Interviews

Exclusive interviews from Awards Focus.

INSIDE COVID19 Director Gary Yost

Emmy Nominee Gary Yost on Inside COVID 19

For Emmy nominee Gary Yost, that was far from the case as he crafted his fascinating documentary, Inside COVID19. With its immersive 3D animation — captured through an Oculus VR headset — Inside COVID19 chronicles the erratic journey of the COVID19 pandemic.
BRIDGERTON Casting Director Kelly Valentine Hendry

Kelly Valentine Hendry on Casting Bridgerton

When it came to casting Bridgerton, Kelly Valentine Hendry brought together an incredibly diverse and inclusive ensemble. “It’s time for us to tell our stories in a way that’s accessible to everybody,” Hendry says.
Cinematographer Gavin Thurston and Sir David Attenborough

Emmy Winner Gavin Thurston on Framing Sir David Attenborough

Emmy award winning cinematographer Gavin Thurston has worked alongside legendary natural historian David Attenborough for over 30 years. Their latest collaboration, Netflix’s David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet, is Thurston’s most important project to date.
Jurnee Smollett

Emmy Nominee Jurnee Smollett on Finding Joy in Purpose

“With Lovecraft Country, the exhaustion was there yet I felt energized everyday too,” Jurnee Smollett explains. “That’s just the artist’s brain, that we’re wired to be in that cycle. One feeds the other; the exhaustion feeds the energy.”
BRIDGERTON Creator Chris Van Dusen

Bridgerton Creator Chris Van Dusen on Adapting the Hit Series

Working closely with Shonda Rhimes for the last 17 years, Emmy-nominee Chris Van Dusen has had a hand in writing landmark Shondaland series like Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal. With Bridgerton, Van Dusen took the reigns as the creator and showrunner of the Emmy nominated Netflix series.