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2025

52nd Student Academy Awards | 2025
Ziegfeld Ballroom, New York City
Monday, October 6, 2025
Ceremony
WINNERS

ALTERNATIVE/Experimental

Gold Medal

“THE SONG OF DRIFTERS” BY XINDI ZHANG
University of Southern California


Silver Medal

“WITHOUT PERFECTION” BY VEGA MOLTKE-LETH
University of Copenhagen, Denmark


Bronze Medal

“FLOWER_GAN” BY MATI GRANICA 
London College of Communication, United Kingdom


ANIMATION

Gold Medal

"A SPARROW’S SONG" BY TOBIAS ECKERLIN
Film Academy Baden-Württemberg, Germany


Silver Medal

"THE 12 INCH PIANIST" BY LUCAS ANSEL
Rhode Island School of Design


Bronze Medal

“THE SHYNESS OF TREES” BY SOFIIA CHUIKOVSKA, LOÏCK DU PLESSIS D’ARGENTRÉ & MAUD LE BRAS
Gobelins, France


DOCUMENTARY

Gold Medal

“TIDES OF LIFE” BY TATIANA MCCABE
University of the West of England Bristol, United Kingdom


Silver Medal

“CONFESSION” BY REBEKA BIZUBOVÁ
Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, Slovakia


Bronze Medal

“I REMEMBER” BY JANE DENG 
New York University


NARRATIVE

Gold Medal

“DAD’S NOT HOME” BY JAN SACZEK
Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School, Poland


Silver Medal

“BUTCHER’S STAIN” BY MEYER LEVINSON-BLOUNT
Tel Aviv University, Israel


Bronze Medal

“KUBRICK, LIKE I LOVE YOU” BY ZEFAN WANG 
Columbia University