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Students from USC, California Institute of the Arts, Florida State University and Brigham Young University were among the first-place winners at the 25th annual College Television Awards, sponsored by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation. First-, second- and third-place winners in 10 categories were announced Monday in advance of Sunday's awards presentation ceremony to be held at the Renaissance Hotel in Hollywood and hosted by Josh Schwartz, the 28-year-old creator/executive producer of Fox's new drama The O.C. Winners of this year's College Television Awards were selected from a total of 384 entries from 138 colleges and universities. First-place honors in the drama category went to La Milpa (The Cornfield), a historical tale of a Mexican girl reflecting on her youth during the Mexican Revolution, from Patricia Riggen and Alvaro Donado of Columbia University.

Five student films will screen Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Ames Theater in New York as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences selects finalists in the narrative category of its 30th Student Academy Awards. The five films selected are Blissfield, directed by Laura Gilkey of New York University; Jesus Henry Christ, Dennis Lee, Columbia University; La Milpa, Patricia Riggen, Columbia University; Mr. Smith Goes to Pittsburgh, Peter Rubi, New York University; and Welcome to Life, Jowan C. Carbin, Columbia University. After the screening, Academy members attending will vote three finalists, who will be announced by Karen Moncrieff, writer and director of the upcoming film Blue Car. The Student Academy Awards New York regional finals are conducted by the Academy's New York Events Committee in conjunction with the American Museum of the Moving Image. There were 128 entries submitted in the New York region this year, a 30% increase over last year. Final judging for the student awards will be completed on May 8 in Los Angeles and winners will be announced by May 20. The students selected as winners will be flown to Los Angeles to participate in a week of industry-related activities and social events that will culminate June 8 with the awards presentation ceremony at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.