The Television Academy Foundation today announced nominees for the 39th College Television Awards which recognizes and rewards excellence in student-produced programs.
"Television's most prestigious student competition has been enhanced for 2019. Redefined categories reflect the serialized nature of television and an expanded professional development summit offers students the opportunity to visit and engage with top entertainment studios and network with industry professionals," said Madeline Di Nonno, chair of the Television Academy Foundation. "Our goal with the College Television Awards is to honor exceptional student work and leverage our platform to highlight the next generation of creators and executives within the industry. Congratulations to all the nominees!"
The 25 nominees were selected from over 600 productions submitted by 174 colleges and universities nationwide. Designed to emulate the Emmys, the student entries are judged online by active Television Academy members. Television stars will present top honors to students at the awards ceremony on Saturday, March 16, 2019, at the Television Academy's Saban Media Center in North Hollywood, California, where each winning project will receive a $3000 cash prize.
Three student-produced projects were nominated in each of eight categories: drama, comedy, animation, nonfiction, promotional, news, sports, and variety. One winner will be announced in each category. In addition, the College Television Awards announced the awardee for the Loreen Arbus Focus on Disability Scholarship, which recognizes a student-produced project that best portrays disability topics and issues, or helps emerging artists with a disability gain recognition.
Tickets for the 39th College Television Awards will be available for purchase beginning February 11, 2019, at TelevisionAcademy.com/RSVP-CTA. Tickets are $50 for adults and $25 for students with ID.
The nominees for the 39th College Television Awards, representing 17 colleges and universities, are listed below:
Animation Series
In a Heartbeat (Ringling College of Art & Design)
Beth David, Producer
Esteban Bravo, Director, WriterThe Rose Garden (Ringling College of Art & Design)
Nina Gerstenhaber, Producer, Director, Writer
Jessica Stanley, Producer, Director, WriterThe Wishing Cranes (Ringling College of Art & Design)
Thomas Anderholm, Producer, Director, Writer
Ellen Arnold, Producer, Director, Writer
Kaiya Telle, Producer, Director, Writer
Comedy Series
Everything's Fine: A Panic Attack in D Major (Columbia University)
Taylor Ortega, Producer
Zack Morrison, Director, WriterPickle (Chapman University)
Peter Henckel, Producer
Grant Moore, Director, WriterTree #3 (American Film Institute)
Iris Xuan Yang, Producer
Sydney Meadow, Writer
Omer Ben Shachar, Director, Writer
Drama Series
Baby I'm Yours (Chapman University)
Marisa Messina, Producer
Hadley Hillel, Director, Writer
Noah Feinberg, WriterEsta es tu Cuba (Chapman University)
John Sayage, Producer
Brian Robau, Director
Daniel Klein, WriterNeemkomok' (American Film Institute)
Shanshan Sun, Producer
Douglas Cushnie, Director, Writer
Nonfiction or Reality Series:
Fear Builds Walls (ArtCenter College of Design)
Charlie McCarthy, Producer
Rudy Gold, Director, WriterNative Voices: The Struggle for Life and Land (American University)
Kent Wagner, Producer, Director, WriterOut of the Pills (Ithaca College)
Eric Barr, Producer
Casey McCracken, Producer, Director
Rebecca van der Meulen, Producer
Christian Schuepbach, Writer
Megan Trapani, Writer
Variety:
The 37th Annual EVVY Awards (Emerson College)
Victoria Bartkavage, Producer
Amelia Channin, Producer
Gemma Guerrazzi, Producer
Mateo Solis, Producer
Tristan Flanagan, Director
Samantha Yates, Writer
Joe Zappulla, WriterThe Blackout's Quarter Update (Northwestern University)
Peter Condie, Producer
Noah Frick-Alofs, Producer
Kathryn Karnaze, Producer
Max Kliman, Producer
Willa Barnett, Director
Ryder Chasin, Director
Grace Dowling, Director
Charlie Heveran, Director
Jake Daniels, Writer
Alex Fecteau, WriterSCADurday Night Live (Savannah College of Art and Design)
Nick Golden, Producer
Carson MacKenzie Smith, Producer
Lexy Pazul, Director
Ana Bernot-Reilly, Writer
Katie Beyoglides, Writer
Joe Casper, Writer
Ellis Cox-McAllister, Writer
Courtney Fortner, Writer
Cynea Gamble, Writer
Karlie Kyser, Writer
Viktor Rodriguez, Writer
Loic Suberville, Writer
Cannon Wise, Writer
Nilufer Yuce, Writer
Commercial, PSA or Promo:
GE – One More Giant Leap (Brigham Young University)
Scott James, Producer
Jason Murray, Producer
Jedediah Thunell, Director
Anthon Chase Johnson, WriterPests Do Not Mess with the Orkin Man (Brigham Young University)
Chris Petersen, Producer, Director, Writer
Seth Mollerup, Director, Writer
Bentley Rawle, DirectorWeird (Savannah College of Art and Design)
Maegan Mann, Producer
Demi Waldron, Producer
Olivia O'Hara, Director
Mason Douglass, Writer
News:
Cronkite News (Arizona State University)
Hayley Brand, Producer
Azucena Martinez, Producer
Ben Jacobs, Director
Terra Pinckley, Director
Kevyn Gessner, WriterMontclair News Lab: Hurricane Recover Mission to Puerto Rico (Montclair State University)
Natalie De La Rosa, Producer, Director, Writer
Mariano Arocho, Producer, Director, Writer
Laura Galarza, Producer, Director, Writer
Babee Garcia, Producer, Director, Writer
Madison Glassman, Producer, Director, Writer
Genesis Obando, Producer, Director, Writer
Madjiguene Traore, Producer, Director, WriterUM-TV Newsvision: Tragedy in Parkland (University of Miami)
Kelly Saberi, Producer
Rebekah Chung, Producer, Writer
Amanda Herrera, Producer, Writer
Aaron Agrasanchez, Director
Sports:
Molloy Volleyball: A Cinderella Story (Molloy College)
Matthew Considine, Producer, Director, WriterSooner Sports Pad: Fall '17 Debut Show (University of Oklahoma)
Matthew Welsh, Producer
Torii Bicondova, DirectorSports Desk (University of Miami)
Luis Gonzalez, Producer
Valerie Ferrante, Producer
Amanda Fuentes, Producer
Amanda Herrera, Director
Isaiah Kim-Martinez, Writer
Jihad Shatara, Writer
Loreen Arbus Focus on Disability Scholarship:
Woman of Steel (Florida State University)
Chris Violette, Producer, Director, Writer
About the Television Academy Foundation
Established in 1959 as the charitable arm of the Television Academy, the Television Academy Foundation is dedicated to preserving the legacy of television while educating and inspiring those who will shape its future. Through renowned educational and outreach programs, such as The Interviews: An Oral History of Television Project, College Television Awards and Student Internship Program, the Foundation seeks to widen the circle of voices our industry represents and to create more opportunity for television to reflect all of society. For more information on the Foundation, please visit TelevisionAcademy.com/Foundation.
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