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Award Winners 2025
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SFA WINNERS SFA FILM OF THE YEAR 90 Days 'Til Snow Eli James Gore, University of New Hampshire AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD The Great Star Caper Riley Housden, Lipscomb University EMERGING FILMMAKER OF THE YEAR Gibbous Ang Yi Benet, Laguna College of Art and Design SCREENPLAY GRAND PRIZE WINNER Waiting For You Zachary Blaine Maxfield, Salt Lake Community College SCREENPLAY AWARD OF EXCELLENCE Demons and Revenants Mohammad Moubaydeen, SAE School of Audio Engineering and Creative Media |
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS BEST DIRECTING Christian Brothers Ella Warren, Savannah College of Art and Design BEST ACTING FILM Christian Brothers Ella Warren, Savannah College of Art and Design BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY The 3rd Sheldon Armstrong, SAE University, Berlin BEST EDITING One Crawls Over the Spider's Webb Djay Nachar, Toronto Film School BEST SOUND DESIGN Quiet, Arlo David Gurerro, Weber State University |
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS (cont.)
BEST ANIMATED FILM Lanfeng - A Blue Day Mingze Bao, Royal College of Art BEST DOCUMENTARY 90 Days 'Til Snow Eli James Gore, University of New Hampshire OFFICIAL SELECTION Escaping Gravity Braedan Luong, State University of New York at Oswego OFFICIAL SELECTION The Ashes Mustafa Bin Javed, University of Utah OFFICIAL SELECTION Groom To Be Anthony Guadagna, Quinnipiac University |
Award Winners 2015
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SFA WINNERS SFA FILM OF THE YEAR A Private Matter Kate Halpin, International Film School Sydney AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD Unmasked Andrew Baer, Palo Alto High School EMERGING FILMMAKER OF THE YEAR Dinner Spencer Muhlstock, Ridgewood High School |
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS BEST DIRECTING Girl In The Chair M. Louis Gordon, New York University BEST ACTING FILM Touching Is Teaching Lydia Rui Huang, New York University BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Girl In The Chair M. Louis Gordon, New York University BEST SCREENWRITING Birthday Boy Joseph Lorenzo, Full Sail University |
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS (cont.) BEST EDITING Maya Daniel Carvalhedo, University of Brasilia BEST SOUND DESIGN When A Flame Stands Still Michael Canon, California State University Northridge BEST ANIMATED FILM Eggplant Yangzi She, UCLA BEST DOCUMENTARY Boundless Land Swathi Mohan, Hampshire College |
Award Winners 2014
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SFA WINNERS SFA FILM OF THE YEAR Young Americans Kevin Lacey, AFI AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD Served Cold Talhia B., New York Film Academy EMERGING FILMMAKER OF THE YEAR Check Please, Geoffrey James, University School (High School) |
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS BEST DIRECTING -196 Ana Arlanova, Russian Academy of Theater Arts BEST ACTING -196 Ana Arlanova, Russian Academy of Theater Arts BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY My Father's Truck Mauricio Asaki, NYU BEST SCREENWRITING Zu Dir? Sylvia Borges, Academy of Media Arts BEST EDITING Fighter By Nature Johnathan Keenan, Ithica College BEST SOUND DESIGN Theme Song Rebel Luke Patton, USC BEST ANIMATED FILM Missing U Brooke Wagstaff, Ringling College of Art & Design |
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS (cont.) 47 Minutes Austin H. Wilson, Utah Valley University Death of a Legend Poj Pitakjamnong, Mahidol University Early Decision Jordan Kalms, Columbia University I Need My Monster Howard Cook, UC Denver Love Out of Mind Aaron Fisher, NYU Martian American Lee Citron, AFI Offline Ian Bawa, Fh-Dortmund Persistence Sebastian Synowiec, York St. John University Pulse Yangzi She, UCLA Qualia: A Cinematic Dance Film Alexander Gabrielli, USC Trouble Andrew Dakers, Spark! Undressed Rhady Elwan, The London Film School |
