About
Brendan Bubion is an Emmy® Award-winning Southern California-based video producer and educator. Currently, he is the Senior Video Producer at Caltech. Formerly, he was the lead producer of the award-winning "Weekly Arts" series for KCET/PBS SoCal. His work for the series dove into how each artist, organization or individual responded to the beauty and systemic challenges faced by the diverse communities of Southern California. As an educator, he has taught courses in filmmaking and documentary production at multiple institutions including Cal Arts and Champlain College. He holds a BFA in Film and Television with Honors from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and an MFA in Documentary Filmmaking from Chapman University. His work has received numerous awards, including a National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Award and multiple SoCal Journalism Awards from the LA Press Club. He is a member of the Television Academy.
Awards
- Winner - 76th Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards - Informational Series (more than 50% remote)
- 1st Place - 2023 National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards - Winner - SOFT NEWS FEATURE, ARTS/CULTURE - UNDER 5 MINUTES - TV/VIDEO
- 1st Place - 66th LA Press Club SoCal Journalism Awards - NON-ENTERTAINMENT PERSONALITY PROFILE/INTERVIEW
- 1st Place - 66th LA Press Club SoCal Journalism Awards - FAITH/SPIRITUAL REPORTING
- 3rd Place - 66th LA Press Club SoCal Journalism Awards - ENTERTAINMENT NEWS or FEATURE (Under 5 Minutes)
- 3rd Place - 66th LA Press Club SoCal Journalism Awards - GENDER AND SOCIETY REPORTING
- Finalist - 2023 National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards - SOFT NEWS FEATURE, FILM/TV RELATED - OVER 5 MINUTES - TV/VIDEO
- 1st Place - 65th LA Press Club SoCal Journalism Awards - ENTERTAINMENT NEWS or FEATURE, under 5 minutes
- Finalist - 2024 Golden Mike Awards - RTNA of Southern California - Best Light News Series Reporting
- Best Student Film - 2023 Thin Line Festival
- Audience Award (Short Doc - Local OC) - 2022 Newport Beach Film Festival