Tazmanian Devil, the debut feature-length film written and directed by Solomon Onita Jr. MFA ’16, won the inaugural John Singleton Director Award for Best First Feature at the 2020 American … Read more
The film Incognito by Jiaxuan “Jacky” Song ’19 (Film and TV Production) is a finalist for a 2020 Student Academy Award (SAA). Set in mid-1990s Los Angeles, Incognito tells the … Read more
Television’s annual Emmy Awards are coming up on Sunday, September 20, and like every year, we’ve scoured the nominee list for industry talent who learned their craft with us here … Read more
Last week, screenwriter and director Camille Tucker (MFA ’18), co-writer of the hit Lifetime biopic The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel, shared insights from her over 15 years of … Read more
Solomon Onita Jr. MFA ’16 and assistant professor Leena Pendharkar were two of the 12 directors selected by Warner Bros Television Group earlier this week for their prestigious 2020 Warner … Read more
Daniel McDonald MFA ’18 pulls no punches when asked how he rose from an entry-level job on a docuseries to directing and producing episodes and qualifying to join the Directors … Read more
Wake Up, a documentary about suicide prevention directed by Nate Townsend ’15 and produced by Chelsea Bo ’14 and Sean Drummond ’14, will have its premiere at YouTube’s WE ARE … Read more
Applications for the Emerging Talent Lab will open May 22 As many festivals are forced to go virtual and more and more opportunities for aspiring filmmakers are postponed, SFTV is … Read more
To mark the final day of the spring 2020 semester, SFTV has lined up a special set of guests from our industry advisory group, the SFTV Executive Council, to share … Read more
You’ve made the investment, you’ve taken the time to hone your craft, and you’re ready to take the media industries by storm… But how? This spring, SFTV In Conversation will … Read more
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