A musical about a viral meme attempting to woo his crush, and an animated short about Sun and Moon god siblings arguing over Earth were among the top student films that captured awards at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Academy for Creative Media (ACM) Awards Ceremony.
(Editor’s note: ACM will post a full list of winner in its upcoming newsletter.)
The annual event held on May 13 at the Art Auditorium honored student works ranging from best drama, comedy, documentary, animation, audience favorite and more.
“It is both encouraging and gratifying to see the work coming out of ACM,” said Laura Margulies, assistant professor of animation. “The award winning films are accomplished works that reveal our students’ immense capacities as directors, animators, sound designers and artists in many aspects of the filmmaking process. I look forward to seeing more!”
Student winners
Best Sound—Cringe Kid Kyle: The Musical, Cameron Kalei Kalaukoa
Best Documentary Award—The Ties That Bind, Co-Directors Florence Jane Andres, Rachel Ma
Maka Maoli Award (Native Vision/Best Indigenous Film)—My Dog Has Fleas, Justin Pascua
Best Character Animation—Araw At Gabi, Jewel Racasa
Best Cinematography—Bird’s Eye, Jhante Iga
Best Directing—Cringe Kid Kyle: The Musical, Ian Severino
Best Experimental—Babaylan, Nathan Buendia
Best Animated Film (tie)
Araw At Gabi, Jewel Racasa
Messages, Daniel Oka
Best Drama (tie)
Embers, Justin Pascua
Reel Big Fish, Brittney Kruzel
Wāhine in Film Award—Florence Jane Andres
