Alumni Invited to Join the Academy

On Tuesday, June 25th, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that 487 distinguished artists and executives have been invited to join as members. Membership selection is based on professional qualifications, with an ongoing commitment to representation, inclusion and equity. Should they all accept, it will bring the Academy’s total membership to 10,910, of which 9,934 would be voting members.

"We are thrilled to welcome this year's class of new members to the Academy," said Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang. "These remarkably talented artists and professionals from around the world have made a significant impact on our filmmaking community."

This year, 20 Tisch alumni received an invitation to join The Academy's membership ranks. See the list of Tisch alumni invitees below, and all 2024 invites here.

Actors

D.B. Sweeney '85 (BFA, Drama) “Dinosaur,” “Eight Men Out”

Artist Representatives

Douglas Urbanski '79 (Drama)
Frank Frattaroli '85 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV)

Casting Directors

Jennifer Euston '97 (BFA, Martin Scorsese Department of Cinema Studies) “American Fiction,” “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World”

Cinematographers

Chananun Chotrungroj '15 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film) “Birth/Rebirth,” “The Trapped 13: How We Survived the Thai Cave”
Jomo Fray '18 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film) "All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt,” “Port Authority”

Costume Designers

Gabriela Fernández '00 (BFA, Drama) “I’m No Longer Here,” “Cantinflas”

Directors

Emma Seligman '17 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV) “Bottoms,” “Shiva Baby”
A.V. Rockwell '12 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV)/(Kanbar Institute, Grad Film) “A Thousand and One”

Documentary

Pola Rapaport '77 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV) “Addicted to Life,” “Broken Meat”

Documentary/Short Films and Feature Animation

Christine Turner '04 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV) “The Barber of Little Rock,” “Lynching Postcards: “Token of a Great Day”

Film Editors

Michelle Tesoro '01 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV) “Maestro,” “On the Basis of Sex”

Marketing and Public Relations

Stephen Garrett '96 (BFA, Martin Scorsese Department of Cinema Studies)
Carlos Alberto Gutiérrez '98 (MA, Martin Scorsese Department of Cinema Studies)

Writers

Elegance Bratton '19 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film) “The Inspection,” “Pier Kids”
Marc Klein '91 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV) “Mirror Mirror,” “Serendipity”
Eva Vives '98 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV) “All about Nina,” “Raising Victor Vargas”
Zeina Durra '05 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film) “Luxor,” “The Imperialists Are Still Alive!”
Samy Burch '09 (BFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing) “May December”
Maryam Keshavarz '10 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film) “The Persian Version,” “Circumstance”
 

*We apologize for any omissions! Please send edits or additions to tsoa.alumni@nyu.edu.