2023-2024 Black Family Prize Recipients

Grad Film MFA Candidates Nada Bedair, Kwesi Jones, Xinying Lao and Gustavo René Sanabria have been selected as the recipients of the 2023-2024 Black Family Prize for Thesis Short Films. 

There were numerous strong applications this year, which were reviewed by full-time faculty and final decisions made by the Black Family Short Thesis Alumni Jury.

The Prize is an annual $10,000 award that is given to thesis students from the Graduate Film Program to support thesis projects that exemplify innovation in story, style and tone.