News
Judd Apatow ’85 has been nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series for his work as Executive Producer of Girls.
Tim Atzinger ’95 has been nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Picture Editing (Nonfiction Programming) for his work on Survivor.
Jane Boegel ’93 and Cormac Funge ’93 have been nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing (Series) for their work on Breaking Bad.
Teen Wolf, developed and Executive Produced by Jeff Davis ‘00, has been renewed by MTV for a third season, which will be comprised of a twice-than-normal 24 episodes.
Tim Dowling will adapt Patrick Jean’s short Pixels to feature-length for Sony Pictures.
David Eilenberg ’99 has been nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality Program for his work as Co-Executive Producer of Shark Tank. David has also been named Senior VP of Unscripted Development for TNT and TBS.
Megan Ellison and Charles Roven will produce David O. Russell’s currently-untitled drama for Sony Pictures. Megan’s Annapurna Pictures will fully finance the film.
Peter Gould ’90 has been nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series for his work as Supervising Producer on Breaking Bad.
Gordon Gray will produce McFarland for Mayhem Pictures.
Jack Heller ‘4 and Dallas Sonnier will executive produce Jimbo Lee’s directorial debut Abby in the Summer.
Dan Hertzog ’91 has shot and directed a half-hour brandmercial for Transamerica Life Insurance.
John Knoll ’84 has been elected as a governor of the board of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Michael LeSieur ’00 has adapted Susan Trott’s novel Flamingo Thief for Red Hour Films.
Doug Liman will produce and direct the adaptation to Time and Again for Lionsgate.
Neal Moritz ‘85 will produce a reboot of about the adventures of Sinbad for Sony Pictures.
Walter Murch has been nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing (Miniseries or Movie) for his work on Hemingway & Gellhorn.
Paul Nielsen ’97 has been nominated for Emmy Awards for Outstanding Sound Editing and Outstanding Picture Editing (Nonfiction Programming) for his work on The Amazing Race.
Erin O’Malley ’96 has been nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series for her work as Executive Producer of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Caitlin Parrish has won the HUMANITAS Fellowship in Dramatic Writing for her original pilot Painkiller.
Steven Quale will direct the found-footage disaster film Category Six for New Line.
Kevin Reynolds ’81 has been nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing (Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special) for his work on Hatfields & McCoys.
Jay Roach ’86 has been nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing (Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special) for his work on Game Change. Jay is also nominated as Director for Outstanding Miniseries or Movie for Game Change.
Bryan Singer ‘89 produced the recently wrapped Web series H+ for Warner Bros. Digital Distribution, directed by Stewart Hendler ’01.
Juliet Snowden ’95 will write and direct, along with Stiles White, the adaptation of boardgame Ouija for Universal.
Danny Strong ’96 has been nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing (Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special) for his work on Game Change. Danny is also nominated as Co-Executive Producer for Outstanding Miniseries or Movie for Game Change.
Matt Weiner ’90 and Erin Levy ’05 have been nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing (Drama Series) for their work on Mad Men. Matt is also nominated solely for a second Outstanding Writing Award for Mad Men, as well as for Outstanding Drama Series for his work as Executive Producer on Mad Men, alongside Chris Black ’81 (Co-Executive Producer), Erin Levy (Co-Producer), and Marcy Patterson ’02 (Co-Producer).
Robin Weiner ’90 has been nominated for Emmy Awards for Outstanding Children’s Program for her work as Co-Executive Producer of iCarly and Victorious.
Justin Wilson ’98 and Sheldon Candis ’02 are finalists for the HUMANITAS Prize (Sundance Feature Film Category) for their original feature-length screenplay Luv.
Films in Release
The Dark Knight Rises
David S. Goyer, Story
Charles Roven, Producer
Step Up Revolution
Jon M. Chu ‘03, Executive Producer
Scott Speer ‘04, Director