Several alumni of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) have been nominated for Emmy Awards or are affiliated with Emmy-nominated shows. The nominations were announced July 13 and the Emmys will be awarded on Sept. 17.
NBC’s “This is Us” scored 11 nominations, including two for UNCSA alumni. School of Filmmaking alumna Vera Herbert (’11) is a producer (and writer) for the series, which was nominated for Outstanding Drama Series. In addition, School of Drama alumna Tiffany Little Canfield (’00) was nominated for Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series. She works for Bernard Telsey Casting.
Netflix’s “Master of None” received eight nominations, including one for School of Filmmaking alumnus Cody Beke (’01), who was nominated for Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series. “Master of None” was also nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series.
School of Filmmaking alumnus Matthew Goldberg (’04) was nominated for Netflix’s “The Keepers,” which was nominated for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series. He was Co-Executive Producer. School of Filmmaking alumnus Zach Seivers ('06) also worked on the series as Re-recording Mixer, Sound Designer and Supervising Sound Editor.
Dri Sommer (Filmmaking ’17) is employed by Here Be Dragons, which was nominated for USA’s “Mr. Robot The Virtual Reality Experience” for Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media Within a Scripted Program. She also worked with Here Be Dragons last summer.
Alumnus Tanase Popa (Design and Production ’06) was assistant producer on “Feud: Bette and Joan,” which received 18 nominations, including Outstanding Limited Series.
Alumna Rachel Fowler (Filmmaking ’12) was the editor of the title sequence for “Feud: Bette and Joan,” which was also nominated for Outstanding Main Title Design.
Alumna Melissa Fecher (School of Filmmaking ’08) is the Technical Supervisor for A&E Networks, which received 24 Emmy nominations across all brands.
Other UNCSA connections include:
July 14, 2017