DGA Student Film Awards for Minority & Women Directors

Application Guidelines

The 15th Annual Directors Guild of America Student Film Awards for African-American, Asian-American, Latino and women directors is accepting submissions for the 2009 award.

This award is designed to honor, encourage and bring attention to outstanding minority and women students in DGA selected film schools. Prizes of $2500 go to the winners in each directorial category.

Acceptable films have been completed in the 2008/2009 academic year (September 2008 through August 2009). Applicants must be the director of the film. Students may submit more than one film. A supervising faculty member must endorse the applicant’s entry form. Go to Application Guidelines to print the official submission guidelines and application.
   

Entry deadline: All submissions must be received at the Directors Guild National office in Los Angeles by 6:00 P.M., Friday, October 9, 2009.

Prize-winners will be notified by Wednesday, October 21, 2009. The Awards ceremonies will take place at DGA headquarters in Hollywood and New York.

Send entries* to:
Directors Guild of America
Attn: 15th Annual Student Film Awards
7920 Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA, 90046

*Please include a self-addressed stamped envelope if you would like your film returned to you.

Click here for application and a full list of guidelines.

For more information please email Matt Gamarra from DGA, or Eileen Chiao from Student Industry Relations.

Past Trojan winners:

2006 Asian-American - West Coast Winner: Vineet Dewan for Clear Cut, Simple Asian-American - West Coast Honorable Mention: Arvin Chen for Mei Women - West Coast Winner: Daphne Lambrinou for Paperboat Women - West Coast Honorable Mention: Diane Lisa Johnson for Swimming 2005 Latino - West Coast Honorable Mention: Veronica Shamo-Garcia for  De Las Calles 2004 African American - West Coast Honorable Mention: Garrett Thompson for Hope's Choice Asian-American - West Coast Winner: Dong Hyeuk Hwang for Miracle Mile 2003 Asian-American - West Coast Winner: Mun Chee Yong for 9:30 2002 Asian-American - West Coast Honorable Mention: Jon Chu for Gwai Lo: The Little Foreigner

2001 Asian-American - West Coast Co-Winner: Nick Sivakumaran for Diwali Asian-American -West Coast Co-Winner: Chad S. Park for Up Latino - West Coast Co-Winner: Carolina Vila-Ramirez for Roam Latino - West Coast Honorable Mention: Jose Ochoa for The Golden Rose Women - West Coast Winner: Lori Lovoy-Goran for In Between Days Women - West Coast Honorable Mention: Miriam Kim for Angelus Plaza 2000 Women - West Coast Winner: Barbara Stepansky for Blueberry Pancakes 1999 Women - West Coast Winner: Kennedy Wheatley for Iron Ladies Women - West Coast Honorable Mention: Heather Ragsdale for A Cinnamon Roll Story 1998 Asian-American - West Coast Co-Winner: David Kiang for Tunnel Vision Asian-American - West Coast Honorable Mention: Chesley Chen for Paper Birds

1997 African American - West Coast Honorable Mention: Marc Pitre for Show and Prove African American - West Coast Honorable Mention: Damani Mangum for The Solution Asian-American - West Coast Winner: Hak J. Chung for Seoul II Soul Asian-American - West Coast Asian Honorable Mention Patrick Yu for Hing Dai and the Man Latino - West Coast Winner: Jacqueline Barcos for Mala Sangre Latino - West Coast Honorable Mention: John Colorado for Interrogation Women - West Coast Winner: Jodi Lane for Big Bucks for Buddha Women - West Coast Honorable Mention: Janet Howard for Breaking Ground: Men Against Rape 1996 African American - West Coast Co-Winner: Jennifer Haskin-O'Reggio for The Mirror Lied Latino - West Coast Winner: Maria Cortinas for Go West Women - West Coast Honorable Mention: Karin Thayer for Seed

Contact:
Eileen Chiao
Student Industry Relations
213.740.4432