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Two University of Pittsburgh teams have been nominated for Mid-Atlantic Emmys for mini documentaries produced during the past year.
Staffers from Pitt’s Office of University Communications and Marketing earned a nomination in the short-form human interest category for “Pitt-Bradford Lacrosse: 1,000 Years in the Making.”
The nominated piece is based on a Pitt Magazine story by April Johnston, who also served as producer. The team was led by Jumoke Davis, who served as a producer and writer on the piece. Christin Bongiorni was cinematographer for the project and Adam Kilburn served as producer, editor and drone operator.
The short film focuses on the Pitt-Bradford lacrosse team — which marked its NCAA Division III debut season this past spring — and how its student-athletes have worked to celebrate the deep cultural roots of lacrosse while growing the new program and representing the Pitt community.
The academic media production team in the University of Pittsburgh Center for Teaching and Learning also earned a nomination for a retrospective on the Pitt Men’s Study, a groundbreaking longitudinal HIV/AIDS study.
The video was created by Elizabeth Speed, senior manager of academic media production; media producer John Guinane; and motion graphics specialist Paula Zetter. The same video won a silver Telly Award in the non-broadcast/general advocacy and causes category.
The winners for the Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards will be announced at an award show in Philadelphia Sept. 20.