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The application deadline for the NATPE Diversity Fellowship has passed! Diversity Fellow News... Eric Garcia and Leo Chu have both been nominated for Emmys for our show AFRO SAMURAI: RESURRECTION! How cool is that? Some folks are saying this may be the first Emmy nom for two diverse showrunners (but we're not sure how to confirm that.) Here's the complete info: Outstanding Animated Program (for programming one hour or more) Afro Samurai: Resurrection • Spike TV • A Studio Gonzo Production in association with Spike TV and UppiTV and FUNimation Entertainment Leo Chu, Executive Producer/Screenplay by Eric Garcia, Executive Producer/Screenplay by Samuel L. Jackson, Executive Producer Shinichiro Ishikawa, Executive Producer Arthur Smith, Executive Producer Yuji Hori, Animation Producer Kenichi Hayashi, Animation Producer Takashi Okazaki, Story by Yasuyuki Mutou, Screenplay by Josh Fialkov, Screenplay by Eric Calderon, Screenplay by Fuminori Kizaki, Animation Direction/Story by SPIKE TV EARNS FIRST-EVER EMMY NOMINATION FOR AFRO SAMURAI: RESURRECTION Critically-Acclaimed Anime Series Nominated As "Outstanding Animated Program" Spike TV was honored earlier today with its first-ever Emmy® nomination for it's critically-acclaimed, funktastic anime series "Afro Samurai: Resurrection" in the category of Outstanding Animated Program (for programming one hour or more). "Afro Samurai: Resurrection" stars Academy Award®-nominated actor Samuel L. Jackson opposite Emmy Award®-nominated actress Lucy Liu. The original score was provided by award-winning artist The RZA. "Afro Samurai: Resurrection" was produced for Spike TV by Japanese st udio GONZO in association/partnership with GDH K.K. and FUNimation Entertainment. "Afro Samurai: Resurrection" is the sequel to the network's 2007 premiere of "Afro Samurai" and is based on the original art and story telling of manga artist Takashi Okazaki, of a black samurai's quest for revenge and justice for his murdered father. Samuel L. Jackson ("The Spirit"), who also serves as an executive producer, starred as the uncompromising hero, Afro and his motor-mouthed sidekick Ninja Ninja. When his father's body is stolen from its grave, Afro is forced to pick up his sword again and wreak bloody vengeance against an army of deadly foes lead by a sadistic mastermind. "Afro Samurai: Resurrection" also featured the voices of Emmy Award®-nominated actress Lucy Liu, Mark Hamill and Yuri Lowenthal.
What is the NATPE Diversity Fellowship Program and who should apply? Now in its fourth year, the NATPE Diversity Fellowship Program provides a small group of emerging television and video content creators of color with the next step in their career development. The Fellowship offers a series of mentoring meetings, workshops, networking and educational opportunities and kicks-off during the week of NATPE’s LATV Fest, July 8-9, 2009.
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