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Sundance Honors Hoop Dreams

DFP Professor of Practice Peter Gilbert will be honored at the 2014 Sundance FIlm Festival as part of its commemoration of the 20th anniversary of Hoop Dreams.  The newly restored film will screen in the From the Collection program, 20 years after making its world premiere […]


Haq Honored by DGA

Sana Haq (MFA ’13) has been recognized as a promising new talent by the Directors Guild of America.  Haq is the recipient of the DGA’s Jury Award for Best Asian-American Student Filmmaker in the East Region.  Haq is the director of The Other Army, a […]


The Other Army Screening

Please join us for a screening of The Other Army, directed by 2013 MFA alum Sana Haq, on Monday, November 25th at 7:00 p.m. at deTamble Auditorium in Tribble Hall. Over 5,000 members of the Pakistani army have died in combat and 40,000 civilians have died […]


DFP Preview Screenings

Please join us this week as several of our students present “preview screenings” of their thesis films. It is a diverse line-up of films that both educate and entertain so be sure to make plans to attend.


Pitch Perfect Win in New Orleans

Congratulations to Diane Hodson on her Pitch Perfect win at the New Orleans Film Festival.  Diane, and co-director Jasmine Luoma, put together a winning presentation of their thesis film on map-maker Denis Wood, author of Everything Sings and The Power of Maps.


The Power of Glove Screening

Join the Power of Glove team for a “Stuff We’ve Filmed So Far” screening and a night of retro gaming fun on Friday, October 25.  


Q & A with Cabin Creek Producer

Producer at Cabin Creek Films, David Cassidy, will visit the DFP on October 21-22. Here is a preview of some of the subjects he will discuss with the students during his visit. To find out more about David and his visit, click

Cabin Creek Producer Visits DFP

Award-winning Cabin Creek producer, and former student of the DFP faculty, David Cassidy will visit the DFP on October 21- 22.  Cassidy has produced documentary series and features with Barbara Kopple and Cabin Creek Films for over ten years. He most recently produced Running […]


Hodson Heads to Pitch Perfect

Participating in pitch competitions against your peers is a great way to test your pitching skills and get feedback on your ideas.  DFP student Diane Hodson will get the opportunity do just that in the Pitch Perfect competition at the 24th annual New Orleans Film […]


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