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Zdzisław Najmrodzki, who died in 1995, was one of the most infamous Polish criminals of the communist period. Called the “King of Thieves” and “Master of Escapes,” he evaded pursuit 29 times. Once, he jumped out of the window of a slow-moving train, claiming he saw a stork and felt the call of freedom. But Mateusz Rakowicz’s “The Getaway King,” which will be playing in the main competition at EnergaCamerimage Film Festival this week, isn’t sticking too close to the facts.

“As a historical figure, Najmrodzki is no hero,” says Dp Jacek Podgórski. “At that time, everyone was afraid of the militia, so escaping them 29 times was a feat. But it says more about them than it does about him. One time, he simply got them drunk. We expanded the myth and basically reinvented it.”

Podgórski used his father’s old photographs as a reference, deciding to incorporate their reddish tinge into the film.

Deutsche Telekom’s first major original, “Wild Republic,” is set to bow April 15 on the telco giant’s Ott service MagentaTV after production was postponed last year due to the ongoing pandemic.

The eight-part adventure series follows a group of young offenders who end up fending for themselves high in the Alps after a mysterious death disrupts the experiential educational program in which they are taking part.

Created by Jan Martin Scharf, Arne Nolting and Klaus Wolfertstetter, the series is produced by Lailaps Pictures, X Filme Creative Pool and Handwritten Pictures in co-production with Deutsche Telekom, Arte and Ard broadcasters Wdr, Swr and One.

“Wild Republic” was initially inspired by Erwin S. Strauss’ 1979 book “How to Start Your Own Country,” which explored the micronation movement of the 1960s, according to Lailaps CEO Nils Dünker. Eric Bouley, now managing partner at Handwritten Pictures, helped develop the original premise while working at Lailaps.

Four upcoming premium drama series from German production companies—“Deutschland89,” “Wild Republic,” “Algiers Confidential” and “MaPa”—have been selected for Coming Next, a section that forms part of Series Mania’s Forum program. German Films, an agency that promotes Teutonic film and TV productions, compiled the selection.

“Wild Republic” takes place at an institution at the foot of the Alps, where young offenders are undergoing an experiential educational program intended to re-socialize them. When a member of the program dies a violent death—although nobody knows exactly what happened—the youths face a difficult decision: Should they wait for the authorities to recover the body and investigate the crime, or escape and take their fate into their own hands?

The eight-part show, produced by Nils Dünker, was written by Jan Martin Scharf, Arne Nolting and Klaus Wolfertstetter, and directed by Markus Goller and Lennart Ruff.

Dünker tells Variety that the...

MaryAnn’s quick take… The science is ludicrous, the story is almost entirely free of drama, and the finale descends into the hoariest, most ridiculous clichés of the genre. But the future smart-house porn is lovely. I’m “biast” (pro): I’m a big science fiction fan

I’m “biast” (con): nothing

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Oh, dear. Are we present at the birth of a new subgenre of science fiction films that might be dubbed Future House Porn? Because that’s what the feature debut of German filmmaker Lennart Ruff mostly looks like. The Titan is ostensibly the story of a Nato experiment in the year 2048 to retrofit some astronauts so they can live on the surface of Saturn’s moon Titan without any protective gear or even, as we later see,...

Lennart Ruff’s feature debut starts with an ingenious premise but takes a wrong turn by sacrificing scares for schmaltz

Not a bad idea, this. But where it could have delivered a mounting sense of dread, crowned with horror, the film seems concerned to hedge its bets by balancing the disturbing stuff with a feelgood drama about a family pulling together. It’s a sci-fi mystery thriller, distributed by Netflix and directed by feature first-timer Lennart Ruff, based on an original story idea by screenwriter Arash Amel.

We are some decades in the future; overpopulation and ecological calamity have made Earth uninhabitable, and our only chance for survival is to send some hardy pioneers to Titan, a moon of Saturn with an atmosphere in which homo sapiens could conceivably survive with the right genetic modifications. Sam Worthington plays Lt Rick Janssen, a tough military man who has volunteered for the top-secret medical programme,...

