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PEOPLE & ARTS Saturday 19 OctOber 2019
Film academy honors 16 Student Academy Award winners

versity sion and Theatre School,
— "Two," Emre Okten, Uni- Lodz
versity of Southern Califor- — "Miller & Son," Asher Jelin-
nia sky, American Film Institute
— "Daughter," Daria — "The Chef," Hao Zheng,
Kashcheeva, Film and TV American Film Institute
School of the Academy of — "Tree #3," Omer Ben-
Performing Arts, Prague Shachar, American Film In-
— "All That Remains," Eva stitute
Rendle, University of Cali- — "Bonobo," Zoel Aesch-
fornia, Berkeley bacher, Ecole Cantonale
— "Sankofa," Princess Gar- d'Art de Lausanne (ECAL)
rett, Villanova University — "Dog Eat Dog," Rikke
— "Something to Say," Abby Gregersen, Westerdals Kris-
Lieberman and Joshua Lu- tiania University College
cas, Columbia University — "November 1st," Charlie
In this Feb. 4, 2019 file photo, an Oscar statue appears at the 91st Academy Awards Nominees — "Family," Yifan Sun, The Manton, National Film and
Luncheon in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Associated Press Polish National Film, Televi- Television School .q
By LINDSEY BAHR Melina Matsoukas, who is gender nonbinary, won
Associated Press presented the narrative the domestic narrative
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — awards, said she had joked category for "Miller & Son," 'Blues in the Dark' is
"I'd like to thank the acad- earlier about how she was about a trans woman who
emy" is a phrase many only never invited to the awards works at an auto shop dur- compelling crime novel
ever get to say in front of when she was a film stu- ing the day and can be
their bathroom mirrors. But dent. "Now I understand herself at night. Authentic- By JEFF AYERS
16 student filmmakers ac- why, that was incredible," ity in casting was of utmost Associated Press
tually got to utter those Matsoukas said, following importance to Jelinsky. "Blues in the Dark: a Thrill-
words on stage Thursday a highlight reel of the proj- "This film would have not er," Arcade Books, by
at the Academy of Motion ects. been nearly as impactful Raymond Benson
Picture Arts and Science in Zoel Aeschbacher, of Swit- without your talent," Jelin- A movie producer who
Beverly Hills. zerland, took the gold prize sky said to the film's star, moves to Los Angeles
Not only that: They're all in the international narra- Jesse James Keitel. and stumbles upon a
also eligible to compete in tive category for his drama, There were 1,615 entries story sparks Raymond
the 2020 Academy Awards. "Bonobo," about how a from 360 colleges and uni- Benson's look at a tur-
That's the power of the Stu- broken elevator affects the versities around the world. bulent Hollywood of the
dent Academy Awards, an residents of a public hous- Categories recognized 1940s with ramifications
event that is now in its 46th ing unit. include narrative, docu- in the present in "Blues in
year. "I wasn't expecting the gold mentary, animated and the Dark." Karissa Glover
It was an emotional night one," he said, nervously tell- alternative/experimental has just arrived in Los An-
for many, like Kalee Mc- ing the audience that he productions by American geles when she learns of This cover image released
Collaum of Brigham Young bought a special suit for and international college a can't-miss deal on an by Arcade Books shows
University. the event. students. old mansion that hasn't "Blues in the Dark" by
"I never thought those Princess Garrett, of Villa- Winners are voted on by been lived in since the Raymond Benson.
words would come out of nova University, who won members of the film acad- murder of movie starlet Associated Press
my mouth," she said on the for her documentary short, emy. This year a record 752 Blair Kendrick in the late a lucrative contract,
stage flanked by two gi- "Sankofa," about the loss members participated. 1940s. She barely moves she thinks she's made
ant Oscar statuettes in the of African identity in black The Student Academy in when she realizes that it. When she falls in love
Samuel L. Goldwyn the- males, gave a spirited Awards is a tradition dat- Kendrick's story needs to with jazz musician Hank
ater. McCollaum won the speech alongside her large ing back to 1973 that helps be told, so she works with Marley, she quickly
gold medal for animation crew. spotlight emerging talent. her producing partner to learns that interracial re-
for her short, "Grendel." "Being complacent is not Tickets to the ceremony create a film telling the lationships aren't met by
Winners are now eligible for the answer," Garrett said. "If are free to the public, who world about this femme others with fondness.
the animated short, live ac- you are not fighting to end stand in line outside hoping fatale who has largely The shifting perspective
tion short and documen- the problem, you are the to get a spot in the room. been forgotten. that contrasts Glover's
tary short categories at the problem." "You are the future of film: a The chapters alternate quest and the resistance
Oscars. Some were a little less en- future that is diverse, inter- between Glover follow- she meets to find out
Phil Lord and Chris Miller, thusiastic about the spot- national and very bright," ing the path of Kend- what happened to Ken-
who co-directed "The Lego light, however. said film academy presi- rick's life when she ar- drick with Kendrick's de-
Movie," presented the ani- "After all those speeches I dent David Rubin. "On be- rived in Hollywood and sire to make films and
mation awards, deadpan- think I might be too shy for half of all the members of the finished film tak- love the man she wants
ning that "no one ever this kind of situation," said the academy, we can't ing the reader into the is compelling and heart-
thanks the presenter." Yifan Sun, of Poland, who wait to see the stories you 1940s. Benson outlines a breaking. Benson has
"I opened three envelopes, won the gold medal in the next tell." world of prejudice where crafted a noir film inside
I got two paper cuts," Miller international documen- The 2019 Student Academy women who wanted the pages of a book and
said. tary category for "Family," Award winners: to become stars were the cast of characters
Winners join an esteemed about a girl adopted by — "Patron Saint," Georden expected to sleep with in the present and past
list of past Student Acade- a Belgian family who finds West, Emerson College producers and movie come vividly to life. He
my Award winners like Pete her birth family in China. — "Game Changer," Aviv studio executives. also makes the reader
Docter, Cary Fukunaga, Presenter Rory Kennedy as- Mano, Ringling College of Kendrick wanted to question what is morally
Spike Lee, Patricia Riggen sured her that she did "a Art and Design see her name in lights, just in the midst of a well-
and Robert Zemeckis. fantastic job." — "Grendel," Kalee McCol- and when she's offered written crime drama.q
"Queen & Slim" director And Asher Jelinsky, who laum, Brigham Young Uni-