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MEET THE 2025 STUDENT ACADEMY AWARDS SEMIFINALISTS
Alternative/Experimental
Carlo Nasisse, “Animal Eye,” Stanford University (United States)
Tauan Sloboda, “Beyond the Breakers,” Higher School of Advertising and Marketing (Brazil)
Nilsu Demirel, “The Fig Tree,” Bilkent University (Turkey)
Mati Granica, “flower_gan,” London College of Communication (United Kingdom)
Jianpeng Xiong, “I,” Beijing Film Academy (China)
Angela Wenyang Hou, “Nirvana,” University of Southern California (United States)
Amaïllia Bordet, “No Home Movies,” La Fémis (France)
Zolomon Zelko, “Photo Play XX,” Florida State University (United States)
Xindi Zhang, “The Song of Drifters,” University of Southern California (United States)
Isabel Roth-Dishy, “A Squirrel Turning in Its Cage,” Brown University (United States)
Emilie Bouet Conran & Honor West, “Synergy,” Arts University Bournemouth (United Kingdom)
Shaghayegh Yassemi, “A Travel Checklist,” University of Guelph (Canada)
Lavanya Lodhi, “Veins of Grace,” National Institute of Design (India)
Felizitas Hoffmann, “the weight of the moon,” University of Television and Film Munich (Germany)
Vega Moltke-Leth, “Without Perfection,” University of Copenhagen (Denmark)
Animation
Elizaveta Makarenko, “Beautify,” Ringling College of Art & Design (United States)
Anyue Chen & Jian Yuan, “Beetle Summer,” Ringling College of Art & Design (United States)
Lindsey Tenaglia, “Boy, I’m Scared,” ArtCenter College of Design (United States)
Maxime Wattrelos, Jérémy Trochet & Emma Feret, “D.S. al Coda,” Piktura (France)
Sommar Boulware, “Franken Struck,” Florida State University (United States)
Li Szu-The, “A Heart Enlightened by the Sky,” Communication University of China (China)
Lea Favre, “Hunting,” University of Art and Design Lausanne (Switzerland)
Camillo Isaia Sancisi, “In Our Hands,” Aardman Academy (United Kingdom)
Julia Skala, “polliwog,” Film Academy Baden-Württemberg (Germany)
Sofiia Chuikovska, Loïck du Plessis D’Argentré & Maud Le Bras, “The Shyness of Trees,” Gobelins (France)
Jules Marcel, Juliette Bigo & Anaïs Ledoux, “The Song of the Sheep,” RUBIKA (France)
Tobias Eckerlin, “A Sparrow’s Song,” Film Academy Baden-Württemberg (Germany)
Lucas Ansel, “The 12 Inch Pianist,” Rhode Island School of Design (United States)
Oscar Jacobson, “The Undying Pain of Existence,” Film Academy Baden-Württemberg (Germany)
Philippe Kastner, “Wolfie,” Film and TV School of Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (Czech Republic)
Documentary
Maryam Haddadi, “Accused Number 41,” Edinburgh College of Art (United Kingdom)
Asahni Williams, “Against a Sharp White Background,” University of North Carolina School of the Arts (United States)
Omri Koren, “Alon, My Brother the Hero,” Sam Spiegel Film and Television School (Israel)
Atharva Raut, “Beyond the Conflict,” University of the West of England Bristol (United Kingdom)
Matthew Busch & Zoe Anne Rosenblum, “Chasing Whales,” University of California, Berkeley (United States)
Rebeka Bizubová, “Confession,” Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava (Slovakia)
Javier Cruz-Ginez, “La Esperanza,” Ohio State University (United States)
Jane Deng, “I Remember,” New York University (United States)
Quincy Marks, “One Percent Chance,” University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (United States)
Tushar Bhojwani, “Roar of the Tiger,” National Film and Television School (United Kingdom)
Eva-Maria Schauer, “Same, but Different – The Image of Women in the Catholic Church,” Film Academy Baden-Württemberg (Germany)
Megan Mullen, “Secrets of Satellite Beach,” Savannah College of Art and Design (United States)
Eduardo Maia, “Talk Straight, Duda,” University of Southern California (United States)
Tatiana McCabe, “Tides of Life,” University of the West of England Bristol (United Kingdom)
Sascha Melamed, “We All Live Downwind,” Chapman University (United States)
Narrative
Vincent Mocco, “Bare Feet,” New York University (United States)
Meyer Levinson-Blount, “Butcher’s Stain,” Tel Aviv University (Israel)
Jan Saczek, “Dad’s Not Home,” Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School (Poland)
Fiona Obertinca, “Dandelion,” American Film Institute (United States)
Lukáš Vacula, “Death Lives,” Private Higher Vocational Film School in Písek (Czech Republic)
Manya Glassman, “How I Learned to Die,” New York University (United States)
Zefan Wang, “Kubrick, Like I Love You,” Columbia University (United States)
Siddharth Menon, “A Little Bit of Glitter,” London Film School (United Kingdom)
Paco Wen, “Reunion,” Central Academy of Drama (China)
Rhys Raiskin, “Shangri-La,” American Film Institute (United States)
Max Bédrune, “Soidade,” National Higher Institute of Performing Arts and Broadcasting Techniques (Belgium)
Marie-Magdalena Kochová, “The Tower,” Film and TV School of Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (Czech Republic)
Sidharth Harikumar, “Vasu,” MetFilm School Berlin (Germany)
Sophie Power, “Whatever a Sun Will Always Sing,” City College of New York (United States)
Ronald Zuidinga, “While You’re Here,” Netherlands Film Academy (Netherlands)