Alumni Spotlight | Brandon Valencia, MFA ’17
By day, Film and Television Production alumnus Brandon Valencia (MFA ’17) has a steady job as a content creator for a film company. By nights and weekends, he’s a writer-director … Read more
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Student Spotlight | Jonathan Rowan, MFA ’20
Third-year LMU SFTV graduate student Jonathan Rowan has had a busy fall. Two of his projects—a music video called “Runnin” and his second-year film BEAUTY MARK—have debuted on Revolt TV … Read more
“GoT,” “Sopranos” Producer Reflects on Career
Shining a light on the changing tides of the entertainment industry, Loyola Marymount University’s School of Film and Television’s four-part series “The New Storytellers with Katie Ford” began with a … Read more
SFTV and the Alien Connection
With the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the movie Alien comes the spawning of six short films that play on aspects of the original space thriller. LMU School of … Read more
SFTV partners with Village Roadshow for Emerging Talent Lab
The Emerging Talent Lab is an exclusive partnership between LMU SFTV and Village Roadshow Entertainment Group to offer a 3-month Lab. The Emerging Talent Lab is a program designed to … Read more
“And the Winner Is” … an SFTV Alum
Dear LMU School of Film and Television, It’s a recent alumnus, Brandon Valencia, screenwriting, Class of 2017, and I wanted to share a bit about what’s happened in my … Read more
LMU SFTV Makes Some Noise at Sound Editors’ Awards
Awards season has come to Hollywood and LMU’s School of Film and Television Recording Arts Department is being recognized for its contributions to the past year’s successful movies. Recently, the … Read more
Senior Thesis Took Alumnus to Remote Alaskan Islands
The best ideas sometimes come from spontaneous curiosities, such as Connor Smyers’ topic for his recent documentary Diomede. Last summer, Smyers ’18, an LMU SFTV film and TV production alumnus, … Read more
Faculty Collaborations get SFTV on Festival Circuit
Students aren’t the only ones who are busy at LMU School of Film and Television. Their professors undertake their own numerous creative endeavors. Sharon Mooney, associate professor of film production, … Read more
Connecting SFTV Students with Those Who Have Paved the Way
In the movie business, persistence pays off. Arnav Jain, a junior production major, had attended LMU Pathways in Entertainment events, hoping to make a connection. Last year his efforts paid … Read more
All-Women Team Wins Hackathon Award for LMU Map Program
An all-female team of mostly LMU students placed second overall and first in the CodePen’s “Best Front-End Design” category on Jan. 20, 2019, at the first-ever Rose Hack, a 24-hour-long … Read more