2017 GRADUATE CRAFT AWARDS
Graduate Film Wasserman Finalists
Haley Anderson GET OUT FAST
Margherita Arco “MAMI” SAGTE
Tati Barrantes VINCENT
Dania Bdeir IN WHITE
Nicholas Colia ALEX AND THE HANDYMAN
Mamadou Dia SAMEDI CINEMA
Marie Dvorakova WHO’S WHO IN MYCOLOGY
Mary Grace Evangelista INA NYO
Raven Johnson TWEEN
Tony Koros CHEBET
Francesca Mirabella MODERN LOVE
Rikke Louise Schødt DISTANCE
Beier (Bell) Zhong BLOOMING NIGHT
Carl Lerner Award
Stefon Bristol SEE YOU YESTERDAY
Achievement in Documentary
Margherita Arco “MAMI” SAGTE
Nestor Almendros Awards
Dominika Eriksen and Ines Gowland
Faculty Commendation for Excellence in Web Series
Marie Constantinesco MY LIFE IN SOURDOUGH
Faculty Commendation for Excellence in Collaboration
Joseph Sackett PREGNANT
Cinematography
Dominika Eriksen TWEEN, CHEBET directed by Raven Johnson, Tony Koros
Jomo Fray PREGNANT directed by Joseph Sackett
Lasse Tolboll DISTANCE directed by Rikke Louise Schødt
Editing
Harry Cepka GET OUT FAST directed by Haley Anderson
Raven Johnson TWEEN
Lasse Ulvedal Tolboll $4.59
Screenwriting
Brian Dilg DOUBLE NEGATIVE
Karishma Dube DEVI (GODDESS)
Rikke Louise Schødt DISTANCE
Production Design
Yu-Hsuan Chen PREGNANT directed by Joseph Sackett
Jan Pjena Novotny WHO’S WHO IN MYCOLOGY directed by Marie Dvorakova
Sound Design
Roman Cadek WHO’S WHO IN MYCOLOGY directed by Marie Dvorakova
Gerd Jochum “MAMI” SAGTE directed by Margherita Arco
Larry Zipf GET OUT FAST directed by Haley Anderson
Producing
Maria Altamirano WAKE, LATINER, CORAZÓN DORMIDO, SIGHTPICTURES directed by Molly Gandour,
Ines Gowland, Alejandro Miyashiro, David Stein
Anders N. Berg TOBEY, DISTANCE directed by Adrien Cothier, Rikke Louise Schødt
Adel Morales ZEITGEIST, MALA, LUCY BARRON directed by Cenk Erturk, Marly Hernandez
Rajat Sharma ANTOUNI (HOMELESS) directed by Alik Barsoumian
Ensemble Acting
Paula Coughlin, Kylie Jean, Mercy Zelle TWEEN directed by Raven Johnson
Lead Actress
Natalia Escobar LATINER directed by Ines Gowland
Anita Kavuu-Ng’ang’a CHEBET directed by Tony Koros
Joanna Rhinehart DOUBLE NEGATIVE directed by Brian Dilg
Lead Actor
Keaton Nigel Cooke ALEX AND THE HANDYMAN directed by Nicholas Colia
Bruno Todeschini YOU WILL KNOW NEITHER THE DAY NOR THE HOUR directed by Samuel Grandchamp
Supporting Actress
Priyanka Bose DEVI (GODDESS) directed by Karishma Dube
Rosa Gilmore MODERN LOVE directed by Francesca Mirabella
Supporting Actor
Fei Jin BLOOMING NIGHT directed by Beier (Bell) Zhong
Arsen Soghomonya ANTOUNI (HOMELESS) directed by Alik Barsoumian
Original Score
Ricardo Barrantes VINCENT directed by Tati Barrantes
Ariel Marx FOREVER directed by Joyce Sherrí-Booth
Nicolas Rabaeus YOU WILL KNOW NEITHER THE DAY NOR
2017 TISCHASIA CRAFT AWARDS
Wasserman Awards Finalists Tisch Asia 2018
Philip Giordano SUPOT
Cameron Harris IN OUR WORDS
