Tisch Asia’s Dramatic Writing Program, in only its second year, was a force in The Singapore Short+Sweet Festival.  Of the 40 plays presented, eight were written by faculty and students in Dramatic Writing Program — Joshua Billig, David Chang, Wendy Hammond (faculty),  Drayton Hiers, Jill Karkosak, Dean Lundquist, William Kovacsik (faculty), Li Linn Wee.   Ms. Hammond also directed the play by Ms. Wee, a wonderful collaboration of faculty and student.  William Kovacsik and Dean Lundquist were finalist for the Judge’s Picks awards, and Josh Billig was a finalist for The People’s Choice Awards. Short+Sweet Theatre is the biggest festival of ten minute theater in the world, held annually in ten different theaters in Australia and Southeast Asia.  Watch out next year!

Tisch Asia Animation and Digital Arts Chair, Jean Marc Gauthier is mentioned in this Forbes.com article on Siggraph 2010:

Organic Motion to Host the World’s First Real-Time Markerless Motion Capture Animation Event

BusinessWire – SIGGRAPH — Organic Motion, a leading computer vision company, today announced it will host the world’s first real-time markerless motion capture demonstrations showcasing the creation of full mocap animated scenes, recorded live during the SIGGRAPH 2010 Exposition. To showcase the power of Organic Motion’s STAGE(TM) system, the company has invited a number of renowned artists, Emmy(R) Award winners, educators and customers to show how the technology dramatically decreases the time and costs when creating human animations. The sessions will be held at Organic Motion’s booth (#636) in the Los Angeles Convention Center Hall, from July 27-29.

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On July 8, 2010, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the nominees for the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy® Awards. The Awards recognize outstanding achievement in all fields of primetime television production and are presented to individuals and programs broadcast from in any primetime period (6:00 PM – 2:00 AM) during the 2009 calendar year. With representation from its Dean’s Council, faculty and alumni community, the Tisch School of the Arts family racked up 50 nominees! Break a leg!

The Primetime Emmy® Awards will be broadcast on August 29, 2010 on NBC.

Outstanding Art Direction For A Multi-Camera Series
How I Met Your Mother • Duel Citizenship • Of Course • Hooked • CBS • Twentieth Century Fox Television
Stephan G. Olson ’87 (MFA, Design), Production Designer

Outstanding Art Direction For A Single-Camera Series
Glee • Pilot – Director’s Cut • FOX • A Ryan Murphy TV Production in association with 20th Century Fox TV
Christopher Brown ’99 (MFA, Design), Art Director

Outstanding Casting for A Drama Series
Mad Men • AMC • Lionsgate Television
Carrie Audino, CSA ’97 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV), Casting

The Pacific • HBO • Playtone and Dreamworks in association with HBO Miniseries
Jennifer Euston, CSA ’97 (BFA, Cinema Studies), New York Casting Director

Outstanding Cinematography For A Half-Hour Series
Nurse Jackie • Apple Bong • Showtime • Showtime Presents, Lionsgate Television, Jackson Group Entertainment, Madison Grain Elevator, Inc. & Delong Lumber; A Caryn Mandabach Production
Vanja Cernjul ’98 (MFA, Kanbar, Film), Director of Photography

Outstanding Cinematography For A One Hour Series
Breaking Bad • No Mas • AMC • Sony Pictures Television
Michael Slovis ’79 (Kanbar, Film), Director of Photography

Outstanding Costumes For A Series
The Good Wife • Crash • CBS • CBS Productions
Daniele Hollywood ’85/’86 (BFA/MFA, Design), Assistant Costume Designer

Outstanding Picture Editing For Nonfiction Programming
By The People: The Election Of Barack Obama • HBO • Green Film Company, Citi Productions, Class 5 Films and GOOD in association with HBO Documentary Films
Sam Pollard, Faculty (Kanbar, F&TV), Editor
Arielle Amsalem ’06 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV), Editor

Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic, Multi-Camera) For Variety, Music Or Comedy Programming
Saturday Night Live • Host: Betty White • NBC • SNL Studios in association with NBC Studios and Broadway Video
Rick McGuinness ’82 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV), Lighting Director

Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics
Saturday Night Live • Host: Blake Lively (Song title: Shy Ronnie) • NBC • SNL Studios in association with NBC Studios and Broadway Video
Andy Samberg ’00 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV), Lyrics

Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
Justified • FX Networks • Sony Pictures Television and FX Productions
Oscar Owens ’97 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV), Music

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
Glee • FOX • A Ryan Murphy TV Production in association with 20th Century Fox TV
Matthew Morrison ’01 (Drama) as Will Schuester

30 Rock • NBC • Broadway Video, Little Stranger, Inc. in association with Universal Media Studio
Alec Baldwin ’94 (BFA, Drama) as Jack Donaghy

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
Dexter • Showtime • Showtime Presents, John Goldwyn Productions, The Colleton Company, Clyde Phillips Productions
Michael C. Hall ’96 (MFA, Acting) as Dexter Morgan

