Alumni Spotlight: Kella Groves
17
Sep
By Kevin
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Alumni Spotlight: Kella Groves

Academy of Makeup Arts Alumni Kella Groves produced an impressive amount of work since her graduation a few short months ago. Immediately after graduating from the Makeup for TV & Film Program in March, she won "Best Makeup" in the 54 Hour Film Fest for the short film titled "Diamond in the Rough". After that, she applied makeup for more competition films, such as “Gatlinburg” by Broken Entertainment in Knoxville, TN.  Along with a series pilot “Troll Hunters” by Stormlight Pictures in Nashville, TN. Both films screen at the Knoxville Film Fest this September. Along with working for the Nashville Knights…
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Alumni Spotlight: Nissi Bergman
10
Sep
By Kevin
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Alumni Spotlight: Nissi Bergman

Academy of Makeup Arts Alumni Nissi Bergman took a moment to tell us about some of her recent work. She's worked with major music industry artists Montgomery Gentry ("Get Down South" Music Video) and Delta Rae (Big Machine Records Photoshoot). She also was the makeup artist for the HCA 50th Anniversary Documentary.   "I've been on the list at Stage Post, so I do news shots all the time. This year I've done Marsha Blackburn, Jennifer Palmieri, Carol Swain, Tim Wise, and Alex Little to name a few," Nissi told us. "I'm booked every Thursday through January with a boudoir studio and I…
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