The Documentary Film Program

filmmakers passionate about stories that matter

Student Awards & Nominations

Academy of Television Arts and Sciences College Television Awards/Student Emmy

  • 2011 2nd Place, Civil Indigent, Nick Corrao, Peter Salomone and David Hafter
  • 2008 Winner, Standard Deviation, Christopher Brannan and David Randag
  • 2007 Winner, Bismillah: In the Name of Allah, Jolene Pinder and Sarah Zaman
  • 2006 2nd Place, Gimme Green, Isaac Brown and Eric Flagg

Student Academy Awards Competition

  • 2011 Finalist, Civil Indigent, Nick Corrao, Peter Salomone and David Hafter
  • 2007 Finalist, Gimme Green, Isaac Brown and Eric Flagg

International Documentary Association/David L. Wolper, Student Documentary Achievement Awards 

  • 2008 Finalist, Jessie's Dad, Boaz Dvir and Rebecca Goldman
  • 2007 Finalist, Bismillah: In the Name of Allah, Jolene Pinder and Sarah Zaman
  • 2006 Finalist: Gimme Green, Isaac Brown and Eric Flagg
  • 2002 Nominee: Seasoned Veteran: Journey of a Winter Soldi er, Benito Aragon, Melinda Kahl and Michael Kirschbaum 
  • 2001 Nominee: Unfleshed: The Story of Dr. William R. Maples, Semi Aboud, Raquel Garcia and Robyn Maxey 

Winner, Golden Eagle Award, CINE Student Competition, 2011

  • Civil Indigent, Nick Corrao, Peter Salomone and David Hafter

Winner, Best Young Filmmaker, Gasparilla International Film Festival, 2011

  • Civil Indigent, Nick Corrao, Peter Salomone and David Hafter

Winner, Audience Favorite, Documentary Shorts, Daytona Beach Film Festival, 2008 

 Standard Deviation, Christopher Brannan and David Randag 

Best Student Documentary, Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival, 2008

   Standard Deviation, Christopher Brannan and David Randag

Audience Choice Award, International Black Docufest, 2007

Black to Our Roots, Jacqueline Olive and Tre Whitlow

Winner, FREDDIE Award, International Health and Medical Media Award, 2006

24/7, Mary Fallon and Daniel Priest

Winner, Crystal Reel Award, 2006 

24/7, Mary Fallon and Daniel Priest

Winner, University Documentary, Palm Beach International Film Festival, 2005

Beyond Munchkinland, Jolene Pinder

Winner, Best Documentary, Reno International Film Festival, 2005

24/7, Mary Fallon and Dan Priest

Recipient, Director’s Citation, Black Maria Film Festival, 2005

24/7, Mary Fallon and Dan Priest

Recipient, Golden Eagle Award, Cine Student Competition, 2005

Miss Lil's Camp, Suzanne Niedland and Anberin Pasha

Winner, Director’s Circle Award, Black Maria Film Festival, 2005

Buried in the Backyard, Sarah Prior and Monica Bigler

2nd Place, Documentary Short, Hearts and Minds Festival, 2005

Miss Lil's Camp, Suzanne Niedland and Anberin Pasha

Winner, Documentary Student Competition, Hot Springs Film Festival, 2004

Miss Lil's Camp, Suzanne Niedland and Anberin Pasha

Honorable Mention, Documentary, Angelus Awards Student Film Festival, 2004

Miss Lil's Camp, Suzanne Niedland and Anberin Pasha

2nd Place, Kodak Documentary Student Competition, Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival, 2004

Miss Lil's Camp, Suzanne Niedland and Anberin Pasha

Outstanding Documentary, Angelus Awards Student Film Festival, 2003 

Sid Vision, John Jack, Donna Pazdera and Todd Southern

Best Short Documentary, Long Beach Film Festival, 2003

Sid Vision, John Jack, Donna Pazdera, Todd Southern

Finalist Award, International Wildlife Film Festival, 2003

No Room to Move, Chris O’Brien and Tom Tripp

Silver Award, Urban and Rural Community Management Category, WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival, 2003

No Room to Move, Chris O’Brien and Tom Tripp

Winner, Documentary Short Prize, HBO Urban World Film Festival, 2002

Ocoee: Legacy of the Election Day Massacre, Sandra Krasa and Bianca White

Winners, Kodak Student Competition, Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival, 2002

  • Seasoned Veteran: Journey of Winter Soldier, Benito Aragon, Melinda Kahl and Michael Kirschbaum 
  • No Room to Move, Chris O’Brien and Tom Tripp

Best Documentary, Gulf Coast Film Festival, 2002

Ocoee: Legacy of the Election Day Massacre, Sandra Krasa and Bianca White

Best Documentary, Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival, 2002

Ocoee: Legacy of the Election Day Massacre, Sandra Krasa and Bianca White

Honorable Mention, Archival Production, Louis Wolfson Media History Center Awards, 2001

Behind Closed Doors, Allyson Beutke and Scott Litvack

Film Festival Official Selections:

2011 PATOIS: The New Orleans Human Rights Film Festival

2011 Global Peace Film Festival

2011 Clearwater Film Festival

2012 Big Sky Doc FF

2011 Hot Springs Doc FF

2011 Woodstock FF (Nominated, Best Short Doc)

2011 Indie Memphis FF (Winner, Best Short Doc)

2011 Starz Denver FF

2011 New Hampshire FF

2012 Gasparilla Int'l FF

2012 George Lindsey UNA FF

Arizona International Film Festival

Artivist Film Festival

Ashland Independent Film Festival 

Atlanta Urban Media Film Festival

Beverly Hills Short Fest

Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 

Big Muddy Film Festival 

Buffalo-Niagra Film Festival 

Cinestud, Amsterdam

Cleveland International Film Festival

Detroit Docs 

DocuDays, Beruit, Israel

East Lansing Film Festival

Florida Film Festival 

Florida Documentary Film Festival

Girl Fest Film Festival

Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Festival

Hollywood Black Film Festival

Hot Springs Film Festival

International Student Film Festival, Hollywood, CA

Jacksonville Film Festival

Maryland Film Festival

Martha’s Vineyard African-American Film Festival

Next Frame

Newport Beach Film Festival

New Hampshire Film Festival

New York Underground

Ojai Film Festival

Palm Beach International Film Festival

Pan African Film Festival

Phoenix Film Festival

Pioneer Film Festival, New York

Rhode Island International Film Festival 

San Francisco Documentary Film Festival 

Sehsuechte International Student Film Festival,
Berlin Potsdam, Germany

Silver Lake Film Festival

Tambay Film Festival

UNIFEM Women’s International Film Festival

U.S. DocuFilmFest, Bangalore, India

Vancouver International Film Festival

Westside Film Festival, NY

Wisconsin Film Festival