Seran Kim KIMCHI TACO
Eric McEver PALEONAUT
Anand Kishore DISCO OBU
Carl Lerner Award
Cameron Harris IN OUR WORDS
Achievement in Documentary
Eric McEver A UTOPIA
Faculty Commendations
Ellen Burns DO NOT DISTURB
Ayesha Anna Ninan TARA VERSUS
Abhishek Prasad THE STOCK BOY
Sound Design
Seran Kim KIMCHI TACO
Tapas Nayak DISCO OBU directed by Anand Kishore
Screenwriting
Ellen Burns DO NOT DISTURB
Robert Burns DO NOT DISTURB
Rebecca Kahn THE STOCK BOY
Abhishek Prasad THE STOCK BOY
Anand Kishore Thaikkendiyil DISCO OBU
Production Design
Kunnal Kumar THE STOCK BOY directed by Abhishek Prasad
Yun Liang PALEONAUT directed by Eric McEver
Yun Liang KIMCHI TACO directed by Seran Kim
Producing
Karen Abarca Giordano SUPOT directed by Philip Giordano
Eric Hsiao KIMCHI TACO
Seran Kim, Caroline Rössler KIMCHI TACO
MuFei Xu PALEONAUT directed by Eric McEver
Editing
Seran Kim KIMCHI TACO
Eric McEver PALEONAUT
Ayesha Anna Ninan TARA VERSUS
Cinematography
Yanqiu Fei DISCO OBU directed by Anand Kishore
Rebecca Kahn THE STOCK BOY directed by Abhishek Prasad
Malay Prakash SUPOT directed by Philip Giordano
Emilie Silverstri PALEONAUT directed by Eric McEver
Lead Actress
Tomoko Hayakawa PALEONAUT directed by Eric McEver
Young Ok Hong KIMCHI TACO directed by Seran Kim
Lead Actor
Hannad Azfal THE STOCK BOY directed by Abhishek Prasad
Amjad Prawej DISCO OBU directed by Anand Kishore
Supporting Actress
Mercedes Cabral SUPOT directed by Philip Giordano
Shika Tasania TARA VERSUS directed by Ayesha Anna Ninan
Supporting Actor
John Arcilla SUPOT directed by Philip Giordano
Balaji Manohar DISCO OBU directed by Anand Kishore
Malay Prakash DISCO OBU directed by Anand Kishore
Original Score
Thomas Derenzo SUPOT directed by Philip Giordano
Robert Tunstall A UTOPIA directed by Eric McEver
Annirudh DISCO OBU directed by Anand Kishore
2017 UNDERGRADUATE CRAFT AWARDS
Wasserman Award Finalists / UGFTV 2017
Vera Berkshire DRAGON IN DISTRESS
Robert (Cosmo) Carlson THE DERBY
Jiawei Cheng NEW YEAR
Max R. A. Fedore OPERA OF CRUELTY
Julia Jones BUCKETS
Theodore Rosenthal BUNNY
Nestor Almendros Award in Cinematography
Anna Franquesa Solano EMPTY WINDOW directed by Ming Zeng
Carl Lerner Award
Zach Baum RIDE BY NIGHT
Achievement in Experimental
Max R. A. Fedore OPERA OF CRUELTY
Achievement in Documentary
Connor Smith SHAKESPEARE AT THE POINT
Achievement in Animation
Vera Berkshire DRAGON IN DISTRESS
Faculty Commendation for Sound Design
Amelia Underwood THE WHITE STAG directed by Mina So
Faculty Commendation for Producing
Nick Bailey THE PIXIE FIGHTERS, KILLING THE FIDLER, DAS RHEINGOLD directed by Dani Schoffman, Barak Barkan, Adrian Anaya
Faculty Commendation for Filmmaking
David Chasmar MORMON MIME ORGY
Faculty Commendation for Cinematography
Neeraj Jain NANNY, THE MASKED MURDERER, THE UNHOLY WAR, UN VASE Á CHINATOWN directed by Kathy Meng, Devansh Agarwal, Jared Greenwald, Jeremy Hung
