Pioneers in Skirts receives Emmy nomination

Pioneers in Skirts Receives Emmy Nomination

Raleigh, NC / Los Angeles, CA, Release: November 22, 2022. For Immediate Release

The Producers of Pioneers in Skirts are thrilled to share that the film was nominated for a Regional Emmy Award!

On Tuesday November 22, 2022, the Nashville/MidSouth Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced nominations for the 37th Midsouth Regional Emmy Awards.  

Pioneers in Skirts is an inspiring film about the obstacles that can get in the way of a woman’s pioneering ambition, and what we ALL can do about it.

Pioneers in Skirts is distributed by American Public Television to select public TV stations nationwide.

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There were nearly 1,000 entries from across the region. These entries are judged by peer professionals from at least two different chapters around the country.

Pioneers in Skirts was one of four films nominated in Documentary Film — Topical category.

  1. A Titans Story – Mississippi Made, Tennessee Titans, Gil Beverly, Surf Melendez, Bill Flanagan, Todd Gray, Matt Unger, Brian Myers, Nik Conklin, Spenser Fritz, Steve Wisinski, Aryel Rivero, David Schindler, Julia Perkins
  2. Keepers of the Bees, UNC Wilmington, Jesse Bradley
  3. Pioneers in Skirts, Ashley Maria Productions, Ashley Maria, Lea-Ann Berst
  4. State of Change, PBS North Carolina, Frank Graff, Michelle Lotker, Robert Gunter, Matthew Chenet, Brooks Bennett, Elliot Blumberg, Miriam McSpadden, Justine Schmidt, Rossie Izlar

We’re excited to share this honor with our entire crew and to have their work recognized by other media professionals.

Winners will be announced February 25, 2023.

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