As well-intentioned and as decently acted as it is, Lennart Ruff’s low budget Sci-fi feature The Titan, which deals with profoundly noble ideas surrounding ethics in science, never quite manages to fully convince, and is ultimately let down by its inability to measure up to the film’s hugely ambitious premise.

The year is 2049 and planet earth is rapidly becoming uninhabitable after years of conflicts, famine and ecological disasters. As the future of mankind hangs in the balance, scientists and global governments must find a long-term solution to stop humanity from becoming extinct. When he is offered the chance to take part in a new scientific experiment led by controversial scientist Prof. Martin Collingwood (played brilliantly by Tom Willkinson), Air force pilot Rick Janssen (Sam Worthington) jumps at the opportunity to become a volunteer, first out of a sense of duty for the planet and to help protect the...

A clever but unformed hunk of speculative science-fiction, Lennart Ruff’s “The Titan” is essentially two parallel stories of survival that are being told at the same time. One is physical and intimate; the other is abstract and infinite. Strangely, they’re both far more interesting on their own than they are cut together, but each of them poses a handful of intriguing questions about our instinct for self-preservation, asking us to locate the point at which trauma might change the basic foundation of who (or what) we are. If only these questions were posed intriguingly, and not just churned through the machinations of genre shlock that doesn’t have the courage to be as smart as either of its stories require it to be.

The year is 2048, and the Earth isn’t going to be inhabitable for all that much longer. It’s the usual cocktail of apocalyptic trouble: nuclear war,...

Welcome to Trailer Binge, a recurring feature where we get a chance to catch up on some of the recent trailer releases in the past week. Whether it be indie releases, or recent movie and TV trailers that may have otherwise slipped through the cracks, Trailer Binge allows us to catch up on the seemingly constant onslaught of new new content being released each week.

In this edition of Trailer Binge, we take a look at trailers for the Margot Robbie vehicle Terminal, A trailer for the new Sam Worthington film The Titan, and the New SyFy series Nightflyers. Plus, we have trailers for the Freeform Marvel Series Cloak & Dagger, along with a Dragon Ball Super teaser trailer and a silly trailer for the Adam Sandler-voiced threequel with Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation. Let the Trailer Binge begin!

‘Terminal’ Teaser Trailer

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Netflix has released a new trailer for Sam Worthington's upcoming sci-fi action thriller The Titan. I really like the concept of the film and it looks like it's going to make for an exciting movie. 

The story is set in the near future and Earth's lifespan is coming to an end. For mankind to continue their existence they need to find a new home and that home is the Saturn moon of Titan. Worthington plays a man who signs up for a military program that will transformer him into an enhanced human called "Titans" who would be capable of living on that moon, which they hope to colonize. As you might expect things don't go as planned.

The movie also stars Taylor Schilling, Tom Wilkinson, Agyness Deyn, Nathalie Emmanuel, and Corey Johnson. Here's the synopsis:

A military family takes part in a ground-breaking experiment of genetic evolution and space exploration.

"The goal? To relocate humanity to another planet and avoid extinction." Netflix has debuted a new official trailer for the weird sci-fi action film titled The Titan, starring Sam Worthington. Set in the near future, the plot is about a military program to develop superhumans called "Titans" to help us colonize Saturn's moon Titan, but the side effects are deadly. Worthington plays a hot shot Air Force pilot who becomes the first successful Titan creation, but things start to go dangerously awry as time goes on. The full cast includes Taylor Schilling, Tom Wilkinson, Agyness Deyn, Nathalie Emmanuel, and Corey Johnson. This trailer is thankfully better than the first trailer, but this still just looks so frickin' weird, and they don't even show him in his fully finished alien form by the end. I don't even know if I want to watch this? Does anyone? Here's the official Netflix trailer...

