15th Annual Adam D. Kamil Media Awards

Ceremony: May 16, 2025,  5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Exhibition: May 15 - May 21, 2025

Adam D. Kamil Gallery, Mandeville Center, UC San Diego

The Kamil family, Department of Visual Arts, and School of Arts and Humanities at UC San Diego invite you to the 15th Annual Adam D. Kamil Media Awards Ceremony. Please join us for an evening of film and creativity to honor the memory of Adam Douglas Kamil and showcase the talent of undergraduate UC San Diego students.

The Adam D. Kamil Media Awards were developed to help UC San Diego undergraduates polish their skills in film production and to help them realize their creative potential in this field. Adam was a UC San Diego, Visual Arts Media major with a passion for the power of media to connect people. To honor the memory of their son, the Kamil family established the Adam D. Kamil Media Awards. The awards consist of a grand prize of $2,000 and two finalist prizes of $1,000 each. All submissions will be viewable in the Kamil Gallery May 15-21, and in the Kamil Gallery Online. Winners will be announced at the ceremony on May 16th, and the grand prize winning project will be screened. The event will allow time to view works in the gallery, eat, and socialize.

“We hope that through this award, Adam’s creative spirit will inspire others to develop their talents and to grow as sympathetic and sensitive individuals,” stated Elaine Kamil.

Grand Prize Winner

Runners Up

Honorable Mentions

2025 Submissions

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For the special occasion of the 15th Annual Kamil Media Awards, the Department of Visual Arts invited past winners to attend and speak about their experience. These are the videos by those past winners who were able to attend.