San Diego State Grad Selected for Television Academy Fellowship

Joyce Camille Rocacorba has been selected for the Television Academy Foundation’s prestigious 2021 Summer Fellows program. She is one of just 50 students chosen from across the country by Television Academy members to participate in the program.

Rocacorba is a 2021 graduate of San Diego State University who majored in Television, Film and New Media Production. She will be a Production Fellow this summer through the Television Academy Foundation’s program. Rocacorba attended San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts.

“To be chosen for a fellowship by Television Academy members is a huge honor,” said Rocacorba. “This fellowship means the chance to grow and further my career after graduation. Living in a pandemic brings its challenges for everyone but as a production student it cut off many opportunities to network and gain more experience on set. I love documentaries and one day I'd like to go back to the Philippines, where I was born, and create something about the tiny province my family is from.”

Typically, the Television Academy Foundation’s annual Internship Program provides 50 internships, at top Hollywood studios and production companies, to college students nationwide every summer. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Television Academy Foundation has had to re-imagine its internship program this year offering the 50 students selected from across the country the chance to either intern remotely or enroll as a Summer Fellow.

The Summer Fellows Program includes virtual one-on-one visits with professionals in a student’s field of study, online panels with leaders in the television industry, and customized seminars covering personal brand building and navigating the job market ahead. Fellows also become life-long members of the Foundation’s alumni family giving them access to events and networking opportunities as they build their careers in the industry.