CCM students receive 16 award nominations from NATAS Ohio Valley Chapter
Students from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music received 16 nominations for 2024 Student Production Awards from the Ohio Valley Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS). The nominations span 10 categories from non-fiction and fiction to arts/entertainment and sports.
The Student Production Award winners will be announced on August 18; learn more. With 16 total nominations, CCM received more recognition than any other college or university in the four-state Ohio Valley Chapter of NATAS.
The videos were created and produced by CCM Media Production students, and also feature work by CCM Acting, Dance and Theatre Design and Production students.
"This is a record number of nominations for our division," says Professor Donald Hancock. "The films are interdisciplinary and feature work by other CCM students in acting, dance and theatre design and production. Filmmaking is truly a collaborative process and having the support of other programs within CCM truly helps elevate the student films created in Media Production."
The student films won nominations in the following award categories:
“The View From My Bay Window”
Jonah Bolander
Don Hancock, faculty advisor
“Breaking the Lens”
Lauren Delligatti, Megan House, Grace Neal
Don Hancock, faculty advisor
Fiction - Short or Long Form
“Redacted”
Clement Ho, Kaitlyn Crutcher, Logan Moore, Ruth Galberg
Don Hancock, faculty advisor
“The Book of the Dead”
Gabe Schmidt
Kevin Burke, faculty advisor
“No Running in the Halls”
Logan Keller
Don Hancock, Kenneth Allen, faculty advisors
Arts/Entertainment/Cultural Affairs, Magazine Program & Lifestyle, or Music Video
“Poison by Feems”
Lauren, Delligatti, Vinny Meeghan, Megan House, Laney Walden, Rachel Holliday, PJ Donahoe
Kevin Burke, faculty advisor
CatsTV: Spring 2024
Claire Boon, Ireland Castle, Samantha Collins, Junzhi Gu, Traci Kaninberg, Logan Keller, Joshua Kwiatkowski, Kamaryn Madry, Sam Musgrave, Emma Underwood, Wanwei Wang, Elise Wells
Don Hancock, faculty advisor
Sports Story/Segment, Sports Program, or Live Sporting Event
Bearcats Digital
Chase Duncan, Logan Nunery, Chengxi Li, Mason Foley
Don Hancock, faculty advisor
Animation, Graphics, and Special Effects & Commercial
“Crocs: The Pair of Shoes You Pick"
Logan Moore
Kenneth Allen, faculty advisor
“The Book of the Dead"
Gabe Schmidt
Kevin Burke, faculty advisor
“No Running in the Halls"
Logan Keller
Don Hancock, Kenneth Allen, faculty advisors
“A Recorder for Shaunsen"
Ryan Dull
Kevin Burke, faculty advisor
“Proust"
Chase Duncan, Mason Foley
Don Hancock, faculty advisor
“Redacted"
Logan Moore
Don Hancock, faculty advisor
“No Running in the Halls"
Trey Durr
Don Hancock, Kenneth Allen, faculty advisors
“Crushed"
Logan Stryker
Kevin Burke, faculty advisor
Debra Najor. Photo/Provided.
In addition to the Student Production Award nominations listed above, the Ohio Valley Chapter of NATAS granted a prestigious scholarship to another CCM student. Debra Najor, a rising senior in CCM's Acting program, received the $3,000 Board of Governors scholarship.
Previously, Media Production students Clark Comstock and Chloe Otterback also received the Board of Governors scholarship, giving CCM three winners in the past five years.
Spotlight: National and Regional NATAS Emmy Wins
CCM students aren't the only ones being recognized by the NATAS. Alumni and a faculty member were also recently recognized in national and regional awards:
- Professor Joe Brackman was nominated for an Ohio Valley Emmy in the Director category for a UC Basketball Composite. The awards take place on July 20, 2024, at the Central Bank Center in Lexington, Kentucky.
- "Monday Night Football with Peyton & Eli" on ESPN2 by Omaha Productions won a National Sports Emmy for Outstanding Live Series. This show features the work of alumna Caitlyn Logsdon (BFA Media Production, '22), a content associate.
- “The Trail” won a Northwest Regional Emmy in the Sports Program - Post-Produced or Edited category. This show features the work of alumna Paula Gibson Pujol (BFA Media Production, '19), editor.
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