This year’s theme, “Celebrate the past. Create your future.” is an inspiring motto for any student. The Cecil Awards aims to celebrate past student and entertainment industry achievement, while paving the way for the endless opportunities ahead for everyone. It is a night of recognition created by students to honor their peers at the Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, and is a landmark event for many students as the culmination of their hard work.

WHEN

May 21, 2010 from 5:00-11:00pm at the Dodge College of Film & Media Arts at Chapman University.

PARKING

Regulations

All parking areas are restricted 24 hours-per-day, seven days-per-week. During restricted hours all vehicles must display a valid parking permit. You must purchase a short-term parking permit unless you have received a pass in advance.

Where to Park

The Orange Lot accessed via University Drive, the Cypress Lot at the intersection of Cypress and Sycamore, or the Marion Knott Studios Lot at Palm and Lemon. After 5pm weekdays and all day weekends, visitors may also park in the Barrera Structure at Sycamore and Lemon and the Lastinger Structure located off Walnut between Glassell and Center.

Permits at the Orange Lot

Admissions guests with valid parking permits may park in one of the spaces designated Admissions Guest. All other visitors may park in any unreserved space in the lot. Temporary permits are required and may be purchased from the permit dispenser located at the south end of the parking lot next to the motorcycle designated parking area. Be sure to place the permit face-up on your dashboard.

Permits at Cypress Lot


Visitors may park in any space in the lot. Temporary permits may be purchased from the permit dispenser located next to the blue emergency phone in the middle of the parking lot. Be sure to place the permit face-up on your dashboard.

Permits at Marion Knott Studios Lot


Visitors may park in any unreserved space in the lot. Temporary permits are required and may be purchased from the permit dispenser located in the rear parking area. Be sure to place the permit face-up on your dashboard.

Parking machines accept the following forms of payment:

Coins – 5c, 10c, 25c, $1
Bills – $1, $2, $5
Credit Cards – American Express, Discover, MasterCard and VISA

Parking Rates

$2 for 2 hours
$3 for 4 hours
$5 for 12 hours

PAST WINNERS

2009 Cecil Awards - Excellence in Producing

Undergraduate

Winners: Stephanie Altishin & Bryan Mosko for "Passing On"
Nominees:
Elaine Ackley for "Dead Love"
Christian Heuer for "Couple of Friends"
Brian Sokolik for "The Fourth Horseman"
Matt Sullivan for "La Guerrera"

Graduate

Winner: Marcus Metsala for "Heal"
Nominees:
Mamito Kukwikila for "Last Call"
Christina Medina for "Melting the Snowman"
Doug Thagard for "Clemency"
Ashley Zastrow for "She’s a Fox"

2009 Cecil Awards - Best Production Design

Undergraduate

Winner: Katie Shattuck for "The City of Lights"
Nominees:
Katy Echols for "SS Humanity"
Chelsea Pickens for "Peter and the Mischievous Hanky"
Mandy Noack for "Beverly"
Daisy Robinson for "Mind Machine"

Graduate

Winner: Prajakta Ghag for "Heal"
Nominees:
Renee Baltsen for "Last Call"
Sarah Pott for "Turn Around"
Yoanna Wijaya for "Good Grief"

2009 Cecil Awards - Best TV Screenplay


Winner: Clay Keller - DINNER THEATRE "Pilot"
Nominees:
Patrick Rosenquist - BREAKING BAD "Lung Capacity"
Christopher Smith - WASTELANDS "Pilot"
Travis Stuman - A LA CARTE "Pilot"
Sabrina Zubieta - UNITED STATES OF TARA "Formal"

2009 Cecil Awards - Best Screenplay Feature


Winner: Andrew Scheppmann for "Rougaroo"
Nominees:
Oliver Evangelista for "It’s Over"
Dan Gausman for "Fletch"
Jacob Tanenbaum for "Anathema"

2009 Cecil Awards - Mir Tukhi Fox Broadcasting Award

Winner: Katie McKenzie
Nominees:
Ricky Courtney
Jaclyn Zepnick
Jenae Suite
Russell Ford III

2009 Cecil Awards - Best TV Show

Winner: "Kate So Far," - Exec Producer/Creator - Heather Schlossnagle; Producers - Kyle Berns, Keith Carter, William Walsh, Preston Zeller; Directors - Melissa Kosar, Brandon Miller, Heather Schlossnagle
Nominees:
"Couple of Friends" - Producers: Christian Heuer, Arwen Byrd, Bryson Pintard;Writers-Christian Heuer, Mike Bernstein; Directors: Sebastian Pardo, Jason Brescia, Ian Beckman, Brian Garson
"Red White & Blue" - Executive Producer-Nick Doll, Producer-Russell Ford, Director-Chase Carnahan
"Linear Notes" - Producers-Katie McKenzie, Saul Spady, Cori Coffin; Director- Jorge "Coco" Moore
"Nightcap," - Show #116, Season 11; Producers-Brittany Gordien, Monse Medina, Ricky Courtney

2009 Cecil Awards - Best Commercial

Winner: Equality California - "Equality 2009," Cambria Cavanagh, Erin Dudzinski, Logan Grooms, Aaron Haines, Melissa Hoffman
Nominees:
The Human Rights Campaign - "I Don't Want To Be Accepted," Tasha Hunter, Heba Mouradi, Christian Polsinelli, Laura Croswaite, Ian Christianscher
Nike - "Being Fit Never Gets Old," Al Raitt, Rebekah Roberts, Jonathan Sotzing, Andrew Manzella, Daniel Barber
Schweppes - "Schwhiskey," Nell Becker, Meagan Bickerstaff, James Martin, Derek Mills, Racheal Stirling

