MOMI Announces Finalists for Sloan Foundation 2023 Student Prize

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI) have announced the finalists and mentors for their prestigious 2023 Sloan Student Prizes.

The Sloan Student Prizes are awarded annually to emerging filmmakers from graduate school programs who explore scientific and/or technological themes and characters in their screenplays. The final two winners receive $20,000 each and mentorship from a film and technology industry expert. The aim is to help these filmmakers as they transition out of school and into their careers.

Sonia Epstein, managing editor of Sloan Science & Film and MoMI Curator of Science and Technology, described the awards as „impactful”, particularly in relation to bringing attention to societal issues in science.

„This year’s list of nominees is a diverse group of writers grappling with the impact of timely issues including food insecurity, artificial intelligence and its impact on relationships, science education, and historical injustice in science,” said Epstein.

Before the jury debate, finalists will work with writing mentors such as former Sloan grantees Colin West („Linoleum”) and Robert Brooks Cohen („Law & Order: SVU”). The final round. Two winners will be announced in the fall/winter of this year, with an awards ceremony at MoMI in January.

This year’s finalists all identify as women or non-binary and hail from schools such as Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama, the American Film Institute and the University of Michigan.

The Sloan Grand Jury Prize was first established in 2009, while the Sloan Discovery Prize was established in 2019. This is the third year MoMI is managing the awards.

Below are the finalists for the 2023 Sloan Student Grand Jury Prize:

An art By Meg Dudley (Feature)

American Film Institute (AFI)

There are many fish in the sea By Sally Seeds (Feature)

Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama

The Killing Jar By Vivienne Shaw (Feature)

Columbia University

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NYU Tisch School of the Arts

news By Molly Lindsay (Pilot)

UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television

Troops By Justin Peet (Pilot)

USC School of Cinematic Arts

2023 Sloan Student Invention Prize Finalists:

Creating evolution By Arden Walentowski (Pilot)

Brooklyn College Firestein School of Cinema

synchronizing By Liv Jones (Pilot)

Florida State University

Possible By Noor Nounu (Feature)

University of Michigan

garden By Lara Palmqvist (Feature)

University of Texas at Austin

2023 Sloan Prize Writing Guidelines:

Robert Brooks Cohen – Writer for „Law & Order: SVU” (formerly Sloan Grant).

Flora Greason – Author of „The High Note”.

Jenny Halper – Director of Maven Screen Media Production and Development (former Sloan grantee)

Casimir Noszkowski – Writer and director of „The Outside Story.”

Colin West – Writer and Director of „Linoleum” (formerly Sloan Grant).