Motion Picture Academy Accepting Entries for Its Student Competition

Applications will be accepted through April 1 for the 26th annual Student Academy Awards competition, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Categories include alternative, animation, documentary and narrative.

One winning film in each category will be chosen from each of three regions (the local region encompasses Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Washington and Wyoming); all three films will ultimately be screened at the academy’s headquarters in Beverly Hills and voted upon by the academy membership--the same body that votes onthe annual Oscar-winning films.

To be eligible, films must be 16-millimeter or larger, produced within an accredited college or university, and completed after April 1, 1998.

The national winners will participate in a week of industry-related activities culminating with the March 21 Oscar ceremony. Prizes range from $1,000 to $2,000 in each category.

For information, see the academy’s Web site at https://www.oscars.org/saa or call Portland-based Region One coordinator Meagan Atiyeh at (503) 211-1156.