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Alums Win at SXSW!

Congratulations to DFP alum Hillary Pierce (MFA ‘13) and our former University of Florida student John Aldrich on their recent win at SXSW!   Pierce and Aldrich are part of The River and the Wall film team who took home the Louis Black “Lone Star” Award for […]


DFP Alums Awarded Rooftop Filmmaker Fund Grant

Congratulations to Jasmine Luoma (MFA ’15) and Cameron Bargerstock Mullenneaux (MFA ‘14) on their Rooftop Films Filmmaker Fund Grant! Luoma and Mullenneaux received the Rooftop Films and Kayla Thomas Filmmaker Grant for their short film, You’re Listening to Delilah We are Looking forward to […]


Gimme A Faith in Indie Grits!

 Gimme A Faith is an official selection of Indie Grits! The film, directed by Hao Zhang (MFA ’18) explores questions of faith and identity through Zhang’s journey with a small group of Chinese international graduate students as they encounter Christianity in the Bible Belt. The festival […]


Mullenneaux Receives Residency

Congratulations to Cameron Bargerstock Mullenneaux (MFA ’14) who has joined SFFILM’s 2019 FilmHouse Artist Residency.  The FilmHouse Artist Residency supports both narrative and documentary films by providing 12-month residencies to filmmakers actively engaged in various stages of production.  FilmHouse residents are provided with dedicated […]


Gimme a Faith Premieres in China

We are thrilled to share the news that Gimme a Faith, directed by Hao Zhang (MFA ’18), has received an invitation to screen at the Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival (GZDOC) in December.  The festival is the largest professional documentary festival and film […]


Daniels Wins NOFF South Pitch!

Congratulations to Meg Daniels on bringing home first-place honors in the New Orleans Film Festival’s South Pitch student competition. Meg pitched Proper Pronouns, a thesis film she is co-directing with Manie Robinson.  The film explores the personal and professional challenges faced by a […]


Academy Award Winning Filmmaker Visit

DFP students will have the opportunity to learn from a master storyteller when Academy Award-winning director, producer, cinematographer, and editor Ross Kauffman visits the DFP on October 23-23.  During his two-day visit, Kauffman will speak to students about the ethical challenges of visual storytelling […]


Gimme a Faith Premieres in Doc Features at New Orleans!

Gimme A Faith, Hao Zhang’s MFA 2018 thesis film, makes its festival debut in the Documentary Features competition of the New Orleans International Film Festival. The film explores questions of faith and identity through Zhang’s journey with a small group of Chinese international graduate […]


Kalny to Host IMG Tailgate Tour!

Trey Kalny (MFA ’19) will serve as the host of IMG’s second annual Wendy’s College Tailgate Tour, an interactive, fan-focused pre-game experience featuring fresh food, music, gaming, and legend appearances.  As host, Kalny will travel to 13 college football games this season to create content […]


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