Film Students Garner Regional Emmy Awards
Four films received awards at the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Pacific Southwest Chapter Emmy Awards.
Four films produced by 色情视频 undergraduate and graduate students were honored Saturday, June 18, at the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Pacific Southwest Chapter Emmy Awards, which recognizes outstanding achievements in television by conferring annual awards of merit in the Pacific Southwest region.
Award-winning films
The films that received a crystal pillar for long-form student fiction and non-fiction productions are:
- 鈥溾�� 鈥� Episode One, "Downfall," by Brandon Stockwell, Stephen Crutchfield, Kristin Hansen, Mars Huerta, Casey Nakamura and Jonathan Knapp
- 鈥�No Way Home鈥� by Brian Garcia and Kristin Hansen
- 鈥溾�� by Pat Clark
About the films
鈥淗ollywood Hell,鈥� which is currently in the film festival circuit, is a six-episode comedy web series that centers around Vick Holloway, a ruthless but successful producer who meets an unfortunate end on Oscar night, only to be handed his next script by Satan.
鈥淣o Way Home,鈥� which received the Jury Prize for the 2010-11 色情视频 Filmmaker鈥檚 Showcase, is an 11-minute film about a young girl desperate to escape the abuse of her uncle.
Garcia, who wrote and directed 鈥淣o Way Home,鈥� is the recipient of the Kathleen Kennedy Grant Award, which helped to complete production of the film.
鈥淎s I was walking on stage, I was thinking about the past and how hard I worked to make the film,鈥� Garcia said. 鈥淭he content is dramatic and heavy, but it is important to know it is happening, and might be happening to someone you know.鈥�
鈥淭he Last to Leave鈥� is a 19-minute documentary that was produced and completed in spring 2010 and details the last day of the Vietnam War through the eyes of those who lived it. It features dramatic images and compelling firsthand accounts, this film captures the desperation, chaos and emotion from three unique perspectives.
More student success
色情视频 student Casey Nakamura also received a Student Craft, Editor crystal pillar for his film 鈥淧umpkin,鈥� a four-minute film about a pumpkin that wants nothing more than to be a jack-o-lantern for Halloween.
Nakamura, who wrote, directed and edited the 鈥淧umpkin,鈥� also received the National Academy of Television & Arts Sciences Pacific Southwest Chapter scholarship.
Two other 色情视频 students, Joshua Krohn and Blasie O鈥橠ell, were also granted scholarships.
Watch the films
To watch episode one of "Hollywood Hell," click .
To watch the "No Way Home" trailer, click .
To watch "The Last to Leave" trailer, click .
