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women of chapman
endowment
On June 20th, 2018, the Women of Chapman,
a philanthropic support group for Chapman
University, granted the Women of Chapman
Student Filmmaker Endowment Award to five
director/producers during the annual membership
luncheon at the Balboa Bay Resort.
The Women of Chapman Endowed Student
Filmmaker Award is a need- and merit-based
award available to undergraduate students to be
used toward their senior thesis film project. It is a
requirement of graduation to produce a short film,
which is an added expense to the students.
The purpose of this award is to provide valuable
resources needed for productions with a unique
story concept and/or distinctive opportunity
that are in transit to the development of the story;
examples might include shooting at a distant
location(s), need of a special location, use of special
equipment, or use of a student coordinator. The
award is project-based and the award recipients
are chosen based upon the merits of the script,
the uniqueness of the concept/opportunity and
its value to the storytelling, and the intended
use of the grant and the accomplishments of
the individual team members. All undergraduate
students in their junior year and enrolled full-time
at Dodge College are eligible to apply.
Dodge College
Student Finalists
Luncheon Attendees
Finalists are asked to deliver a short presentation
to a panel from The Women of Chapman
representatives and the Dodge College Film
and Media Arts faculty and staff.
Bob Bassett, dean of the film school, stated,
“On behalf of our students, I thank you for
your ongoing support toward Dodge College
of Film and Media Arts. Dodge College is grateful
for the ongoing support from the Women
of Chapman and we appreciate our shared
pride in furthering storytelling in the future
generation of filmmakers.”
Since its inception in 2010,
the award recipients have
received $245,000.
2018 was our seventh year
granting students this
coveted award—a total of
$53,000 awarded
to the students.
Photo courtesy of Tony Lattimore
Director Cole Borgstadt
“Holy Water” $12,000
Producer Kate Zachary
“T-man and the Angel” $7,000
Director Scarlett Turner
“See You Next Summer” $12,000
Director Anna Maria Nicosia
“Her Own Accord” $15,000
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