Arts & Entertainment
Student From Mandeville Chosen For Television Academy Fellowship
Grace Dumdaw Chosen Among 50 College Students From Across The Country For Prestigious Program
Grace Dumdaw, of Mandeville, LA, has been selected for the Television Academy Foundation’s prestigious 2020 Summer Fellows program.
Dumdaw, currently a senior at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, is a Stage, Screen, & New Media and Peace & Conflict Studies major. She attended the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts.
“Being chosen by Television Academy members is incredibly validating,” said Dumdaw. “To have the people who vote for the Emmy Awards see potential in me as a young person energizes me and gives me confidence to pursue more opportunities that seem out of reach.”
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“Growing up in suburban Louisiana as an immigrant, working in television or film always felt like an unrealistic goal. However, I’ve been able to stay focused on reaching this goal with the guidance and support of my family, friends and people who took a chance on me,” said Dumdaw.
Typically, the Television Academy Foundation’s annual Internship Program provides 50 paid internships, at top Hollywood studios and production companies, to college students nationwide. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Television Academy Foundation has had to re-imagine its internship program this year offering the 50 students selected from across the country the chance to either intern remotely or enroll as a Summer Fellow.
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The Summer Fellows Program includes virtual one-on-one visits with professionals in a student’s field of study, online panels with leaders in the television industry, and customized seminars covering personal brand building and navigating the job market ahead. Fellows also become life-long members of the Foundation’s alumni family giving them access to events and networking opportunities as they build their careers in the industry.
The program includes a series of professional development webinars for students with top industry professionals including writer/director Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Old Guard); Amazon Studios executives Albert Cheng, (Chief Operating Officer and Co-Head of Television) and Vernon Sanders (Co-Head of Television); and the executive producer of the Apple TV+ series Little Voice Sara Bareilles and series star Brittany O’Grady.