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Faculty Seminar


SEE HOW PRIMETIME ENTERTAINMENT WORKS BEHIND THE SCENES!

Administered by the Television Academy Foundation’s Education Programs department, the Faculty Seminar offers college professors opportunities to see how television entertainment works behind the scenes.

Twenty faculty members – chosen by a selection committee - will be invited to Los Angeles for five days of discussions, presentations and interactions with major studios, production companies, the networks and their top production and programming people.
"Access to professionals on this level you just can't get anywhere else. Students from a small college in rural Illinois would never get to benefit from their knowledge without the Academy Foundation." Christopher A. Goble, Monmouth College

THERE IS NO SEMINAR FEE

The Television Academy Foundation will cover up to $1000 per Seminar fellow for airfare/lodging ONLY. Fellows in the Los Angeles area will be invited to stay at the hotel at the Foundation’s expense. Transportation to and from all Seminar events and most meals are provided. Any and all incidental expenses are the responsibility of the attendee.

The 2010 Faculty Seminar will take place during the Fall. Please check back in the spring/early summer for application guidelines and deadline information. How to Apply

TOPICS
  • Producers and Writers: How they function
  • Directors: Learn the similarities and differences of working in different genres
  • Development: Sources and development of ideas, network pitching
  • Network/Cable Decision-Making: Program selection, scheduling,promotion, cancellation
  • Digital Entertainment and New Media: Learn the newest information
  • Out Visits: Behind-the-scenes, new technology
  • Production Meetings: See industry pros in action
  • Plus More!
  • Click here for a list of the 2009 Panelists
"If they could give faculty members an Emmy®, this fellowship would be it. This is the Holy Grail of Fellowships. It was an honor, and I am forever in debt to the ATAS Foundation for making it possible.” Leigh Browning, West Texas A&M University


Click here for a list of the 2009 Fellows

For more information about the Faculty Seminar contact robinson@emmys.org