Indiana
Silver Medal: “Your Dark Hair Ihsan,” Tala Hadid, Columbia University, New York

Gold Medal: “9,” Shane Acker, University of California, Los Angeles
Silver Medal: “Frog,” Christopher Conforti, School of Visual Arts
Bronze Medal: “Things That Go Bump in the Night,” Joshua G. Beveridge, Ringling School of Art and Design, Sarasota, Florida

Gold Medal: “The Life of Kevin Carter,” Dan Krauss, University of California, Berkeley
Silver Medal: “Unhitched,” Erin Hudson and Ben Wu, Stanford University
Bronze Medal: “Listen,” Kimby Caplan, Southern Methodist University

Gold Medal: “Wednesday Afternoon,” Alonso Mayo, American Film Institute
Silver Medal: “Victoria Para Chino,” Cary Fukunaga, New York University
Bronze Medal: “Charm,” Melissa Rossi, Florida State University Film School

“The Runaway,” Ulrike Grote, Hamburg Media School, Germany