2009 Cecil Awards - Best Documentary

Winner: When I’m Not Alone - Director Rhianon Gutierrez, Editor Zara Ahmed
Nominees:
Mother Journey - Writer/Producer/Director-Ruthie Rubietta
Courage - Writer/Producer/Director-Jonathan Formica
Giant Steps - Directors Brock Carter, Zac Petrillo, Erika Cohn, Sasha Milonova, Emily Wilkinson
Children of Morumbi - Directors Tyler Zelinsky, Tyson Hauff, Zara Ahmed, Rhianon Gutierrez, Joshua Kun

2009 Cecil Awards - Ad Campaign of the Year

Winner: Output Advertising - Laura Croswaite, Matthew Dekneef, Jennifer Lutman, Rebekah Roberts, Jennifer Tran
Nominees:
Vamped Images - Erin Dudcinski, Lauren Cannizzo, Jordan Spuck, Aaron Haines, Drea Felix
Agency 35 - Mike Alfaro, Katie Armitstead, June Kim, Emily Lavender, Taylor Wilson
The Idea Factory - Mike Mueller, Rebecca Rice, Stephanie Frommlet

2009 Cecil Awards - Best Entertainment Marketing Plan

Winner: Mari Feazel for Turn Around
Nominees:
Ashley Vargus for Mexicali
Megan Corey for The Death of Roger
Kristine Simon for Dead Love
Niko Turko for Cosmic Lottery

2009 Cecil Awards - PR Campaign of the Year


Winner: Laguna Playhouse - Jannah Kociencki, Ashley Vargus, Brittney Sochowski, Mari Feazel, Lauren Hertel
Nominees:
Cordelia Knott Center for Wellness - Alex Forbes, Genesis Gonzales, Alice McWilliams, Lauren Ramos, Kevin Rumbaugh
Action in Africa - Tori Dumke, Hannah Taylor, Kasey Marshburn, Amanda Clark, Stephanie Solares
Big Brothers/Big Sisters - Shauna Brown, Riley Donovan, Mijung Kim, Michaela Morales, Chantal Palacci
Hands and Hearts for Art - Vanessa Banuelos, Crystal Chou, Audrey Marshall, Nicole Riedman, Kate Westervelt

2009 Cecil Awards - Best Cinematography

Undergraduate

Winner: Boa Simon for "La Nina del Desierto"
Nominees:
Tom Banks for "The Fourth Horseman"
Yuki Noguchi for "Here’s to the Hopeless"
Chris Richmond for "The City of Lights"
Tashi Trieu for "Broken"

Graduate

Winner: Dani Sanchez-Lopez for "Heal"
Nominees:
Tyler Brazil for "Clemency"
Joel Remke for "Good Grief"
John Woodside for "Abreojos"
Richie Yau for "Stones"

2009 Cecil Awards - Outstanding Scholarly Achievement


Winner: Georgette Jeppesen

2009 Cecil Awards - Ron Thronson Distinguished Alumni Award

Winner: Rob Margolies

2009 Cecil Awards - Einstein Award

Undergraduate

Winner: Ericka Concha

Graduate

Winner: Heather Schlossnagle

2009 Cecil Awards - Accomplishment in Digital Arts


Winner: Alex Moaveni for "Spacebrain Tourguide"
Nominees:
Brian Thomas for "A Tough Read"
Bari Smith for "Be The Change"
Michael Cusic for "Picnic"
Andrew Finch, Visual Effects Supervisor and artist on "Mind Machine"

2009 Cecil Awards - Best Sound Design

Undergraduate

Winner: Mike Robertson for "The Fourth Horseman"
Nominees:
Alex Baker for "SS Humanity"
Ian Beckman for "Abreojos"
Bobby Brinkerhoff for "Peter and the Mischievous Hanky"
Brianne Hunt for "The City of Lights"

Graduate

Winner: Rosemary Marez for "Clemency"
Nominees:
Mark Hawkins for "Stones"
Julia MacMullen for "Kowalczyk"
Sean Rowe for "No Absolution"
Jered Zalman for "Loaf of Bread"

2009 Cecil Awards - Best Editor

Undergraduate

Winner: Ericka Concha for "Tijuaneros"
Nominees:
Zac Anderson for "Couple of Friends"
Alex Fortunato for "The Fourth Horseman"
Spencer Seibert for "Where it Stops"
Laura Zempel for "When the Voices Fade"

Graduate

Winner: Yukako Shimada for "Turn Around"
Nominees:
Dennis Alaniz for "Clemency"
Julia MacMullen for "She’s a Fox"
Rosemary Marez for "Last Call"
Jered Zalman for "The Fighting Kind"

2009 Cecil Awards - Best Director

Undergraduate

Winner: Malachi Rempen for "La Nina del Desierto"
Nominees:
Cameron Clark for "Passing On"
Erika Cohn for "When the Voices Fade"
Joe Dietsch for "The Fourth Horseman"
Nick Erickson for "Here’s to the Hopeless"

Graduate

Winner: Nils Taylor for "The Fighting Kind"
Nominees:
Mian Adnan Ahmad for "Heal"
Joseph Albanese for "Clemency"
Fevzi Balli for "Baby Blue"
Prarthana Mohan for "Turn Around"
Cameron Sawyer for "She’s a Fox"

2009 Cecil Awards - Best Picture

Undergraduate

Winner: "La Nina del Desierto"
Nominees:
"The Fourth Horseman"
"Here’s to the Hopeless"
"Passing On"
"When the Voices Fade"

Graduate

Winner: "Heal"
Nominees:
"Clemency"
"The Fighting Kind"
"She’s a Fox"
"Turn Around"
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