Purdue film student winner of Student Academy Award
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A Purdue University film studies student's documentary about three girls living in the slums of Bangladesh is a winner in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 33rd annual Student Academy Awards.Mak Hossain, a film studies student who also has a bachelor's degree from Purdue's Krannert School of Management, will participate in the June 10 award presentation to learn if his film was awarded a gold, silver or bronze medal. Hossain produced, directed and wrote the documentary "Three Beauties," which is about three girls, ages 7, 12 and 16, who do not know each other but share similar life paths.
Hossain was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh, but most recently lived in the United Arab Emirates. In April, Hossain's 26-minute film was a regional finalist at the Gene Siskel Film Center.
The other categories are alternative, animation, narrative and honorary foreign student film award. There were 75 submissions this year in the documentary category. Hossain and the 13 other winners will participate in a week of film industry-related activities and social events leading up to the June 10 awards presentation. The ceremony is at the academy's Samuel Goldwin Theater in Beverly Hills.
Gold medalists will receive $5,000, and the silver and bronze medalists are awarded $3,000 and $2,000, respectively.
Purdue's film studies program is housed in the College of Liberal Arts, and its faculty are from the departments of foreign languages and literatures, English, communication, visual and performing arts, and computer graphics technology, as well as the Elliott Hall of Music. Some of the courses include video production and editing, screenwriting, international cinema and William Shakespeare in film.
"Three Beauties" will air Tuesday (May 23) at 7, 8 and 10 p.m. on the Purdue Channel, Insight Cable Channel 5. Also, the Purdue Channel is on Purdue Cable (in the classrooms) Channel 4 and on BoilerTV in the residence halls on Channel 15. The movie also will air at 7 a.m., 7 p.m., 8 p.m., and 10 p.m. on Wednesday (May 24); 7 p.m., 8 p.m., and 10 p.m. on Thursday (May 25); 7 a.m., 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. on Friday (May 26); 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Saturday (May 27) and 4 p.m. on Sunday (May 28).
Writer: Amy Neubert, (765) 494-9723, apatterson@purdue.edu
Source: Mak Hossain, (765) 409-5676, makhossain@hotmail.com
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu
Note to Journalists: Journalists interested in a copy of "Three Beauties" can contact Steve Hall, director of Purdue's Elliott Hall of Music, at (765) 494-3973.
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