Movie Mondays: Safer at Home Edition | DAISIES
With regular SFTV programs and events suspended through the end of the semester due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our Movie Mondays program is moving from the Mayer Theater to the … Read more
Film, TV, and Media Studies major Jacob Cornblatt ’20 reflects on his job as The Loyolan’s editor-in-chief
Jacob Cornblatt ’20 has kept plenty busy since he arrived at LMU as a film and television production major a little more than three years ago. A self-described overachiever, he … Read more
Alum receives Film Independent’s Project Involve fellowship
Tabatha Laanui ’15 has been chosen to receive the Loyola Marymount University School of Film and Television (LMU SFTV) Fellowship as part of Film Independent’s signature diversity mentorship program, Project … Read more
Alum adapting writer/surfer Kem Nunn’s first novel for Universal Pictures
SFTV alum Martin Helgeland ’17 (Film and Television Production) is adapting writer and surfer Kem Nunn’s first novel, Tapping The Source, as a feature screenplay for Universal Pictures. Nunn’s novel … Read more
Panel offers tips on submitting work to film festivals
To guide today’s aspiring filmmakers, LMU has been hosting Life After Film School, a four-part series showcasing the many ways to succeed in film. On February 12, 2020 in Mayer … Read more
Faculty member reflects on film that raised awareness about self-harm
According to a study by the National Institutes of Health, about 17% of all people will self-harm during their lifetime. One of the few films to address this disorder head-on … Read more
Screenwriting undergrad establishes student competition for underrepresented groups
In 2019 Mallom Liggon ’21 co-created The Minority Report, a competition that mirrors the film industry’s “Black List” for screenplays written by students of color and other underrepresented groups. It’s … Read more
SFTV alum gets grant to develop feature screenplay
Ben Gross MFA ’18 (Writing for the Screen) was chosen this week for the Loyola Marymount University School of Film and Television (SFTV) Screenwriting Fellowship as part of Film Independent’s … Read more
SFTV alum accepted into Disney’s writing program
Tasha Henderson (MFA ’15, Writing for the Screen), is one of 13 writers who was accepted into Walt Disney Television’s 2020 Writing Program on February 3. The Walt Disney Television … Read more
Industry Pros Offer Tips on Pursuing Fellowships and Labs
On Wednesday, January 29, Loyola Marymount University’s School of Film and Television’s four-part series SFTV in Conversation: Life After Film School began with a panel discussion about fellowships and labs. … Read more
Cinematographer Shana Hagan ’89 talks about her Oscar-nommed film ”Walk Run Cha-Cha” (and a lot more)
Cinematographer / DP Shana Hagan ’89 has had a busy awards season. Fresh off the heels of last week’s Sundance Film Festival, where two projects she filmed had their premieres, … Read more