Netflix has been science-fiction crazy in 2018 with efforts like “The Cloverfield Paradox,” “Altered Carbon,” and the upcoming “Lost in Space” reboot, and now the streaming giant has offered up its first look at another sci-fi offering, “The Titan.” The Lennart Ruff-directed movie stars Sam Worthington and Taylor Schilling and looks to successfully mix evolution with body horror.

The official synopsis from Netflix reads: “In the near future, a military family uproot their lives so they can participate in a ground-breaking experiment to accelerate man’s genetic evolution. The goal? To relocate humanity to another planet and avoid extinction.”

“The Titan” will be available to stream starting March 30. Watch the trailer below.

Netflix will release Sam Worthington's latest military sci-fi thriller The Titan directed by Lennart Ruff and co-starring Taylor Schilling and Tom Wilkinsonwould.

The film, which sees Worthington's family "relocated in order to take part in a ground-breaking experiment of mankind's genetic evolution into space," promises to take on big themes. It is based on an original story by Arash Amel (Grace of Monaco), and written by Max Hurwitz (AMC's Hell on Wheels).

Synopsis:

Hotshot Air Force pilot, Rick Janssen (Sam Worthington), is chosen for a military experiment that will create a human being capable of surviving the harsh environments of Saturn's moon, Titan.

The experiment is successful, turning Rick into a super-human, but it also creates deadly side-e...

Sam Worthington (Avatar) has a new film sci-fi action-thriller coming out called The Titan and it actually looks kinda interesting. The story is set in the near future and it centers on a man who signs up for a military program that will transformer him into an enhanced human called "Titans" who would be capable of living on Saturn's moon Titan, which they want to colonize. As you might expect from a movie like this, this transformation comes with some intense and deadly side effects. 

The movie also stars Taylor Schilling, Tom Wilkinson, Agyness Deyn, Nathalie Emmanuel, and Corey Johnson. Here's the synopsis:

A military family takes part in a ground-breaking experiment of genetic evolution and space exploration. Hotshot Air Force pilot, Rick Janssen (Worthington), is chosen for a military experiment that will create a human being capable of surviving the harsh environments of Saturn's moon, Titan. The experiment is successful,...

"What if Titan could become our home?" Voltage Pictures has revealed the first international trailer for a peculiar new sci-fi film titled The Titan, from German filmmaker Lennart Ruff. Set in the near future, the plot is about a military program to develop superhumans called "Titans" to help us colonize Saturn's moon Titan, but the side effects are deadly. Sam Worthington stars as a hot shot Air Force pilot who becomes the first successful Titan creation, and you can see he looks a bit weird by the end. The cast includes Taylor Schilling, Tom Wilkinson, Agyness Deyn, Nathalie Emmanuel, and Corey Johnson. It seems this film is much more about the training program and action on Earth than anything up in space, which doesn't sound promising. There's a cool idea behind this, but it all looks too weird to be any good. See for yourself. Here's the first official trailer for Lennart Ruff's The Titan,...

Avatar's Sam Worthington is not quite done with body-morphing military sci-fi just yet. In Lennart Ruff's The Titan, Worthington's family takes part in a ground-breaking experiment to evolve mankind for its inevitable evolution into space. The Titan promises to take on big themes. It is based on an original story by Arash Amel (Grace of Monaco) and written by Max Hurwitz (AMC's Hell on Wheels). Synopsis: Hotshot Air Force pilot, Rick Janssen (Sam Worthington), is chosen for a military experiment that will create a human being capable of surviving the harsh environments of Saturn's moon, Titan. The experiment is successful, turning Rick into a super-human, but it also creates deadly side-effects which threatens the life of Rick, his wife and family, and possibly humanity itself....

