New media collective and production company Artists And Derelicts (AND) has signed director Armen Djerrahian. With a talent for photography and film rooted in the urban underground cultures of Paris, Djerrahian brought his passion for writing and directing to New York. Since making the move, Djerrahian has had the opportunity to work with some of the industry’s most iconic artists and brands, including a Vibe Magazine shoot with Usher, a series of short films he wrote and directed for Van Cleef & Arpels and ELLE, and an ad campaign he worked on with Spike Lee, among others. In 2010 he was nominated for a BET “Best Video of the Year” Award for directing R&B artist Melanie Fiona’s video “It Kills Me”…Julia Pepe has joined global editorial company Cutters as a producer in its NY office. Pepe comes over from mcgarrybowen’s Chicago office, where she was an associate broadcast producer. During her nearly three years with the agency, she produced high-profile, cross-media commercial and branded content projects for Cars.com, Disney, Kraft, and Sears. Pepe is also a filmmaker in her own right, having written, produced and directed independent films focused on a wounded Marine and other soldiers returning home from Afghanistan. Her background also includes stints working for various PBS productions, and serving as a reporter in the local NPR newsroom in Washington, D.C….
Meryl Streep, Christian Slater and Jacob Tremblay Among Winners of Children’s & Family Emmy Awards
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) unveiled the winners of the 3rd Annual Children’s & Family Emmy® Awards which took place at Television City in Los Angeles on Saturday (3/15). Meryl Streep won the Emmy for Outstanding Children’s Personality ("Storyline Online"), while Christian Slater was recognized as Outstanding Lead Performer in a Preschool, Children’s, or Young Teen Program ("The Spiderwick Chronicles"). Jacob Tremblay earned his first Emmy in the Outstanding Younger Voice Performer in a Preschool, Children’s or Young Teen Program category ("Orion and the Dark").
Other notable winners include Phoenix Laroche, who won Outstanding Younger Performer in a Preschool, Children’s or Young Teen Program ("The Velveteen Rabbit"), becoming one of the youngest Emmy winners. Meanwhile, Sesame Street’s Leslie Carrara-Rudolph received her first Emmy for Outstanding Puppetry Performer after seven nominations.
“The producers and craftspeople recognized during the two ceremonies today are serving television’s youngest viewers and their families in creative and important ways. It is an honor to celebrate their exceptional work and achievements,” said Adam Sharp, president and CEO of NATAS. “We are proud to use the Children’s & Family Emmy Awards platform to celebrate them today and everyday.”
Eric Bauza (Voice of “Bugs Bunny” and “Daffy Duck”) served as host. Fran Brill, Emmy® Award-Winning performer and puppeteer (“Sesame Street,” “The Muppet™ Show”) was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award by Dave Goelz (“The Muppets”).
Presenters at the Children’s & Family Emmy® Awards and the Children’s & Family Creative Arts Emmy® Awards represent a wide... Read More