FILM/SNEAK PEEK : THESE STUDENTS REELING IN THEIR AUDIENCES.

Byline: - Bob McCarthy

If the past is any indication, audiences will be seeing more of Joel Moffett, Matthias Visser, Robin Larsen and Kyle Clark.

These aspiring Los Angeles-based filmmakers made names for themselves at this year's Student Academy Awards ceremony when the winners were announced June 14. The four join a prestigious roster of past winners that includes Robert Zemeckis (``Forrest Gump,''), John Lasseter (``Toy Story''), Spike Lee (``Do the Right Thing'') and Mike Van Diem of the Netherlands (``Character,'' the 1998 Oscar winner for Best Foreign Language Film).

Twelve U.S. film students and a German filmmaker were this year's medalists in the competition, sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Moffett and Visser - partners from the American Film Institute - were silver medalists in the dramatic category for ``My Body.'' Larsen of UCLA was the gold medalist in the alternative category for ``Sombra,'' while Clark of UCLA won a silver for his production titled ``Switchback.''

Three New York University students were among the winners. Gold medalist Bill Platt also was named the recipient of the Directors Guild of America Student Award. Platt and NYU schoolmate Dana Glazer finished first and third, respectively, in the dramatic category. Greg Pak, also of NYU, tied for gold with Yuriko Gamo Romer of Stanford University for documentary.

The Student Academy Awards were established in 1973, and winners receive prizes of $2,000, $1,500 and $1,000, depending on their place.

To the moon

Erik Bork, the co-producer and writer of three episodes of HBO's ``From the Earth to the Moon'' miniseries, is the featured speaker at the July 11 meeting of the Scriptwriter's Network.

Bork started as a writer's assistant at Fox before joining Tom Hanks' production company, Clavius Base. He is a past member of the scriptwriting organization.

Doors open at 1:30 p.m. at Universal Studios, Building 476, Rehearsal Hall B. Admission for nonmembers is $15. Reservations are required. Call [phone].

Halfway point

American Cinematheque is midway to its $8 million goal to rebuild the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, the group has announced.

The viewer-supported organization also is raising another $5 million for an endowment fund for the theater and its expanding programming.

Big donors to the Paving Stone Campaign have included Panavision ($500,000 for the lobby), Jamie and Steve Tisch ($100,000 for the concessions area) and the William Morris Agency, which bought nearly a row of stones for its 100th anniversary.

American Cinematheque screens classic and new independent films. Raleigh Studios Charlie Chaplin Theater, currently the venue of American Cinematheque, will be closed from Aug. 23 through Dec. 4 as preparations are made for the Egyptian's grand reopening on Dec. 4.

To make a donation, call Debra Molnar, [phone].

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Photo: Joel Moffett, left, Matthias Visser, Robin Larsen and Kyle Clark are the Los Angeles-area winners of Student Academy Awards.