Anthony Hays was born and raised in Los Angeles and attended the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Film Production. He was awarded the Goldfarb award in his freshman and sophomore years for Best Film, and again for his senior thesis film, Wandering Star. Anthony is currently pursuing his filmmaking career back in Los Angeles, while Wandering Star is being featured at film festivals throughout the country.
~ Best Picture ~Action WorldAaron Fronk, Vince DeGaetano, and Cooper Johnson Columbia College Chicago |
~ Concord Award (for Most Popular Film) ~PricelessJonathan Ong The Art Institute of Pittsburgh |
~ Best Directed ~Action WorldAaron Fronk, Vince DeGaetano, and Cooper Johnson Columbia College Chicago |
~ Best Screenplay ~FresasJason Outenreath Oberlin College |
~ Frontiers Award (for Most Original Film) ~Old Man's TombMatt Reynolds Bates College, and The Maine Media Workshops |
~ Best Editing ~Wandering StarAnthony Hays and Matt Yoka University of Colorado, at Boulder |
~ Best Acting ~"Garbage Day!"Victor Suarez and John Sadlik Columbia University of New York / University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaigne |
~ Best Cinematography ~Warren Budd and his Propeller PlaneJackson Adams Emerson College |
~ Opus Award (for Best Use of Music & Sound) ~DeveloperErica M. Hart Northwestern University |