SAE Hamburg Takes Home 7 Trophies From the SAE Awards 2025
For the 20th time, the SAE Institute and the SAE Alumni Association presented their SAE Awards, which recognize the work of students and former students of the private educational institution.
The winner of the 2025 SAE Awards | Pictures: SAE Institute GmbH, Sven Kubeile
The SAE Awards are presented at the SAE Convention, the annual meeting of current and former students of SAE Institute educational institutions worldwide. The convention focuses on networking and exchange, but also on continuing education. This year's program featured over 20 talks and panels, covering topics ranging from animation and VFX to music, film, television, and game development, mirroring the curriculum at SAE itself.
The awards themselves also cover all areas of the entertainment world and are divided into the SAE Alumni Awards, the SAE Student Awards, and the SAE Special Awards. A total of 193 media productions were submitted by creatives from 29 SAE locations worldwide. Over 1,000 guests celebrated the winners in 18 categories. Those from Hamburg had particular cause for celebration. A total of 7 awards went to current and former SAE students in Hamburg.
The winners of the SAE Awards 2025:
SAE Alumni Awards
Best Music Production: „Pelirroja“ von Violeta Torres, SAE Institute Mexico-City
Best Audio Project (Non Music): „Viessman x FC Bayern - Directed by Thomas Mueller” von Julius Kreinhöfer, SAE Institute Hamburg
Best Film & TV Production: „Paul Jannowski” von Björn Beton, SAE Institute Hamburg
Best Animation Production: „Lucio“ von Mariana Márquez Góngora, SAE Institute Mexico-City
Best Visual Arts Production: „Apples Don’t Float“ von Marina Tumin Castañón López de Rivera, SAE Institute Mexico-City
Best Game Production: „Dunebound Tactics“ von John Karteros, SAE Institute Athen
Best Media Business Production: „Mirror XR by Creart Digital Media“ von Christel Cherryadi, SAE Institute Byron Bay
Best Marketing Production: „Larsipilami x MDR Television Symphony Orchestra“ von Lars Hempel, SAE Institute Hamburg
Best Coding and Tech Production: „Ectopic Cognitive Preservation (ECP)” von Daniel Burger, SAE Institute Zürich
SAE Student Awards
Best Music Project: „Eating Me Alive - 4Years“ von Tjard Garbe, SAE Institute Hamburg
Best Audio Project (Non Music): „Three Robots - Post Production Animation Sound Replacement“ von Michael Esterhuizen, SAE Institute Adelaide
Best Film & TV Project: „Nothing But The End“ von Tanguy Pichon, SAE Institute Genf
Best Animation Project: „Vision Imperfect“ von Selina Vedat, SAE Institute Sydney
Best Visual Arts Project: „Dreamspiration“ von Silvan Maxime Vogel, SAE Institute Zürich
Best Game Project: „Ruby and The Lost Crystals” von Oliver Pachoud, SAE Institute Genf
Best Media Business Project: „Hope On Stage“ von Emely Ann-Marie Tuch, SAE Institute Hamburg
Best Marketing Project: „SASH (Small Animal Specialist Hospital)“ von Pariss Ainis, SAE Institute Sydney
Best Coding and Tech Project: „Fahrly – Driving Schools LMS “ von Mohammad Haje, SAE Institute Hamburg
SAE Special Awards
Regional Award Europe & UK: „Fahrly – Driving Schools LMS “ von Mohammad Haje, SAE Institute Hamburg
Regional Award Asia & Pacific: „SASH (Small Animal Specialist Hospital)“ von Pariss Ainis, SAE Institute Sydney
Regional Award Africa & Middle East: „Creative Project One“ von Janco Mouton, SAE Institute Kapstadt
Regional Award The Americas: „Grotesque“ von Valeria Blanco Ortiz, SAE Institute Mexico-City
SAE 50 Shape the Future Logo Award: Tiffany New (SAE Institute Byron Bay), Vikram Ajay (SAE Institute Dubai) und Leighanne Fernandes (SAE Institute Liverpool)
