Alumna’s short film wins Audience Award at Frieze LA
Jane Chow ’19 most recent short “Sorry for the Inconvenience,” won Frieze Los Angeles’ first-ever audience award as voted for by the public. The short film follows a lonely teenager … Read more
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Behind the Scenes with Po Wei Su | Class of 2021
If you’ve seen LMU SFTV’s website lately, photos on our social channels, or even a recent ad campaign then you’re most likely admiring the work of ace behind-the-scenes (BTS) photographer … Read more
5 Alumni-Lead Projects Selected for Inaugural Story Development Residency
LMU School of Film and Television is excited to present the five alumni-lead projects selected for the inaugural Story Development Residency. In collaboration with long-time partner Film Independent, the eight-month-long … Read more
Michael Finley ’14 Nominated for 3 Golden Reel Awards
Scoring three nominations for this year’s Motion Picture Sound Editor’s Golden Reel Awards, Michael Finley (’14 Recording Arts) first won the prize in 2019 for his collaboration in the video … Read more
Alumna Nikki Hudgens Lands New Role at Bron Studios
You’d be surprised how much you actually know when you just jump into a situation and try your hardest to adapt. Nikki Hudgens (’19 MFA Writing and Producing for Television) … Read more
Alumna Sapphire Sandalo on Animation, Paranormal Podcasts, and Being a One-Woman Show
“I’m a one-woman operation and have always loved doing things independently.” Sapphire Sandalo ’10 is most known as the creator and showrunner of the animated web series “Something Scary.” However, … Read more
2020 Emerging Talent Lab Projects Announced in Village Roadshow Partnership
Five SFTV alumni-lead projects will receive mentorship and $10k in funding In partnership with Village Roadshow Entertainment Group, LMU’s School of Film and Television (SFTV) is excited to announce the … Read more
LMU School of Film and Television Ranked 8th in the Nation by TheWrap
LMU School of Film and Television (SFTV) was ranked 8th by TheWrap in its annual listing of the top 50 film schools in the country. This ranking comes on the … Read more
The Co-Creator of Netflix’s Ratched Listens to Sinatra Before Pitch Meetings—and Other Things We Learned About Evan Romansky MFA ’16
When aspiring screenwriters write scripts during film school, it’s typically with an eye toward securing an agent or manager who can get them hired to write projects that are already … Read more
Students and Faculty Shine at the 2020 SFTV Awards
It’s awards season, and not just for Hollywood. On Thursday night, students, alumni, faculty, and staff gathered virtually on LMU’s School of Film and Television’s Facebook page to honor the … Read more
Alum Daniel McDonald MFA ’17 Snags Emmy Award, Reflects on Episode that Got the Win
On September 14, 2020, first-time Creative Arts Emmy nominee Daniel McDonald MFA ’17 earned a coveted trophy for Outstanding Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program for Netflix’s docuseries Cheer, … Read more