The Student Academy Awards, created and supported by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Academy Foundation, seeks to encourage and recognize outstanding student filmmaking throughout the United States. The Northwest Film Center coordinates the regional jurying for students enrolled in colleges and universities in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana,Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming.

ENTRY DEADLINE: April 1, 2004.

Preliminary judging will begin shortly after the entry deadline by a jury assembled by the Northwest Film Center that will include a mix of filmmakers, film professors and critics. Submissions will be narrowed to a short list of Regional Finalists that will be judged at a public screening at the Northwest Film Center’s Guild Theater. Up to three Regional Finalists in each category (narrative, experimental, animation, documentary) will proceed to the National Finals which will be judged by Academy members throughout the month of May. National winners will be announced at a gala awards ceremony in Los Angeles June 13, 2004.

For general submission guidelines and entry forms, go to The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Student Academy Awards web page:
http://www.oscars.org/saa/
Or contact the Academy at:
Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences
8949 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, CA 90211-1972.
Phone (310) 247-3000.

The Northwest Film Center coordinates entries from Region 1 which includes: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming.

Region 1 submission should be mailed with a complete entry form to:
Thomas Phillipson
Region 1 Coordinator / Student Academy Awards
Northwest Film Center
1219 SW Park Ave.
Portland, OR 97205

For more information e-mail: thomas@nwfilm.org