Outstanding Comedy Series
Modern Family • ABC • Twentieth Century Fox Television
Paul Corrigan ’94 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV), Co-Executive Producer
Brad Walsh ’94 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV), Co-Executive Producer
Bill Wrubel ’93 (MFA, MTW), Co-Executive Producer

Nurse Jackie • Showtime • Showtime Presents, Lionsgate Television, Jackson Group Entertainment, Madison Grain Elevator, Inc. & Delong Lumber; A Caryn Mandabach Production
Evan Dunsky ’81 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV), Co-Executive Producer
Richie Jackson ’87 (BFA, Acting), Co-Executive Producer/Executive Producer
Alan Taylor ’91 (MFA, Kanbar, Film), Director

Outstanding Drama Series
Dexter • Showtime • Showtime Presents, John Goldwyn Productions, The Colleton Company, Clyde Phillips Productions
Michael C. Hall ’96 (MFA, Acting), Executive Producer

Lost • ABC • Grass Skirts Productions, LLC in association with ABC Network and Studios
Damon Lindelof ’95 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV), Executive Producer
Elizabeth Sarnoff ’91 (BFA, Drama), Co-Executive Producer

True Blood • HBO • Your Face Goes Here Entertainment in association with HBO Entertainment
Alexander Woo ’03 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV), Producer

Outstanding Made For Television Movie
You Don’t Know Jack • HBO • Bee Holder, Cine Mosaic and Levinson/Fontana Productions in association with HBO Films
Lydia Dean Pilcher ’83 (MFA, Kanbar, Film), Executive Producer

Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart • Comedy Central • Central Productions, LLC
Steve Bodow ’95 (MPS, Kanbar, ITP), Supervising Producer
David Javerbaum ’95 (MFA, MTW), Executive Producer

Saturday Night Live • NBC • SNL Studios in association with NBC Studios and Broadway Video
Lorne Michaels, Dean’s Council

Outstanding Special Class Programs
82nd Annual Academy Awards • ABC • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Alec Baldwin ’94 (BFA, Drama), Host

The Simpsons: 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice! • FOX • Warrior Poets
Morgan Spurlock ’94 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV), Executive Producer

Teddy: In His Own Words • HBO • Kunhardt McGee Productions in association with HBO Documentary Films
Jacqueline Glover ’88 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV), Supervising Producer
Sheila Nevins, Former Faculty (Kanbar, F&TV), Producer

Outstanding Reality Program
Dirty Jobs • Discovery Channel • Produced by Pilgrim Films and Television, Inc. for Discovery Channel
Eddie Barbini ’84 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV), Executive Producer
Scott Popjes ’88 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV), Supervising Producer

Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking
Sergio • HBO • Silverbridge Productions and Passion Pictures in association with Screen Pass Pictures, Impact Partners, Motto Pictures, BBC Storyville and HBO Documentary Films
Sheila Nevins, Former Faculty (Kanbar, F&TV), Executive Producer

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special
The Pacific • Part Five • HBO • Playtone and Dreamworks in association with HBO Miniseries
Daniel S. Irwin, MPSE ’92 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV), Supervising Dialogue and ADR Editor

Outstanding Sound Mixing For Nonfiction Programming
The Amazing Race • I Think We’re Fighting the Germans, Right? • CBS • World Race Productions Inc.
Troy Smith ’89 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV), Re-Recording Mixer

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Series
Saturday Night Live • Host: Joseph Gordon-Levitt • NBC • SNL Studios in association with NBC Studios and Broadway Video
Barry Frischer ’72 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV), Camera

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Lost • The End • ABC • Grass Skirts Productions, LLC in association with ABC Network and Studios
Damon Lindelof ’95 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV), Writer

Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Series
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart • Episode #15040 • Comedy Central • Central Productions, LLC
Steve Bodow ’95 (MPS, Kanbar, ITP), Head Writer
David Javerbaum ’95 (MFA, MTW), Writer
Elliott Kalan ’03 (BFA, Kanbar, DDW), Writer

Real Time With Bill Maher • 721- With Rachel Maddow, Niall Ferguson, Joe Queenan And Michael Ware • HBO • Bill Maher Productions and Brad Grey Television in association with HBO Entertainment
Jonathan Schmock ’78 (BFA, Acting), Writer

Saturday Night Live • Host: Betty White • NBC • SNL Studios in association with NBC Studios and Broadway Video
James Anderson ’81 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV), Writer
Jessica Conrad ’07 (BFA, Kanbar, Goldberg DDW), Writer
Lorne Michaels, Dean’s Council, Writer
Marika Sawyer, Writer ’05 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV)

The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien • #146 • NBC • Conaco & NBC Universal
Matt O’Brien ’92 (BFA, Kanbar, Goldberg DDW), Writer

Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Special
82nd Annual Academy Awards • ABC • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Colleen Werthmann ’92 (BFA, Acting), Writer, Special Material

To view a full list of nominees for 2010, download the PDF.

