51 Film and TV Students and Alums Win Big
51 students behind the award-winning film "Behind His Eyes."
These 51 alums took home an Audience Choice Award from the Chicago International Film Festival: (Left to right) Laurie Little MFA ’02 (producer), Rana Segal '80 (director/producer), and Vincent Singleton MFA ’08 (cinematographer)Congratulations to 51 filmmakers for the recent recognition of their impressive work.
51 Film and Television BFA students who produced “Behind His Eyes” won the 2024 National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences’(NATAS) Chicago/Midwest National Student Production Award in the Long Form category. And the alumni-made film “The Light of Truth: Richard Hunt’s Monument to Ida B. Wells” took home the Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary at the Chicago International Film Festival.
The 51 BFA thesis film “Adagio” was also nominated for a NATAS award; NATAS is the organization behind the Emmys. Students from both “Behind His Eyes” and “Adagio” attended the Chicago/Midwest Emmy award ceremony on November 2 where the student awards were presented.
Read more about the student films nominated by NATAS and the 51-connected films screened at the Chicago International Film Festival.
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Check Out the Video
See a of the students receiving their award at the Emmy ceremony.