Front row: Asian American Jury Award recipient Ross Ching of San Diego State University (The Perfect Frame), African American Jury Award recipient Anthony Onah of UCLA (The Cure), DGA Past President Gene Reynolds, Woman Jury Award recipient Alexandra Fisher of UCLA (Desert Wedding), Latino Jury Award recipient Roberto Gudiño of University of Arizona (Below the Fold: The Pulitzer that Defined Latino Journalism). Back row: African American Winner Hezekiah Lewis of UCLA (Warrior Queen), Asian American Winner Ching-Yao Koh of Academy of Art (Overnight, a Rose), Asian American Student award presenter/director Henry Chan, Woman Winner Miranda Yousef of UCLA (Collectibles), African American Student award presenter/director Reggie Brown, Latino Winner Adriana Montenegro of UCLA (From the Core), and Latino Student award presenter/director Linda Mendoza. - photo by Byron Gamarro - click image for larger view

On Wednesday, October 1, DGA members and their guests attended the 14th Annual DGA Student Film Awards Ceremony for African American, Asian American, Latino and Women Filmmakers.

Each of the winning films was screened during the awards ceremony. Winners received a prize of $2,500 from the DGA along with a product grant valued at $750 provided by Kodak’s Worldwide Student Film Program. A product grant valued at $250 was awarded to each Jury Award recipient.