In ceremonies over the weekend, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences celebrated the winners of the 37th annual Daytime Emmy® Awards. The Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Awards are divided into the Telecast Awards and Creative Arts Awards; they recognize outstanding achievement in all fields of daytime television production and are presented to individuals and programs broadcast from 2:00 AM-6:00 PM during the 2009 calendar year.

This year eleven members—including nine alumni—of the Tisch School community received statuettes for their achievements.

Outstanding Children’s Animated Program
Curious George (PBS)
Executive Producers: Ron Howard (Parent of Alumnae) and Brian Grazer (Dean’s Council Member)

Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show
Cash Cab (Discovery)
Writer: Brock Mahan ’04 (BFA, Kanbar, Goldberg DDW)

New Approaches – Daytime Entertainment
Unplugged (MTV)
Lighting Designer: Christopher Landy ’96 (MFA, Design)

Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design for a Drama Series
All My Children (ABC)
Costume Designer: David Zyla ’88 (Drama)

Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction for a Drama Series
All My Children (ABC)
Lighting Director: Daniel Kinsley ’81 (MFA, Design)

Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling
Sesame Street (PBS)
Costume Designer/Muppets: Polly Smith ’75 (MFA, Design)
Costume Designer/Muppets: Jason Weber ’87 (MFA, Design)

Outstanding Achievement in Single Camera Photography (Film or Electronic)
The Electric Company (PBS)
Camera: Aaron Medick, ’97 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV)
Camera: Shaun Harkins ’81 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV)

Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction/Electronic Camera /Video Control
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade (ABC)
Camera Operator: Chad Smith ’95 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV)

For a full list of Creative Arts Winners, click here.

For a full list of Telecast Winners, click here.

From The Straits Times:

Five years on, Lucasfilm Animation Singapore has drawn talent but is it ready to create original content?

Film graduate Weijie Lai is one of the filmmakers of 13 Little Pictures, the first “collective” group of writers, directors, and other professionals in Singapore. Read the article in The Straits Times.

Members of 13 Little Pictures. Photo courtesy of The Straits Times.

Juan Jose Campanella ’78 (MFA, Kanbar, Film)

Geoffrey Fletcher ’99 (MFA, Kanbar, Film)

Photos by Todd Wawrychuk / © A.M.P.A.S.

Tisch alumni continued their winning streak during the 2010 awards season. Oscars and Independent Spirit Awards were bestowed upon Tisch alumni in the Kanbar Institute of Film and Television for their cinematic achievements.

Tisch School of the Arts’ alumnus Geoffrey Fletcher ’99 (MFA, Kanbar, Film) scored an Oscar for Adapted Screenplay for Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire, as well as  an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay for the same film.

Fletcher was joined by fellow Kanbar Institute alumni Juan Jose Campanella ’78 (MFA, Kanbar, Film), who received the Oscar for Best Foreign Film, El secreto de sus ojos; and at the Independent Spirit Awards, Joel Coen ’78 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV) took home the Robert Altman Award for A Serious Man.

Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Auto-Biography
Michelle Obama – Deborah Willis (FACULTY)

Outstanding Motion Picture
Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire – Written by Geoffrey Fletcher ’99 (MFA, Kanbar, Film)

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire – Written by Geoffrey Fletcher ’99 (MFA, Kanbar, Film)

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television)
Geoffrey Fletcher ’99 (MFA, Kanbar, Film) – Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire

Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series
Chandra Wilson ’91 (BFA, Drama) – Grey’s Anatomy – Give Peace a Chance

Comedy Series
30 Rock
Written by Tom Ceraulo ’98 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV), Donald Glover ’06 (BFA,  Kanbar, DDW), Dylan Morgan ’99 (BFA,  Kanbar, F&TV)

New Series
Modern Family
Written by Paul Corrigan ’94 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV), Brad Walsh ’94 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV), Bill Wrubel ’93 (MFA, Kanbar, DDW)

Comedy / Variety – (Including Talk) Series (**TIE**) Saturday Night Live Written by James Anderson ’81 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV), Jessica Conrad ’07 (BFA, Kanbar, DDW), Marika Sawyer ’05 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV)

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Head Writer: Steve Bodow ’95 (MPS, Kanbar, ITP) Written by David Javerbaum ’95 (MFA, MTW), Elliott Kalan ’03 (BFA, Kanbar, DDW)

Documentary – Current Events
The Madoff Affair (Frontline)
Written by Martin Smith ’75 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV)

Some exciting announcements about the 2010 edition of the Next Reel International Film Festival coming up in Singapore, 31 January – 5 February.

We are pleased to announce that Oliver Stone, the Academy Award winning filmmaker, will be the guest of honor at the opening night of the Next Reel International Film Festival 2010. A special screening of one of his films will be held 31 January 2010 followed by a Q&A with the director. More details on this event will be released soon.

For more information visit www.nextreel.org.

Check out the festival trailer here: