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