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She welcomed viewers to one of the most unsettling dinner parties put to film with The Invitation, and now Karyn Kusama is getting ready to introduce viewers to a new kind of cult in Destroyer, her upcoming thriller that has now added Nicole Kidman in a lead role:

Press Release: Los Angeles (October 4, 2017) – Academy Award® and Emmy® Award Winner Nicole Kidman (“Big Little Lies,” The Hours) will star in Destroyer, a modern Los Angeles crime thriller to be directed by Karyn Kusama (The Invitation, Girlfight) from an original screenplay by Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi (The Invitation,Ride Along). 30West will fully finance the film. Academy Award® Nominee Fred Berger (La La Land) of Automatik is producing alongside Hay and Manfredi, who also wrote and produced Kusama’s critically acclaimed film The Invitation. Rocket Science is handling international sales and helped arrange the financing, while ICM Partners and CAA are...

The UK outfit has revealed five acquisitions made in Cannes.

UK distributor Signature Entertainment has revealed five all rights acquisitions secured at the Cannes Film Festival.

It has struck two deals with Voltage Pictures, including for Lennart Ruff’s sci-fi epic The Titan, which is set to star Sam Worthington (Avatar), Taylor Schilling (Orange Is The New Black), Tom Wilkinson (Batman Begins), Agyness Deyn (Hail, Caesar!) and Nathalie Emmanuel (Game Of Thrones).

The film follows a military experiment designed to genetically evolve a man to be sent into space that goes horribly wrong, with the side effects threatening humanity itself. It is set for a release in 2017.

The company has also picked up John Stockwell’s thriller Temple from Voltage, which sees Wesley Snipes (Blade) leading a team of trained military operatives who find themselves trapped in an isolated compound where they begin to experience horrific phenomena.

It has also struck a deal with Fine Cut for...

Mainstream Spanish films are thriving as TV broadcasters fill the gap in public funding. But at what cost to auteur film-making? Could a new Pedro Almodovar emerge now?Spain territory focusSpain focus: new talent, the magnificent sevenSpain focus: hot projects, big name draws

The Spanish film industry has started 2016 on an optimistic note. Emilio Martinez-Lazaro’s broad comedy Spanish Affair 2 (Ocho Apellidos Catalanes), the sequel to the all-time local hit Spanish Affair, was the top grossing film of 2015, taking $34.7m (€32m), and Fernando Gonzalez Molina’s romantic period drama Palm Trees In The Snow, released on December 25, out-performed Star Wars: The Force Awakens on its second weekend on release and has garnered more than $17m to date.

The label ‘made in Spain’ on a commercial, locally produced film is now a positive note for local audiences. “As in France, we’re learning to make films that work for a big audience,” says [link=nm...

Next time moviegoers glimpse Agyness Deyn up on the silver screen, she’ll be rubbing shoulders with a posse of A-listers in Hollywood’s Golden Age for Joel and Ethan Coen’s soon-to-be-released dramedy Hail, Caesar!, though Deadline reports that the actress has already lined up her next project.

Joining Lennart Ruff’s sci-fi movie The Titan, Deyn will star opposite Clash of the Titans co-star Sam Worthington, Sofia Boutella, Taylor Schilling, Tom Wilkinson and fellow newcomers Diego Boneta and Aleksander Jovanovic. Less a Greek-inspired epic and more an “elevated sci-fi”, Ruff’s new feature looks set to propel viewers into the not-so-distant future, one which charts the journey of a military family at the forefront of a groundbreaking experiment that has deep ramifications for all of humanity.

Dabbling with genetic evolution in space, the core concept driving the director’s foray into science fiction is brimming with existential themes...

Exclusive: Diego Boneta, Aleksander Jovanovic and Agyness Deyn have boarded the cast of The Titan opposite Sam Worthington, Taylor Schilling and Tom Wilkinson. Set in a not-too-distant future, the story tracks the journey of a military family that is relocated to take part in a groundbreaking experiment of man's genetic evolution into space. Lennart Ruff directs the project, an elevated sci-fi feature produced by Brian Kavanaugh-Jones' Automatik, Ben Pugh and Rory…...

I'm only familiar with Taylor Schilling's work on the Netflix original series Orange is the New Black, in which she plays the show's lead character, Piper Chapman. Piper is the worst, and Schilling makes her fun to hate (or at least strongly dislike). But it looks like Schilling is heading from a women's prison to the world of sci-fi, because Deadline reports that she's joining Avatar star Sam Worthington in a new sci-fi movie called The Titan.

