Ringling College Hillel alumni Avner Geller (’11, Computer Animation) and Stevie Lewis (’11 Computer Animation) were awarded a Student Academy Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for their senior thesis animation, Defective Detective.

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Student nominees were hosted in Los Angeles for a week of industry-related activities and social events that concluded with the awards ceremony on Saturday, June 11, at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.  Avner is currently employed at Pixar as a computer animator. Mazal Tov, Avner!