A recent graduate of the School of Communication's Film and Media Arts master's program won a 2009 Student Academy Award.
Lauren DeAngelis won the award for her film "A Place to Land" - a documentary about conservation and wildlife. DeAngelis produced, directed and edited the film, according to an AU press release.
Over 500 film students compete for the Student Academy Awards each year, according to the oscars.org Web site. According to the Web site, the Student Academy Awards are given to films in four categories: animation, documentary, narrative and alternative.
DeAngelis shared the award with her director of cinematography and sound technician on the film, Joe Bohannon, an MFA candidate in the Film and Electronic Media program.
-ANNA TUMAN
