Tag: Television

Prof’s documentary wins top honors at film festival

Prof. Garland Waller’s No Way Out But One, a documentary about a mother who resorts to kidnapping her children to save them from domestic violence, won best documentary at the Bare Bones International Film Festival in Muskogee, Okla. Additionally, Waller, who co-produced the film with Barry Nolan and Toby Kleinman, was presented with a medal… Read More

butv10 wins 5th consecutive Telly Award

butv10, Boston University’s student-run television station and website, announced today that it is the recipient of a 2012 Telly Award. Welcome Back, Brotter, a sitcom about two wayward friends, was selected as a winner in the 33rd annual competition. This year’s recognition also distinguishes butv10 as it marks its fifth consecutive Telly Award in as… Read More

Professor tells the story behind her documentary

When Prof. Garland Waller first conceptualized her documentary, No Way Out But One, she did not imagine a project of such enormous magnitude. Originally created as a 15-minute short film, Waller’s award-winning movie about love, courage and perseverance grew into a feature-length documentary. The film tells the compelling story of divorced mother, Holly Collins, and… Read More

Zuckoff visits The Daily Show

Professor Mitchell Zuckoff visited The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on June 22 to talk about his new WWII-era book, Lost in Shangri-La. The Daily Show – Mitchell Zuckoff Tags: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook Related Links Returning to Shangri-la Mitchell Zuckoff’s biography New York Times review Explore… Read More

On That Point wins 2011 Telly Award

Boston University’s student-run television station – butv10 – announced today that it is the recipient of a 2011 Telly Award. On That Point, the channel’s current events discussion program, was selected as a winner in the 32nd annual competition. The shows submission “Living the Dream” explores perspectives surrounding the DREAM Act, the legislative proposal to… Read More

‘True Blood’ producer talks screenwriting and editing

A legendary creative producer for television (Twin Peaks) and movies (Gods and Monsters) Gregg Fienberg has been associated with HBO since 1991, including serving as executive producer of Deadwood. Fienberg now serves as executive producer of the hit HBO series True Blood. On Oct. 21, Fienberg presented an episode of True Blood and shared the… Read More

A slice of reality: Pitching to Bravo’s Andy Cohen

When Bravo’s Andy Cohen, senior vice president of original programming and development, takes pitch meetings, the folks doing the pitching are pretty high up the media food chain. After all, Mr. Cohen is a key green-lighter of programs like The Real Housewives of, oh, Atlanta, New Jersey, L.A…. and Top Chef… and Work of Art…. Read More

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