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There are lots of exciting things going on in the world of Vanderbilt and VIH media and entertainment. If you (or a Commodore you know) has been mentioned in a newspaper, blog, or magazine article, or on a news or radio broadcast, send us a link! Also, if you have a piece of news — an accomplishment, an award, something for other Commodores to see or know about! Please email it to news@vandyinhollywood.com.
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October 19, 2011 — Former ViH Intern Jeannette Francis Lands Gig With Top Agent
Congrats to 2010 Vanderbilt graduate Jeannette Francis, who recently scored a job assisting agent Eric Rovner at William Morris Endeavor, the world’s largest talent and literary agency. Rovner specializes in representing Latin artists, performers, and producers working in TV, film, broadcast news, literature, and sports. Previously, Jeannette was a Vandy-in-Hollywood intern two summers in a...... KEEP READING » -
October 17, 2011 — Stacy Greenberg, Former ViH Intern, Teams With Ron Howard & Brian Grazer
Vanderbilt grad, and two-time Vandy-in-Hollywood intern Stacy Greenberg (A&S, 2010), has landed a position as the 1st assistant to Francie Calfo, President of Imagine Television (24, Lie To Me, Parenthood, Arrested Development), the TV branch of producers Ron Howard and Brian Grazer’s Imagine Entertainment (The DaVinci Code, Tower Heist, Cowboys & Aliens). Stacy’s first Vandy-in-Hollywood...... KEEP READING » -
October 15, 2011 — Former ViH Intern Alex Echols Joins Dreamworks Marketing Team
Congratulations to former Vandy-in-Hollywood intern Alex Echols (class of 2009), who recently landed a plum gig in Dreamworks Animations’ marketing department. As Dreamworks’ Strategic Brand Marketing Coordinator, Alex helps create and shepherd marketing campaigns for movies such as Kung Fu Panda 2 and Puss in Boots. Alex completed the Vandy-in-Hollywood Summer Internship Program in 2008,...... KEEP READING » -
September 21, 2011 — VU Alum Deena Dill Sells Reality Show
VU alum Deena Dill (1992) has sold an original reality show, “Extreme Musical Chairs,” to the CW. The show, which comes from a partnership between Dill and Richard Joel and Phil Gurin (Shark Tank, The Singing Bee), pits people against each other in an obstacle-course adaptation of the popular kids’ game, Musical Chairs. Click HERE...... KEEP READING » -
August 22, 2011 — VU Professor Will Akers and ViH Take L.A. By Storm
What I Did On My Summer Vacation… OR My Fabulous Day at Vandy in Hollywood by William M. Akers (Senior Lecturer, Film Studies Program “The first job is everything.” – Brian Terwilliger, intern coordinator, G4 network “I couldn’t have gotten this internship without Vandy in Hollywood. That connection was HUGE. Everyone else has an uncle...... KEEP READING » -
June 15, 2011 — Congrats to the ViH Summer Interns – Class of 2011
Major kudos to this summer’s batch of great Vandy-in-Hollywood interns! Every year, the ViH program grows by leaps and bounds… not only getting more applicants and more top-notch students, but more companies. This year, as word of the program continues to spread, we had some of the most powerful companies in Hollywood coming to us,...... KEEP READING » -
May 11, 2011 — VU Alumni To Premiere Film at Cannes Film Festival
Cannes, FRANCE – The Seawall, a film written and directed by Vanderbilt graduate Mason Richards (1996), has been selected to be part of the 64th Festival de Cannes. Held from May 11th – 22nd in Cannes, France, the festival, one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious, showcases and celebrates the best and brightest new...... KEEP READING » -
April 28, 2011 — TLC show filmed at VUMC to begin airing Monday, May 2
TAKEN FROM THE REPORTER, VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER’S WEEKLY NEWSPAPER… After nearly five months of filming last fall and winter, Vanderbilt University Medical Center will once again be the subject of a new reality TV series scheduled to debut on TLC on Monday, May 2, at 1 p.m. The series, titled “Baby’s First Day,” is...... KEEP READING »
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ViH gives you opportunities and introduces you to individuals that many in the industry would dream about. I would not trade my experience and the connections I made for the world.
~ John Del Piero, ViH Summer Intern - APA (2009)
Recent Press & News
- Former ViH Intern Jeannette Francis Lands Gig With Top Agent » 10.19.11
- Stacy Greenberg, Former ViH Intern, Teams With Ron Howard & Brian Grazer » 10.17.11
- Former ViH Intern Alex Echols Joins Dreamworks Marketing Team » 10.15.11
- VU Alum Deena Dill Sells Reality Show » 9.21.11
- VU Professor Will Akers and ViH Take L.A. By Storm » 8.22.11
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