School of Film/Video

Writer and producer Francesca Sloane (Film/Video MFA 11) recently signed an exclusive deal with Amazon Studios. Deadline reports that Sloane’s first project will be a series based on the works of Anaïs Nin, the French-Cuban American diarist, and writer of short stories and erotica.  Sloane...

The 21st season of KCET’s Fine Cut Festival of Films kicks off Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 10 pm PDT, offering a “glimpse of the filmmakers of tomorrow” with short films in the animation, documentary, and narrative genres. The 2020 lineup features 19 short films, four of which were produced by...

Director Eunhye Hong Kim (Film/Video MFA 18) was named the grand prize recipient at the 12th annual Seoul International Extreme-Short Image & Film Festival (SESIFF) for her thesis film Mother, Flower (2019). The 16-minute film, originally titled Soo after the main character, follows a Korean...

On Thursday, Sept. 24, the Program in Character Animation at CalArts presents the 2020 Virtual Character Animation Open Show, which will be livestreamed on YouTube. The showcase includes work from Character Animation students at all year levels (BFA1–4), reflecting the format of the annual...

Editor’s note: Since this year’s Emmys will be awarded over the course of several days, this article will be updated throughout the ceremonies’ run. On Monday, Sept. 14, the 2020, Creative Arts Emmy Awards commenced, with a twist—the prestigious annual award...

From among 3,566 entries from 107 countries, two works by CalArtians received awards at the renowned Japan Media Arts Festival, which is organized by Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs. An exhibition featuring the award-winning works opens Sept. 19, and runs through Sept. 27, 2020, at the...

The Hollywood Reporter (THR) recently released its 2020 list of Top 25 American Film Schools, which features CalArts’ School of Film/Video ranking eighth. The annual list typically comes as a result of facility evaluations and interviews with deans and faculty from campuses across the...