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?

3rd year film student, Han West released two of his viral video projects which gained huge popularity among the gaming circle on the Internet. These videos were initially produced for his Directing Television Commercials class. Han decided to test the effectiveness of his videos on YouTube (click here to watch the videos). In a week, his viral videos for the imaginary PlayStation 4 received more than 200,000 views on YouTube. Read Kotaku.com for an exclusive interview with Han West as he revealed himself as the director of the viral videos.

Han West directing his actors on the set of his viral video project.

images: Han West

Shijie Tan’s ”Er Ren” has been mentioned in International Film Guide 2010 as one of the best films to come out of Singapore in the year 2009.

Download the full article here.

Read an Interview with Shijie Tan here.

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.

Animation and Digital Arts students at New York University Tisch School of the Arts Asia recently held their spring show. Check out the photo gallery!