ASC Announces 2020 Student Heritage Award Winners
Two attend the University of Southern California, the third studies at Chapman University. All were chosen for demonstrating exceptional cinematography skills in their submitted work.
The winners of the 2020 American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Student Heritage Awards were named Saturday night (February 27) during a virtual presentation. Three student filmmakers were chosen for demonstrating exceptional cinematography skills in their submitted work.
ASC cinematographers Paul Atkins, Tommy Maddox-Upshaw and David Stockton presented the awards alongside ASC President Stephen Lighthill, Student Awards Co-Chairs Craig Kief and Armando Salas, and Sony’s Manager of Digital Cinema Camera Sales and Business Development Daniel Perry. As this year’s student awards sponsor, Sony also bestowed gift packages, including Sony cameras, to the nominees and winners. The recorded event will be made available for on-demand streaming on th
ASC Selects 2020 Student Heritage Award Nominees
Students will be honored in three categories, recognized for their camerawork in narrative and documentary films.
At top are ASC members Haskell Wexler, Michel Chapman and Allen Daviau, honored this year with Student Heritage Awards named for them. (Portraits by Owen Roizman, ASC)
The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has announced nominees in all three categories of the 2020 Student Heritage Awards competition. The awards are one of many programs designed by the organization to support a new generation of talent in the early stages of their cinematography careers. Winners will be chosen on February 27.