The DGA Student Film Awards for African American, Asian American, Latino and women directors are designed to honor, encourage and bring attention to exceptional diverse directors in film schools and universities.

Student William Turner discusses returning to Part Way East, a short that follows two friends who desperately try to dig a bush grave for a body stowed in their car when they are interrupted by an unsuspecting farm hand.

Film student Adewale Olukayode has been nominated for this year's NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Short Form, Live Action for his film Home.

They are Anita, Foreigner (Forastera), and Trumpet, —all as part of the Shorts Block 5 program—and Entre tú y Milagros, which will play in the Shorts Block 2 program as well as on opening night.

The fellowship comes with a $35,000 cash grant alongside support for further development of his feature screenplay Let There Be Light.

Starring Roger Middleton and Raphael Nero, Falkeis’ short film follows an old man in search of a lost memory and hidden talisman on the beach of his childhood, where a curious young boy offers him unexpected guidance.

Participants in the program become part of the editorial staff, producing festival coverage as they receive mentorship from IFFR’s editorial team and established film critics. 

This School of the Arts film student is based in Seoul and working hard to stay connected with her community in New York.

Doublespeak, a short film written and directed by student Hazel McKibbin, produced by student Stephanie Fine and associate produced by student Meera Vaidya; Luzzu, produced by Associate Professor of Professional Practice Ramin Bahrani; and two films produced by alumnus Joshua Cohen&nb

The film has played worldwide at more than ten festivals either virtually or in a hybrid format.