FILM STUDIES PROGRAM
Sponsored by
The Towbes Fund for the Performing Arts, a field of interest fund of the Santa Barbara
We prioritize students from areas or colleges that don’t have access to in-person movies, or they don’t have a film studies program in their schools or haven’t been to a film festival before.
STUDENTS FROM OUTSIDE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY:
To Apply, you must submit the following:
– Application
– Statement of Intent
– Unofficial Transcript
Now accepting applications. The application deadline is Monday, November 21st.
2023 Participants
Daniel Jackson – University of Oklahoma
Seth Householder – University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Riley Card – Washington University in St. Louis
Maeren Quirke – Northwestern University
Leo Witzke – University of Texas at Austin
Megan Jerabek – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Hannah Stevens – Washington University in St. Louis
Jules Crosby – University of Miami
Arlette Rosas – CSU Long Beach
Abbie Szewczyk – University of Miami
Sheri Tarrer – University of Illinois at Chicago
Ana Mendoza Torres – CSU Long Beach
Victoria De Santiago – University Of Colorado Boulder
Anandi Bien-Aimé – University of Miami
Miranda Comstock – University of California, Davis
Dylan Rosenthal – Washington University in St. Louis
Mayrav Estrin – Brown University
Rehana Morita – University of California, Irvine
Martin Gonzalez – UCLA
Jayla Coleman – Washington University in St. Louis
Fiona Donhiser – Eastern Washington University
Trevor Koski – University of Minnesota- Twin Cities
Isabella Espinoza Palomares – CSU Long Beach
Ben Choi – Clarkson University
Carson Lommers – University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Shaun Rousso – Washington University in St Louis
Jude Sampson – CSU Long Beach
Wyatt Frantz – University of Texas at San Antonio
Daniel Garcia – Cal Poly Humboldt
Devon Boyer – University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
2022 Participants
Kat Morgan – Colorado Film School – Community College of Aurora
Braden Wells – Middle Tennessee State University
Yunkyo Moon-Kim – Northwestern University
Desmond Loh – Cal State Northridge
Helen Aharonian – Cal State Northridge
Erika Martinez – Cal State Northridge
Felipe Pimentel Carneiro – Cal State Northridge
Joan Merise – Ohio State University
Jocelyn Gomez – Cal State Northridge
Christine La – University of Minnesota
William Turner – Middle Tennessee State University
Savannah Whisenhunt – University of Minnesota
Benjamin Lee – Cal State Northridge
Patience Cox – Ohio State University
Rene Marcelle – University of Arizona
Cheyenne Knapp – Colorado Film School
Kazuhiro – Salvador University of Hawaii at Manoa
Jack Nelson – Bowdoin College
2021 Participants
Alexandra Hayden – Belmont University
Benjamin Lee – Cal State Northridge
Braden Wells – Middle Tennessee State University
Brenna White – University of California, Irvine
Cole Marvin, Belmont University
Christine La – University of Minnesota
Claudia Sepulveda – Cal State Northridge
Cheyenne Knapp – Colorado Film School
Desmond Loh – Cal State Northridge
Emiliano Silva – University of Minnesota
Erika Martinez – Cal State Northridge
Felipe Pimentel Carneiro – Cal State Northridge
Helen Aharonian – Cal State Northridge
Jack Nelson – Bowdoin College
Jiaxu Jin – University of Tulsa
Joan Merise – Ohio State University
Jocelyn Gomez – Cal State Northridge
Kaiti Barta – Carnegie Mellon University
Kazuhiro Salvador – University of Hawaii at Manoa
Lucas Anotado – University of California, Irvine
Patience Cox – Ohio State University
Payton Soehn – University Of Central Florida
Rene Marcelle – University of Arizona
Savannah Whisenhunt – University of Minnesota
Shelly Sampon – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Valentina Disacco – University of California, Irvine
William Turner – Middle Tennessee State University
Yunkyo Moon-Kim – Northwestern University
2020 Participants
Anna Robinson – Rutgers University – New Brunswick
Beatrice Endler – Scripps College
Chunyang Wang – Swarthmore College
Diana Alanis – Chapman University
Emily Staten – Bowdoin College
Frances Grace Mortel – Eastern Washington University
Helia Gagnon – Yale University
Isabella Chirico – University of Kentucky
Javin Lu – Princeton University
Joshua Contreras – University of Colorado – Boulder
Julianne Kalec – University of Dayton
Kelsey Hodge – Southern Methodist University
Kevin McGee – University of New Mexico
Kyriessa Lane – University of Wyoming
Laura Anderson – University of New Mexico
Liam Parker – University of Alabama
Maram Elnagheeb – Duke University
Michelle Herrera – Western Michigan University
Mina Dibonge – Carnegie Mellon University
Natalie Mosso – University of California, Irvine
Nicholas Lipari – Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Parker Stenseth – University of North Dakota
