....the choreographers

Fil-Ams shine at Creative Emmys

By JULIEN MERCED C. MATABUENA

September 13, 2011

Manila Bulletin

 

 

Napoleon (L) and Tabitha D'umo: A husband-and-wife tandem (Photo courtesy of hollywoodoutbreak.com)

MANILA, Philippines – Filipino-American choreographer Napoleon D’umo and Anthony Ocampo were two of the praiseworthy individuals honored at the 2011 Creative Arts Emmys held a few days ago at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, California.


D’umo, who shares the Outstanding Choreography award with his wife Tabitha for their routine for “Scars/Fallin’/Outta Your Mind” in reality dance show “So You Think You Can Dance,” recalled telling ABS-CBN North America Bureau in a previous interview, “I don't care if we win, I'm just so happy to be nominated.”


“But when we sat down last time, I grabbed her [Tabitha] hand and I said, 'I think I wanna win,’” D’umo was quoted as saying in an interview posted on abs-cbnnews.com on Sept. 12.


While Ocampo was only a nominee this year for his work as lead visual effects animator for “The Walking Dead,” he had already won a visual effects society award and his first Emmy in 2007 for his work on hit medical drama “Grey’s Anatomy.”


An alumnus of the University of the Philippines who immigrated to the States in 2000, Ocampo told ABS-CBN that he credits the training he got here for his success.


“We just love art a lot and we also don't take anything for granted. We push ourselves really hard,” said he.

More, the animator remains grateful despite being unable to bring home the award because of his love for his job and the opportunity to work with the Hollywood industry’s best.


More, the same report enumerated other Fil-Ams who were honored in previous Creative Arts Emmys Awards Night, including visual artist Meliza Fermin and animators Joe Mateo and Jess Epanola.


According to a separate report on “Umagang Kay Ganda” on Tuesday, the annual Creative Arts Emmys’ Awards Night is held a week before the Primetime Emmy Awards, Hollywood’s most prestigious award-giving body for television. The Creative Arts Emmys pays tribute to technical achievements by people working behind the scenes of today's most popular TV series.

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