For Sasha Lebedeva ’21 (Screenwriting) the sudden lockdown in response to Covid-19 became a crash course in independent filmmaking–party of one. But what started as an assignment for her Directing … Read more
Applications for the Emerging Talent Lab will open May 18 As many festivals are forced to go virtual and more and more opportunities for aspiring filmmakers are postponed, SFTV is … Read more
SFTV is home to visual storytellers, media-makers, and the creative forces that will shape the future of entertainment. In light of the global pandemic we now find ourselves in, the … 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
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
SFTV in Conversation: Spring 2020 In this spring’s SFTV In Conversation series, hear directly from industry pros as they offer strategies and insights for new film graduates. March 4, … Read more
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
SFTV in Conversation: Spring 2020 In this spring’s SFTV In Conversation series, hear directly from industry pros as they offer strategies and insights for new film graduates. February 12, 2020 … Read more
Screenwriter and Chicago native Michelle Amor Gillie has always loved her hometown‘s rough-and-tumble politics. Last spring, an Instagram post from a fellow Windy City native led the two to co-create … Read more
30 Short Films Celebrate Legacy of Strand Releasing Veteran director Tommy O’Haver, a visiting professor at Loyola Marymount University’s School of Film and Television, is one of 30 filmmakers asked … Read more
It was a rare moment in Catholic Church history: the pope resigned his position in February 2013 and a new pope was elected. The last time that had happened was … Read more