Set in a not-too-distant future, it tracks the journey of a military family that is relocated to take part in a groundbreaking experiment of man’s genetic evolution into space.

Could that description be any more vague? I don't know if the producers are trying to keep the story details under wraps because the movie is dependent on twists and surprises, or if they just did a terrible job writing a compelling synopsis.

Science fiction cinema may seem light years away from Litchfield Penitentiary, where actress Taylor Schilling can usually be spotted in the Netflix drama Orange Is The New Black, but that is where she is headed, as she joins the cast of The Titan. The film marks the feature length debut of not only director Lennart Ruff, but also of writer Max Hurwitz, who has delivered the screenplay from an original story by Arash Amel (Grace Of Monaco).

The film is set to deal with some fairly big themes. It is set in the near future, and sees a military family submit themselves for scientific experiments, aimed at breaking new ground in genetic evolution and space exploration. This premise looks to allow for dramatic development of both an intimate and grandiose nature, as science and the future of humanity collide with a small family unit.

This is a bold move for Schilling who has,...

Exclusive: Orange Is The New Black star Taylor Schilling is joining The Titan opposite Sam Worthington and Tom Wilkinson. Set in a not-too-distant future, it tracks the journey of a military family that is relocated to take part in a groundbreaking experiment of man's genetic evolution into space. Lennart Ruff directs the project, an elevated sci-fi feature produced by Brian Kavanaugh-Jones' Automatik, Ben Pugh and Rory Aitken's 42 and Arash Amel. Max Hurwitz (Hell On Whee…...

In Darkness

"Game of Thrones" actress Natalie Dormer will star in Anthony Byrne's thriller "In Darkness" with production slated to begin early next year. Dormer co-wrote the film with Byrne while Ed Skrein and Stacy Martin are co-starring.

Dormer will play a blind musician who gets pulled into London's dark underbelly after she hears a murder committed in the apartment above her. As she gets embroiled in this violent and murky world, it appears she is out of her depth - until it becomes apparent she has been following her own path of revenge. [Source: Variety]

Rebirth

Fran Kranz, Adam Goldberg, Kat Foster, Nicky Whelan, Harry Hamlin, Andrew J West, Sheryl Lee, Pat Healy, Eric Ladin, Luis Geardo Mendez and Steve Agee have all joined the cast of Karl Mueller's indie feature "Rebirth" for Netflix, one of several low budget indie features the streaming service is behind.

The twisted psychological...

Exclusive– Tom Wilkinson is joining the cast of Lennart Ruff’s The Titan. Wilkinson joins the previously announced Sam Worthington and Ruth Wilson in the elevated sci-fi feature being produced by Brian Kavanaugh-Jones' Automatik, Ben Pugh and Rory Aitken's 42 and Arash Amel. Lennart Ruff directs the project, based on a original story by Amel (Grace Of Monaco). Max Hurwitz (Hell On Wheels) has written the screenplay. Set in a not too distant future, the story tracks the…...

The Titan - Feature Film

Julie Harkin Casting are looking for the following fantastic role for a 5-6 year old Genuine American boy (based in the UK)!

'The Titan' is an elevated sci-fi feature film produced by Brian Kavanaugh-Jones’ Automatik, Ben Pugh and Rory Aitken’s 42 and Arash Amel, starring Sam Worthington, Ruth Wilson and Sofia Boutella. Lennart Ruff directs the project which is based on a original story by Amel. Max Hurwitz has written the screenplay. Set in a not too distant future, the story tracks the journey of a military family who are relocated in order to take part in a ground-breaking experiment of man’s genetic evolution into space.

The overall dates for shooting are approximately mid January - end of March 2016, and the film shoots in Gran Canaria.

Please find a character breakdown for the role of Lucas below:

Lucas Janssen

Lucas Janssen is...

