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Alum’s Thesis Film is Up for a Student Academy Award

August 25, 2020August 25, 2020 by SFTV News
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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

Animation Student Nicole Grimes ’21 Illustrates Her Mother’s New Health Guide for College Students

August 31, 2020June 30, 2020 by SFTV News
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By the time Nicole Grimes ’21 was headed off to college, her mother, Dr. Jill Grimes, had already made several versions of “medical cheat sheets” on index cards and laminated … Read more

Film, TV, and Media Studies major Jacob Cornblatt ’20 reflects on his job as The Loyolan’s editor-in-chief

April 25, 2020March 26, 2020 by SFTV News
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Jacob Cornblatt ’20 has kept plenty busy since he arrived at LMU as a film and television production major a little more than three years ago. A self-described overachiever, he … Read more

Alum receives Film Independent’s Project Involve fellowship

April 25, 2020March 18, 2020 by SFTV News
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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

Alum adapting writer/surfer Kem Nunn’s first novel for Universal Pictures

April 25, 2020March 9, 2020 by SFTV News
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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

Screenwriting undergrad establishes student competition for underrepresented groups

April 25, 2020February 21, 2020 by SFTV News
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In 2019 Mallom Liggon ’21 co-created The Minority Report, a competition that mirrors the film industry’s “Black List” for screenplays written by students of color and other underrepresented groups. It’s … Read more

LMU Alumna Builds Successful Production Team

May 3, 2020April 18, 2019 by SFTV News
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In the heart of the film industry, surrounded by large production companies and A-list actors, it is often forgotten that feature filmmaking isn’t the only possible career path after graduation. … Read more

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