GSA Announces Winners of USD 12,000 Student Commissioning Grant

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LONDON, July 11, 2019 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

BAFTA-GSA Short Film Commissioning Grant Launched to Raise Awareness of Student

Wellbeing

Global Student Accommodation (GSA), which supported this year's BAFTA Student

Film Awards for the second year running, has announced that the 2019 BAFTA-GSA

Short Film Commissioning Grant has been awarded to Drama Del Rosario from New

York Film Academy for his documentary, "I'm Okay (And Neither Are You)", and

Lola Blanche Higgins from AFI Conservatory for her short film project, "Kissy

and the Shark".

With youth wellbeing directly impacting GSA's purpose-built student

accommodation across the world, the global leader in student living launched

the USD 12,000 grant alongside BAFTA to provide filmmakers with a platform to

raise awareness and encourage change in how wellbeing is understood amongst 15

to 25-year-olds.

Drama Del Rosario and Lola Blanche Higgins, who will share the grant, will be

able to use the funds to develop their films alongside the team at BAFTA, which

will provide creative and strategic advice throughout the life of the project.

Both of their completed films will be premiered at the next BAFTA Student Film

Awards in 2020.

GSA's Global COO, James Granger, said: "We're immensely proud to have launched

this initiative alongside BAFTA and could not have hoped for more deserving

winners. The quality of the student filmmakers on the shortlist of this year's

BAFTA Student Film Awards was absolutely outstanding, and Drama and Lola truly

impressed the judges with their original approaches for tackling wellbeing

amongst 15 to 25-year-olds."

"As global leaders in student living, we know how important positive mental

health and student wellbeing are to a thriving society, and we fully believe

that projects such as Lola's and Drama's can make a real difference. We're

certain BAFTA's support will be invaluable to them both, and we can't wait to

see the final result of all their hard work."

BAFTA LA CEO, Chantal Rickards, said: "We were honored to partner with GSA

again for this year's Student Film Awards and are thrilled they have joined us

in our commitment to supporting emerging student filmmakers across the globe.

We look forward to mentoring the winners of the BAFTA-GSA Short Film

Commissioning Grant and helping bring their imaginative film concepts on the

topic of wellbeing to life."

The news comes after the world leader in student living launched an

award-winning 9-pillar framework designed to provide unrivalled services to

support students during what can be vulnerable transitions in their lives, to

raise awareness of potential catalysts for stress, and to teach students the

skills and resilience needed to overcome them. By the end of 2019, 30,000

students globally will have access to the programme.

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced the winners of the

2019 BAFTA Student Film Awards in a gala ceremony and presentation on July 9 at

the Broad Stage in Santa Monica.

- The BAFTA Student Film Award for Animation was awarded to Léo Brunel, Loris

Cavalier, Camille Jalabert and Oscar Malet from École des Nouvelles Images,

France for "Hors Piste".

- The BAFTA Student Film Award for Documentary was awarded to Ingrid Holmquist

and Sana Malik from Columbia University for "Guanajuato Norte".

- The BAFTA Student Film Award for Live Action was awarded to Asher Jelinsky

from American Film Institute for "Miller & Son".

- The Special Jury Prize was presented to Rikke Gregersen from Kristiania

University College, Norway for "Dog Eat Dog".

For full results visit www.bafta.org.

For more information about GSA, please visit: www.gsa-gp.com  

For more information about BAFTA, please visit: www.bafta.org

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SOURCE: Global Student Accommodation (GSA)