Progress continues on SFTV’s Howard B. Fitzpatrick Pavilion
As 2020 comes to a close, construction crews on LMU’s Westchester campus continue to work on the Howard B. Fitzpatrick Pavilion, making it ready for its opening in fall 2021. … Read more
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The Co-Creator of Netflix’s Ratched Listens to Sinatra Before Pitch Meetings—and Other Things We Learned About Evan Romansky MFA ’16
When aspiring screenwriters write scripts during film school, it’s typically with an eye toward securing an agent or manager who can get them hired to write projects that are already … 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
Screenwriting Faculty’s Summer Zoom Workshops Available Via Hannon Library
During the summer of 2020, SFTV’s screenwriting faculty hosted a series of ”Meet Your Professor” Zoom workshops on writing for film and TV, with topics spanning the gamut from crafting … 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
School of Film and Television Ranked 7th in the U.S. by The Hollywood Reporter
LMU School of Film and Television (SFTV) was ranked 7th by The Hollywood Reporter (THR) in its annual listing of the top 25 film schools in the country. It’s 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
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