Sound Design
Bobb Barito BUNNY directed by Theodore Rosenthal
Mihir Chitale PORCUPINE directed by Clifford Miu
Carter Imperial DRAGON IN DISTRESS directed by Vera Berkshire
Sean Kiely OPERA OF CRUELTY directed by Max R.A. Fedore
John Pope MEMORY SYNC directed by William Johnson
Screenwriting
Vera Berkshire DRAGON IN DISTRESS
Robert (Cosmo) Carlson THE DERBY
Julia Jones BUCKETS
Katherine Meng NANNY
Theodore Rosenthal BUNNY
Production Design
William Farmer OPERA OF CRUELTY directed by Max R.A. Fedore
Leila Garrison RIDE BY NIGHT directed by Zach Baum
Julia Jones, David Jaffe BUCKETS
Evan Seide EMPTY WINDOW directed by Ming Zeng
Ramon Zubia BUNNY directed by Theodore Rosenthal
Producing
Julia Jones, Sophia Harvey, Zachary Gobetz, Jacob Bittens BUCKETS directed by Julia Jones
Nora Unkel, Sissi Torres, Yonca Talu, David Shepherd, Max R.A. Fedore, John Connor OPERA OF CRUELTY
Zachary Gobetz BUCKETS
Jiayu Zuo, Chiying Lau, Yiyi Han NEW YEAR directed by Jiawei Cheng
Mona Karrenbach RIDE BY NIGHT directed by Zach Baum
Chiying Lau NEW YEAR
Connor K. Smith SHAKESPEARE AT THE POINT
Sissi Torres OPERA OF CRUELTY
Editing
Daniel Antebi BUCKETS directed by Julia Jones
Max R. A. Fedore OPERA OF CRUELTY
Shawn Flanagan THE DERBY directed by Cosmo Carlson
Julia Jones BUCKETS
Chriz Naing PORCUPINE directed by Clifford Miu
Connor K. Smith SHAKESPEARE AT THE POINT
Cinematography
Isabel Bethencourt RIDE BY NIGHT directed by Zach Baum
Henry Zaballos BUNNY directed by Theodore Rosenthal
Lukasz Pruchnik PORCUPINE directed by Clifford Miu
Oren Soffer OPERA OF CRUELTY directed by Max R.A. Fedore
Anna Franquesa Solano EMPTY WINDOW directed by Ming Zeng
Original Score
Chad Cannon NEW YEAR directed by Jiawei Cheng
Shawn Shinwon Kim OCEAN SONG directed by Erica Liu
Nathan Prillaman OPERA OF CRUELTY directed by Max R.A. Fedore
Mihwa Yun OCEAN SONG directed by Erica Liu
Lead Actress
Marina Bevilacqua MNSTR directed by Nicole Melillo
Hanna Edwards 555-SEXY directed by David B. Jacobs
Claire Hsu NANNY directed by Katherine Meng
Zoe Kypuros BUNNY directed by Theodore Rosenthal
Chelsea Lee Williams OPERA OF CRUELTY directed by Max R.A. Fedore
Lead Actor
Cody Buege RICHARD directed by Jake Hirsch
Max R. A. Fedore OPERA OF CRUELTY
Fenton Li NEW YEAR directed by Jiawei Cheng
Marco Porras THE DERBY directed by Cosmo Carlson
Supporting Actress
Marian Edmiston PORCUPINE directed by Clifford Miu
Shirley Huang NANNY directed by Katherine Meng
Renée Stork THE SPOTTER directed by Mitchell Lazar
Gareth Tidball DRAGON IN DISTRESS directed by Vera Berkshire
Supporting Actor
Brian Byus RICHARD directed by Jake Hirsch
Leeway Lan NEW YEAR directed by Jiawei Cheng
Bernie Lipman KILLING THE FIDLER directed by Barak Barkan
Randall McNeal BUNNY directed by Theodore Rosenthal