Montana State University film graduate student, Vanessa Serrao nominated for Emmy

It is not often that a Montana State University student takes on both Jay Leno and history. That will happen Saturday when Vanessa Serrao, a graduate student in MSU’s Science and Natural History Filmmaking program, faces the late-night host and the History Channel in a special short-film category at the annual Emmy Awards.

Serrao, a digital media producer for the Discovery Channel, is one of three nominees for an Emmy award in the "Outstanding Special Class – Short-format Nonfiction category" for her short film about the people of the port city of Unalaska. Serrao’s colleague, Will Johnson, director of Discovery Channel podcasts and co-producer of the project, is also nominated. The winner will be announced Saturday, Sept. 13, at the artistic category of the awards sponsored by the Academy of Television Arts and Science. The prime time Emmys are announced Sept. 21.

Carol Schmidt, MSU News Service

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