U. of St. Thomas grad Melissa Hoppe cleans up at college awards

The filmmaker wins two prestigious awards.

April 27, 2015 at 7:53PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
xxx poses for a portrait at the 36th College Television Awards, presented by the Television Academy Foundation at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles on Thursday, April 23, 2015. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images)
(Invision for the Television Academy/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Look out, Steven Spielberg. A Minnesota student is breathing down your neck. University of St. Thomas's Melissa Hoppe won two big awards last week at the College Television Awards, which mirrors the Emmys. Hoppe's film, "Stealth," was honored as best children's program and was the recepient of the Seymour Bricker Humanitarian Scholarship, which comes with a $4,000 cash award.

"The Normal Heart"'s Matt Bomer and "Amrican Horror Story"'s Sarah Paulson were among the celebrities on hand.

Hoppe is currently attending the American Film Institute.

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Neal Justin is the pop-culture critic, covering how Minnesotans spend their entertainment time. He also reviews stand-up comedy. Justin previously served as TV and music critic for the paper. He is the co-founder of JCamp, a non-profit program for high-school journalists, and works on many fronts to further diversity in newsrooms.

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