The Gotham Announces Winners Of 5th Annual Student Short Film Showcase
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Ahead of the 33rd annual Gotham Awards Ceremony, taking place live and in person on Monday, November 27, 2023 in New York City, The Gotham Film & Media Institute announced the winners of its fifth annual Focus Features & JetBlue Student Short Film Showcase.
The five winning filmmakers include: Kevin Haefelin (Fuse, Columbia University), Xinjing Lao (Xiaohui and His Cows, New York University)Sisa Quispe (Urpi: Her Last Wish, City College of New York)James Ross (Don’t Blink, Florida State University)Mel Sangyi Zhao (Return to Youth, California Institute of the Arts and 2022 Gotham EDU Film and Media Career Development program graduate).
With the critical support of returning partners JetBlue and Focus Features as well as Soho House, The Gotham aims to discover and empower a diverse group of emerging filmmakers as well as foster multi-platform distribution of their work through the annual program. “With both extraordinary talent and vision, these students have demonstrated clear command of the craft that will take them all very far on their filmmaking journeys,” said Jeffrey Sharp, Executive Director of The Gotham Film & Media Institute. “We’re thrilled to recognize each of them at the upcoming Gotham Awards Ceremony and are grateful for the support of our faithful partners JetBlue, Focus Features, and Soho House.” “The overwhelming response from applicants for the Short Film Showcase has been really inspiring to see and a great indication of today’s vibrant up-and-coming filmmaking community,” said Focus Features Chairman Peter Kujawski and Vice Chairman Jason Cassidy (a new member of The Gotham’s Board of Directors) in a joint statement. “In a year where we received a record number of submissions from a
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