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
Awards
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
2021 SFTV Departmental Award Winners
Last week, SFTV celebrated the Class of 2021 with virtual receptions, department events, and more, but no celebration captures what our community is all about other than the SFTV Departmental … Read more
Alum’s Feature Film Wins Inaugural John Singleton Director Award at American Black Film Festival
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
Alum’s Thesis Film is Up for a Student Academy Award
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
The 2020 List of SFTV Alumni Nominated for Emmys (or Working on Emmy-Nommed Shows)
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
Peabody Award-Winning Faculty Member Shares His Best Advice from 30+ Year Career
Seasoned showrunner and screenwriter John Strauss brings over 30 years of experience in film and television to SFTV. He has been an executive producer/showrunner on over ten different television series, … Read more
Co-Writer of hit Lifetime Biopic and Alum on Success, Self-Care, and Writing About Black Women Who Save the Day
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
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
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