DFP students S.J. Wright and Hao Zhang will head to the Big Easy soon to test their pitching talents in the New Orleans International Film Festival’s Pitch Perfect competition. The annual Pitch Perfect competition provides film students from universities across the South with the […]
Congratulations to Stan Wright (MFA ’18) on bringing home second place honors in the 6th Annual RiverRun PitchFest competition. The second-place finish earned Stan, and co-director Dominic Silva, $250 in prize money to put towards the completion of their thesis film. Aaron Lovett of […]
So amazing to see these former students among this year’s Emmy Nominees. Congratulations to each of you. We are so proud of the work you are doing! Best Documentary: Michael Beach Nichols, Co-Director, Welcome to Leith, Independent Lens Outstanding Government and Politics Documentary: […]
It was a magnificent month of May for Scott Schimmel. He received the news that his film, My Garden, No Longer was selected for the Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at Cannes, he graduated with his MFA, and he accepted an offer to join the faculty […]
It is with great pleasure that we announce that award-winning journalist, content creator and media executive Chris Sheridan is joining the DFP as an Associate Teaching Professor. Sheridan comes to the DFP after building and leading content teams at ESPN, CNBC, NBC and […]
We are delighted to share the news that Scott Schimmel’s film, My Garden, No Longer, is headed to Cannes! Schimmel’s film, which examines the impact of climate change on the people of Malekula Island in Vanuatu, is a finalist in the 2017 Emerging Filmmaker […]
Scott Schimmel’s film, Waste Not, Want Not, is a finalist in the professional documentary division of the George Lindsey UNA Film Festival to be held on festival March 2-4. But wait, there’s more good news…Waste Not, Want Not will also screen as an official […]
Don’t miss your chance to watch Soul City in the comfort of you own home! Soul City, co-directed by MFA ‘16 graduates Monica Berra, SheRea DelSol and Gini Richards, makes its broadcast debut as part of the Reel South lineup. The film, an examination of […]
