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
Film and TV Production
Myles Dement ’23 Brings Spoken Word to the Screen for Juneteenth
Watch “You Do Not Know Me: A Spoken Word Film” on Vimeo starting June 19 As the university closes tomorrow in recognition of Juneteenth, we invite you to watch the … Read more
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
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
SFTV Announces First Presidential Fellow, Award-Winning Hollywood Producer Janet Yang
Yang will teach courses in production, development, and the business of entertainment, and will serve as a student mentor and advisor Peggy Rajski, Oscar-winning filmmaker and dean of LMU’s School … 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
Award-Winning Industry Talent Join Ranks of SFTV Faculty
With the first day of classes, we wanted to celebrate the people who make it all possible–SFTV’s incredible faculty! This year, we are welcoming top industry talent as new full-time … 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
SFTV Alum and Faculty Member Tapped for Warner Bros TV Directors’ Workshop
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
SFTV Faculty Rise to the Challenges of the Zoom Era
As happened at every film school across the country in spring 2020, when Covid-19 forced widespread shutdowns of campuses, SFTV shifted to teaching all its classes remotely partway through the … Read more