LMU School of Film and Television

Attn: SFTV Crew LMU is trying to onboard 330 new alumni to #ThePride by 3:30pm today to help support the Class of 2021! If you've ever thought about mentoring a student or just being available to current students and young alumni via chat and message board, please consider joining LMU's exclusive platform at https://thepride.lmu.edu/

Alumni shout out If you plan to catch the premiere of "Tina" on HBO Max tomorrow, enjoy the stellar Director of Photography skills of SFTV alum Christina Stacey ‘14! #lmusftv #lmualumni https://www.rollingstone.com//tina-turner-documentary-rev/

TONIGHT @ 7PM PT: How should you write about people with disabilities? And if you have a disability, how do you get into the room where it happens? SFTV Clinical Associate Professor Paul Chitlik moderates a panel of industry professionals who can tell you what you need to know. https://cal.lmu.edu//ignite_your_career_through_inclusion_

Our next SFTV in Conversation comes at a critical time, please join us on Monday, March 22 at 7pm PT as we seek to uplift and amplify the Asian American voices within our industry. Hear from Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning Hollywood producer Janet Yang (EMPIRE OF THE SUN, THE JOY LUCK CLUB), Andrew Ahn (SPA NIGHT, DRIVEWAYS), writer/producer Adele Lim (CRAZY RICH ASIANS, RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON), and writer Devanshi Patel (BLACK-ISH, GOD FRIENDED ME)! https://cal.lmu.edu//sftv_in_conversation_janet_yang_and_a

In SFTV’s Graduate Film and Television Production program, students master the art, craft, and business of filmmaking while diving deep into one of the following specializations: directing fiction, directing non-fiction, creative producing, cinematography, or editing. Sign up for one of our upcoming fireside chats with our production faculty filmmakers to learn more. Applications for Fall 2021 are open now through December 11. https://graduatestudies.lmu.edu/p/sftv_meet_your_professors

Stay safe out there SFTV Crew! And let us know your favorite Halloween movie in the comments

SFTV Crew- check out this amazing FREE event from Variety happening Oct. 28 & 29! International star Jennifer Lopez and her business partner Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas will discuss Nuyorican Productions' upcoming slate of film and TV projects in a keynote conversation at Variety's two-day, virtual Power of Women: Conversations presented by Lifetime. Register today. https://bit.ly/2TgHe9w

Show some alum love for Raea Gragg ‘20 Animation who’s graphic novel MUP was released today! She’ll be taking over our Instagram story for #AnimationDay on October 28! MUP started out as a class assignment my freshman year at LMU and turned into my senior thesis. Thanks to the inspiration from professors and students during my four years at LMU I was able to create and finish my story! I’m so, so, so proud to call myself a lion and I would love for you all to check out MUP. MUP is now available on Amazon, kindle, Goodreads, and many other booksellers. And be sure to catch more from Raea next Wednesday!

The Wrap rankings are in, and we are so excited that LMU SFTV is the #8 film school in the nation! Check out the details here: https://sftvnewsroom.lmu.edu/lmu-sftv-ranked-8-by-the-wrap/ #LMUSFTV Loyola Marymount University

Today at the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce #StateOfLABusiness event, Janet Yang, producer and SFTV presidential fellow, leads a conversation on The New Economy and LA’s Entertainment Industry with Paul Audley, president of FilmLA, Celia Chavez, president of Telemundo, and Peter Szabo, SVP and head of commercial partnerships for Spotify! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/state-of-la-business-tickets-1

Join Academy Award-winning filmmaker and dean of Peggy Rajski and Turner Classic Movies: TCM host Jacqueline Stewart on TCM's Instagram Live to discuss #WomenMakeFilm, Rajski's career as a filmmaker and educator, her film TREVOR ('94) and more. Today at 4pm PT / 7pm ET! SFTV is proud to partner with TCM in support of its Women Make Film series! Check out their full schedule here https://womenmakefilm.tcm.com/ #lmusftv Loyola Marymount University

TONIGHT @ 5PM | Movie Mondays are back with Ali LeRoi and THE OBITUARY OF TUNDE JOHNSON SFTV Crew: Over the weekend you should have received an email from Eventive to create an account and receive your complimentary ticket of tonight's screening followed by a Q&A Moderated by Michelle Amor Gille with Special Guests Ali LeRoi, Stanley Kalu, and Zachary Green! Look for the "SFTV Movie Mondays" email from Eventive for instructions on how to reserve your spot. This event is not open to the public.

When InsideHook asked what leadership looks like in 2020 and beyond, SFTV Dean Rajski weighed inI think our society is hungering for values-driven leadership that puts people first. Read her full take here: https://www.insidehook.com/feature/advice/future-leadership

FRIDAY, OCT. 2 @ 2pm - SFTV in Conversation Join SFTV's chair of screenwriting, Karol Hoeffner, as she discusses the craft and challenges of writing Cli-Fi (climate fiction) ghost stories like her recently released YA novel, KNEE DEEP. Actor Annie Close-Starke will read an excerpt from the novel, followed by a discussion and q/a session with Hoeffner and SFTV alumna Chikodili Agwuna MFA ’19.... RSVP here: https://lmula.zoom.us/we/register/WN_KDEpoo-0QUirvFm9stjm1g

Join us for the 2020 SFTV Awards celebrating the best students films of the 2019-2020 academic year!

Join us tonight for the 2020 SFTV Awards!!! You don’t need to register for the event, the awards ceremony will be streaming right here on Facebook! Come back to the page at 5pm PT to celebrate with all the nominees!!!! For those who may not know, the SFTV Awards are usually an end of year, in-person, event at SFTV recognizing the best student films from the past academic year. Due to COVID-19, the awards were postponed last Spring and we’ve brought them online this Fall for ...the first time. #LMUSFTV #LMUTogether See more