
scholarships
The Dr. David M. Milch Foundation, Short Film Competition
MiLa Media is proud to partner with the
Dr. David M. Milch Foundation to provide scholarships to student filmmakers with the goal of nurturing and developing new and diverse voices.
Since 2020 annual scholarships are awarded to students at both the American Film Institute LA (AFI) and
The City College of New York (CCNY).
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AFI Scholarship
Below are the AFI winners and honorable mentions of the first-ever, Dr. David Milch Foundation Short Film Competition.

Your Food is Here, by Jo Hun Park
1st Place
Espérame, by Andrea McCracken
2nd Place
Numb, by Duran Jones
From the Color of the Soil, by Augusto Garcia
3rd Place
Mujer Mexicana, by Nitzan Levinson
My Own Hands, by Rebecca Leo
Honorable Mentions
A Conversation, by Christopher Hong
Band-Aid, by Peiqi Peng
Color of Shades, by Yuchan Deng
Skin Deep, by Manuel Villarreal
Vestidos & Muñecas, by Cyrum Aytana Ramirez Zaldivar
Excuse Me, by Joey Xuetong Zhao
CCNY Scholarship
Below are the CCNY winners and honorable mentions of the first-ever, Dr. David Milch Foundation Short Film Competition.

Dance for Freedom, by Severine Reisp
1st Place: Graduate Scholarship
How They See It, by Antonio Oliveros-Nikol
1st Place: Graduate Scholarship
1st Place: Undergraduate Scholarship
Cyber Racism, by Isaac Song
2nd Place: Any Program, Two Scholarships
Black Lives Matter, by Lorena R. Valencia
3rd Place: Any Program, Four Scholarships
Adoption, by Jieun Lee
A Peak into the Soul, by Yasmeen Purvis
Don’t Kill My Dream, by Samuel Moetek
Gook,
by Prabhat Gurung
Honorable Mentions
Inertia, by T'Amore Rose
Post-Breakup, by Nemo Allen
The Dining Table, by Sheng-Ting, Shen
Valiente, by David Roberts