It's been announced that Sam Worthington and The Affair and The Lone Ranger actress Ruth Wilson are set to star alongside Sofia Boutella (Kingsman: The Secret Service) in an "elevated sci-fi" flick called The Titan. Lennart Ruff will make his feature film directorial debut with the movie, with Motion Picture Capital, Grace Of Monaco screenwriter Arash Amel, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones of... Read More...

Sam Worthington ("Avatar," "Clash of the Titans") and Ruth Wilson ("The Affair," "Luther") and Sofia Boutella ("Kingsman: The Secret Service," "Star Trek Beyond") are set to star in the sci-fi adventure "The Titan".

The story follows a military family that's relocated to take part in a ground-breaking experiment about genetic evolution in space. Lennart Ruff directs from a script by Max Hurwitz, based on a story by Amel.

Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Ben Pugh, Rory Aitken and Arash Amel will produce. Filming begins in Europe in January.

Source: Variety...

Theis sci-fi feature scheduled to commence production in Europe on January 18.

Brian Kavanaugh-Jones’ Automatik produces with Ben Pugh and Rory Aitken’s 42 and Arash Amel, with Lennart Ruff set to make his feature directorial debut.

Voltage Pictures will introduce the project to buyers in Canada next month and CAA represents Us rights. Leon Clarance and Motion Picture Capital will produce and fully finance.

Sofia Boutella will also star alongside Worthington and Wilson. The project is based on Max Hurwitz’s screenplay from an original story by Grace Of Monaco screenwriter Amel about a military family who are relocated in space as part of a genetic evolution experiment.

Worthington just wrapped Lionsgate’s The Shack and will next be seen in Venice opener Everest. He is preparing to shoot Hacksaw Ridge for Mel Gibson this autumn before he starts on The Titan and then returns to duty for James Cameron on the Avatar sequels later in 2016.

Wilson won a Golden...

With Mel Gibson's Hacksaw Ridge and no fewer than three Avatar sequels in his near future, Sam Worthington is still adding projects to his roster. The latest is The Titan, a sci-fi adventure from first-time director Lennart Ruff and screenwriter Max Hurwitz (Hell On Wheels). Luther's Ruth Wilson will co-star, along with Sofia Boutella (Kingsman, Star Trek Beyond).For Worthington, of course, there's a whiff of the familiar about that title. But nothing will clash or wrath this time, and no krakens will be released. This one's about a military family participating in a revolutionary experiment about genetic evolution in space.Voltage Pictures (The Hurt Locker) are behind the film, which they'll be hawking at Tiff next month. Brian Kavanaugh-Jones (Sinister), Rory Aitken and Ben Pugh (Welcome To The Punch), and Arash Amel (Grace Of Monaco) are producing. Amel also came up with the pitch that Hurwitz based the screenplay on.

Sam Worthington (“Avatar”) and Ruth Wilson (“The Affair”) are set to star in the indie sci-fi movie “The Titan,” which will co-star Sofia Boutella (“Kingsman: The Secret Service”), TheWrap has learned. Lennart Ruff is directing from a script by Max Hurwitz, based on an original story by Arash Amel (“Grace of Monaco”). Amel is also producing with Brian Kavanaugh-Jones of Automatik and 42’s Ben Pugh and Rory Aitken. The futuristic love story follows a military family who take part in an experiment involving space exploration.Also Read: 'The Keeping Room' Trailer: Brit Marling, Hailee Steinfeld Defend Their Home From Sam Worthington (Video)Production.

Sam Worthington and Ruth Wilson are set to star in The Titan, an elevated sci-fi feature produced by Brian Kavanaugh-Jones' Automatik, Ben Pugh and Rory Aitken's 42 and Arash Amel. Lennart Ruff directs the project, based on a original story by Amel (Grace Of Monaco). Max Hurwitz (Hell On Wheels) has written the screenplay. Set in a not too distant future, the story tracks the journey of a military family who are relocated in order to take part in a ground-breaking…...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences tonight honored fifteen student winners from colleges and universities around the world at the 41st Student Academy Awards ceremony, held at the Directors Guild of America Theater in Hollywood.

