The 39th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards took place on Monday, October 1, 2018 at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City. These awards are presented by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) in recognition of excellence in American national news and documentary programming.
Congratulations to the Tisch Alumni who received awards on Monday!
OUTSTANDING POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTARY
Forever Pure, Independent Lens, PBS
Amy Shatsky-Gambrill ‘99 (MFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), Supervising Producer
OUTSTANDING HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARY
Tower, Independent Lens, PBS
Amy Rapp '02 (BFA, Film & Television), Executive Producer
Sarah Wilson ’00 (BFA, Photo & Imaging), Executive Producer
Amy Shatsky-Gambrill '99 (MFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), Supervising Producer
OUTSTANDING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DOCUMENTARY
The Farthest- Voyager in Space, PBS
Dennis Liu ’06 (BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), Executive Producer
OUTSTANDING COVERAGE OF A BREAKING NEWS STORY IN A NEWSMAGAZINE
20/20, Las Vegas: Heartbreak and Heroes, ABC
Jeff Schneider ’80 (BFA, Theatre Design), Producer
OUTSTANDING EDITED INTERVIEW
Dateline NBC, Barack Obama: The Reality of Hope
Dan Bregman ’78 (BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), Producer
OUTSTANDING NEW APPROACHES: CURRENT NEWS
10 Minutes. 12 Gunfire Bursts. 30 Videos. The New York Times Mapping the Las Vegas Massacre
Nicole Fineman ’08 (BFA, Photo & Imaging), Graphics Producer
OUTSTANDING NEW APPROACHES: DOCUMENTARY
Zero Days VR, Scatter
Yasmin Elayat ’08 (MPS, ITP), Director/Writer/Producer
Elie Zananiri ’10 (MPS, ITP), Technology Director
Mandy Mandelstein ’12 (BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), Editors
David Gochfeld ’16 (MPS, ITP), Co-animation & Software Development
Elie Zananiri ’10 (MPS, ITP), Co-animation & Software Development
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DIRECTION AND SCENIC DESIGN
A Crime to Remember, The Gentleman Killer, Investigation Discovery
Alex Peterson ’06 (BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), Director of Photography