DFP Alums Premiere Projects at Tribeca

Congratulations to Diane Hodson (MFA ’15) and Jasmine Luoma (MFA ’15) on their Tribeca Film Festival premieres! Luoma served as producer on An Update on Our Family, a provocative three-part MAX series that exposes the hidden-in-plain-sight, unregulated family vlogging industry. Hodson served as editor on […]


A Double Win at Longleaf for Bloom!

Kudos to Allison Rieff (MFA ’23) and Elizabeth Miller-Derstine (MFA ’23) for winning Best Documentary Feature at this year’s Longleaf Film Festival with their thesis film Bloom, and for taking home an additional award for Best Film Poster award! We are also delighted to share the news […]


PitchFest Win!

Congrats to Jack Balick (MA ’24) and William Teets (MA ’24) for capturing top honors with their pitch of Ayzoh in the 13th Annual RiverRun Pitch Fest competition!  Second place honors went to Zoe Lang of Tulane, who pitched her film, Unpacking Pride: A Guide for the […]


Spring Thesis Showcase Screening

We are excited to present our spring DFP Thesis Showcase screening of Our Side in the ZSR Auditorium on Tuesday, March 19 at 6 p.m. Our Side follows documentarian and sexual abuse survivor, Jinglin Zeng (MFA ’23), as she embarks on a journey to heal and reclaim her narrative. […]


Sheridan to Judge Scripps Howard Journalism Awards

Professor of Practice Chris Sheridan has been selected as a judge for the 71st Annual Scripps Howard National Journalism awards – one of the most distinguished journalism awards in the industry.   With a focus on high-impact and investigative storytelling, the awards honor work from television stations, […]


Archives