Angelus Awards presents prizes totaling $30,000 to student filmmakers

Published: 2004-11-30

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (CNS) -- Student filmmakers received prizes totaling $30,000 at the ninth annual Angelus Awards Student Film Festival in Hollywood. The awards, presented earlier this fall, honor student films judged to be of superior quality that reflect "the complexity of the human condition with compassion, respect and creativity," according to an announcement from Family Theater Productions. Victoria Gamburg of San Francisco State University won the $10,000 Patrick Peyton Excellence in Filmmaking Award for her live action film, "Twilight." She also won the inaugural $1,500 Act One Screenplay prize for excellence in writing. Her script was chosen from among the scripts of 22 finalists. Family Theater Productions created the Angelus Awards in 1996 to honor and showcase college-level student films of exceptional quality that embody themes of the triumph of the human spirit, redemption, respect for diversity, equality, spirituality and hope.

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