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Yolanda Pividal (CCNY/MFA 2007) has garnered the “Best Emerging Latino Filmmaker" award at the 2007 IFP Market. The award is for “Tijuana Nada Mas”, her MFA thesis film which she is expanding into a feature. The award included a grant for $10K!

For more info on this major achievement, please visit: http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/announcement/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003644903

"Silences" by Octavio Warnock Graham (MFA Class of 2006) sweeps Student Emmy Awards as the first film in the event's history to win three prizes: Best Documentary, The Symour Bricker Humanitarian Award, and Best Director!

To find out more about this film, visit the following webpage: http://www.silencesfilm.com/ or to view recent articles on "Silences", click below:

“6A.M.” a short film by Carmen Vidal (MFA Class of 2006), won the 2006 Student Academy Award - Silver Medal in the Alternative Category!

For more info on this event and achievement, visit: http://www.oscars.org/saa/2006/index.html

 2006 Student Academy Award Ceremony - Carmen Vidal on far right