"I'm just so proud of them because they put in the work and the time and everything they needed to do," Adams said. "It's nice to see them rewarded so well. We met our goal of getting them jobs."

He also said he is having to deny requests for personal appearances of the film crew at film festivals throughout the country because of conflicting schedules.

"We're receiving all kinds of awards at all different types of festivals," Adams said.

Tom Mikota, a former BYU student who detailed the characters' fur in the film, said he was thrilled when he found out the film was receiving another award.

"It's about the best you can do for a student project," he said. "Getting a job is what we really wanted out of it, and this is just some nice icing on the cake."

Loosli said receiving the student Emmy "is one of the most prestigious awards the students could receive because they're competing against thousands of schools nationwide.

"It's a pretty big honor, and it's pretty cool," he said.

In all, more than 50 students majoring in English, computer science, communications, illustration, music and theater and media arts participated in the project.

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