The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation has announced the winners of the 1998 College Television Awards Competition, recognizing excellence in college student film/video productions. Animation awards, sponsored by the Walter Lantz Foundation, were given out in both traditional and non-traditional categories. There will be a black tie Awards Gala on Sunday, March 7, at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, followed by a public screening of the winning entries on Monday, March 8 (see Events below for additional information). The winners are:
Animation (Traditional)
1st - PACO by Daniel S. Murray (University of the Arts)
2nd - MARTIN TAYLOR by Wendell Lee (CalArts)
3rd - MASHED POTATOES by Barbara Shen (CalArts)
Animation (Non-Traditional)
1st- THE CUT ABOVE by Miran Shim (Pratt Institute)
2nd- WILD CARD by Van Phan (USC)
3rd - A LETTER FROM THE WESTERN FRONT by Daniel M. Kanemoto (NYU)