Cinema Studies announces the 2020 Undergraduate Filmmaker & Scholar Awards
Cinema Studies is pleased to announce the 2020 James Ivory Essay Award, the 2020 Undergraduate Filmmaker Award, and the 2020 Society for Cinema and Media Studies Award. Up to $500 will be give to the top recipient of each award. More information, deadlines, eligibility and requirements are available below.
James Ivory Essay Award
Each year, the Department of Cinema Studies offers the James Ivory Undergraduate Essay Award. A financial award of up to $500 will be given to the top recipients. This award recognizes undergraduate students who demonstrate extraordinary skill and creativity of research and writing in their term papers.
Applications for the 2020 award are now open. Please visit the James Ivory Essay Award 2020 page for a complete list of eligibility and essay requirements and the online application.
Undergraduate Filmmaker Award
The Undergraduate Filmmaker Award recognizes undergraduate students whose filmmaking and/or media production enhances the inclusion of marginalized identities and communities in front of and behind the camera, tells stories about issues of race, class, gender, sexuality, national/ethnic identity, and/or uses the medium to fight for social justice. An award of up to $500 will be given to the top recipients.
Applications for the 2020 award will open fall 2019. Please visit the Undergraduate Filmmaker Award 2020 page for a complete list of eligibility and submission requirements and the online application (forthcoming).
Society for Cinema and Media Studies Award
Cinema Studies offers a $500 award to any Cinema Studies major who presents a paper at the Society for Cinema and Media Studies Undergraduate Conference. Recipient(s) of the award are recognized at the Cinema Studies annual awards ceremony.
Students are responsible for notifying the Cinema Studies office if their paper is selected to be presented at the SCMS Undergraduate Conference.
Notifications for the 2020 award are now open. Please visit the SCMS Undergraduate Conference Award 2020page for information on how to notify the Department of Cinema Studies if you have been selected to present a paper at the 2020 SCMS Undergraduate Conference.