Columbia University School of the Arts Film Program alumna Liz Chae has won a gold medal at the 36th Annual Student Academy Awards (Documentary category) for her film The Last Mermaids. Chae had previously won the A&E IndieFilms Talent Development Award for Nonfiction Filmmaking, an annual Columbia University Film Festival award that provides funds for a student to complete a nonfiction film.
"Being awarded development funds from A&E allowed this project to take off," Chae said.
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