Congratulations to recent graduate Minagi Tanaka. Her Seminar in Digital Filmmaking documentary, “She Comes at Night,” has earned her a nomination for the American Society of Cinematographers Student Heritage Award.
From the site:
“The ASC’s Student Documentary Award is named for Haskell Wexler, ASC. He earned two Academy Awards — in 1966 for Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? And in 1976 for Bound for Glory. He received additional nominations for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (shared with Bill Butler, ASC), Matewan and Blaze. In 1969, Wexler wrote, directed and shot Medium Cool, which is studied by film students worldwide for its breakthrough cinéma vérité style. He began his career shooting documentaries and was a passionate non-fiction filmmaker throughout his life. He was also an active member of the ASC Board of Governors and International Cinematographers Guild Local 600 for many years. In 1992, Wexler was honored with the ASC Lifetime Achievement Award.”
Minagi is in competition with students from UCLA and School of Visual Arts. Congratulations to her, and to her teammates, on such a remarkable achievement. Best of luck in the finals! 🙂
The winner will be announced at the October 13th Gala in Hollywood.