Preston Blaney – University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
Roberto Soto – The University of Texas at Austin
Roxanna Stevens Ibarra – University of Arizona
Sarah Hass – Loyola University Chicago
Sebastian Alfonzo – University of Minnesota
Will Hella – Washington University in St. Louis
Xenia Matthews – The University of the Arts
2019 Participants
Ana Zambrana – Univ. of Central Florida
Chukwuma Egbuzie – Clark University
Courtney Green – Yale University
Emma Fuchs – Smith College
Eric Barragan – University of Alaska
Grace Wood – University of Kansas
Grace Zhang – Pratt Institute
Janie Luper – University of Tulsa
Jessie Smith – Wheaton College
John Castro – University of Minnesota
John Gosselin – Middlebury College
Katie Hopkins – Saint Norbert College
Kharrington DeBose – Kansas City Art Institute
Kira Findling – Oberlin College
Lonnae Hickman – DePaul University
Makena Duffy – University of Hawaii
Maricielo Ampudia Gutierrez – George Mason University
Mayra Cruz – University of North Texas
Molly Marcy – Castleton University
Olivia Ek – Emerson
Rachel Ledesma – Chapman
Robert Bushell – Loyola Marymount
Salsabila Nurhidajat – Vanderbilt
Scotlin Francis – Southern Methodist University
Shahriar Islam – Rutgers University
Shoshi Hansen – Wake Forest University
Stacey Ramirez – Texas State University
Wade Scanlan – University of Alabama
William Mai – University of Wisconsin
2018 Participants
Alex Brown – Wright State University
Alex Foo – Columbia University
Alexander Wilson – Savannah College of Art and Design
Andrew Luft – University of Alaska – Fairbanks
Andrew Nuno – DePaul University
Angelica Baldelomar Pinto – University of Kansas
Brianna Fisher – Appalachian State University
Charles de Agustin – Rutgers University
Crispin Jay Salapare III – Williams College
Dominic Dotson – Moorpark College
Elijah Solt – University of Northern Colorado
Emma France – Western Michigan University
Jennifer Garcia – University of Texas at Dallas
Jessica Johnson – Chapman University
Jordan Crabbe – Western Kentucky University
Katherine Schomas – University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Katie Romanovich – California Lutheran University
Lisa Stemmons – Bradley University
Madilyne Kane – University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
Mira Winick – UCLA
Navarre Megali – University of North Carolina – School of the Arts
Railey Zantop-Zimlinghaus – Bowdoin College
Reagan Wells – University of Alabama
Sanah Jivani – University of Texas at San Antonio
Sarah Barnett – John Brown University
Satya Hariharan – Clark College
Stefanie Corum – Middle Tennessee State University
Tori Gellman – University of Tulsa
Zain Hashmat – Meridian Community College
2017 Participants
Alexandra Cherry – University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa)
Alina Verenich – Western Kentucky University
Alyssa Belardo – Rider University
Austin Lange – Western Kentucky University
Austin Renna – Rutgers University – New Brunswick
Becca Murdoch – University of Alabama
Deborah McFetridge – Rider University
Eden Palmer – University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Emily Allen – University of Oklahoma
Gabriel Carden – University of Alabama
Ian Hawkes – Brigham Young University
Jared Angcanan – Moorpark College
John Shugrue – UCLA
Joseph Carter – Santa Fe University of Art and Design
Keaton Bell – The University of Oklahoma
Keilee Bentley – CSU Fullerton
Kelsey Sharpe – Oberlin College
Kevin Yatsu – University of Oregon
Lydia Scholl – George Mason University
Lydia Smith – Oberlin College
Madeleine Collier – Barnard College
Madeleine Sutka – Santa Fe University of Art and Design
Mia Khoury – Barnard College, Columbia University
Michelle Chu – Oberlin College
Nyree Holmes – California State University of Fullerton
Rachel Barnes – George Mason University
Taylor Ugrinow – University of Hartford
Tuesday Dunn-Blue – Portland State University
2016 Participants
Alex Lamb – University of Kansas
Alexandra Schulte – Western Kentucky Univserity
Alexis Bonamassa – Rider University
Brad Nguyen – Moorpark College
Caitlyn Dour – Fairfield Univserity
Cassie Massa – Chapman University
Eliana Pipes – Columbia University
Elizabeth Danna – Fairfield Univserity
Jeris Johnson – Western Kentucky University
Jiayi Du – Chapman University
Joseph McNairy – University of Minnesota
Keaton Bell – University of Oklahoma
Luke Hellyer – George Mason Univserity
Marissa Renteria – University of Southern California
Marni Hoest – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Nicholas Dilullo – Fairfield Univserity
Rachel Kastner – Barnard College
Sarah Keo – University of Washington
2015 Participants
Amy Hurwitz – Chapman
Armando Barrios – Cal State Fullerton
Bryce Cyrier – Chapman
Caitlin Manocchio – Chapman
Elius Kim – Chapman
Elizabeth “Hilty” Bowen – USC
Kaeli Lynam – USC
Michael Rodriguez – Columbia University
Robert Smat – USC