The gold, silver and bronze medals were announced and presented by actors Adrian Grenier, Nate Parker and Oscar nominee Demian Bichir, and the Oscar-winning directing/producing team from the animated feature Frozen, Jennifer Lee, Chris Buck and Peter Del Vecho.

The 2014 Student Academy Award® winners are:

Alternative

Gold Medal: “Person,” Drew Brown, The Art Institute of Jacksonville, Florida

Silver Medal: “Oscillate,” Daniel Sierra, School of Visual Arts, New York

Animation

Gold Medal: “Owned,” Daniel Clark and Wesley Tippetts, Brigham Young University, Utah

Silver Medal: “Higher Sky,” Teng Cheng, University of Southern California

Bronze Medal: “Yamashita,” Hayley Foster, Loyola Marymount University, California

Documentary

Gold Medal: “The Apothecary,” Helen Hood Scheer, Stanford University

Silver Medal: “White Earth,...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences tonight honored fifteen student winners from colleges and universities around the world at the 41st Student Academy Awards ceremony, held at the Directors Guild of America Theater in Hollywood. The gold, silver and bronze medals were announced and presented by actors Adrian Grenier, Nate Parker and Oscar® nominee Demian Bichir, and the Oscar-winning directing/producing team from the animated feature “Frozen,” Jennifer Lee, Chris Buck and Peter Del Vecho. The 2014 Student Academy Award® winners are: Alternative Gold Medal: “Person,” Drew Brown, The Art Institute of Jacksonville, Florida Silver Medal: “Oscillate,” Daniel Sierra, School of Visual Arts, New York Animation Gold Medal: “Owned,” Daniel Clark and Wesley Tippetts, Brigham Young University, Utah Silver Medal: “Higher Sky,” Teng Cheng, University of Southern California Bronze Medal: “Yamashita,” Hayley Foster, Loyola Marymount University, California Documentary Gold Medal: “The Apothecary,” Helen Hood Scheer, Stanford University Silver Medal: “White Earth,...

Actors Demian Bichir, Adrian Grenier and Nate Parker, along with the writing/directing/producing team of Jennifer Lee, Chris Buck and Peter Del Vecho, who earned Oscars for Frozen, will present at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 41st Student Academy Awards on Saturday, June 7, at 6 p.m. at the DGA Theater in Hollywood. The awards ceremony caps a week of industry activities for the 15 student filmmakers from the U.S. and abroad who were selected as winners this year.

Lee, Buck and Del Vecho took home Oscars earlier this year for the Animated Feature Film winner Frozen, the highest-grossing animated film of all time. Along with becoming the first female feature director in the history of the Walt Disney Animation Studios, Lee also wrote the screenplay for Frozen and co-wrote the 2012 Oscar nominee Wreck-it Ralph. Co-director Buck’s other animated feature credits include Pocahontas and Tarzan, and...

Fifteen students have been selected as winners in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 41st Student Academy Awards competition. They will arrive in Los Angeles for a week of industry activities that will culminate in the awards ceremony on Saturday, June 7, at 6 p.m., at the DGA Theater in Hollywood. The medal placements – gold, silver and bronze – in the five award categories will be announced at the ceremony.

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The winners are (listed alphabetically by film title):

Alternative

“Oscillate,” Daniel Sierra, School of Visual Arts, New York

“Person,” Drew Brown, The Art Institute of Jacksonville, Florida

Animation

“Higher Sky,” Teng Cheng, University of Southern California

“Owned,” Daniel Clark and Wesley Tippetts, Brigham Young University, Utah

“Yamashita,” Hayley Foster, Loyola Marymount University, California

Documentary

“The Apothecary,” Helen Hood Scheer, Stanford University

“One Child,” Zijian Mu, New York University

“White Earth,” J. Christian Jensen,...