Joann Torretta Award
The Joann Torretta Award is given to a student who shows exceptional promise in filmmaking. It is administered through the yearlong Senior Directing sequence application process.
The award is made possible by the family of Joann Torretta, class of 1953, as a way to honor all that Northwestern gave to her, and to celebrate her life through the work of young, creative minds.
About Joann Torretta
Northwestern inspired Joann to think big; it opened her eyes and mind to an exciting world filled with wonderfully inventive and talented people — a world unlike her small, quiet hometown of Tampa, FL in the 1930’s and ‘40s. Joann, who passed away in July 2017, was a fearless innovator who barreled through barriers to pursue her visions.