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: Hemal […]
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 […]
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 […]
Wow! What a week it has been for Soul City! The film, co-directed by Monica Berra, SheRea DelSol and Gini Richards, screened this weekend at DOC NYC–America’s largest documentary film festival and voted by MovieMaker magazine as one of the “top five coolest documentary film festivals in […]
Dr. John Carlos, who shocked a nation when he raised his black-gloved fist in silent protest for civil rights at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, inspired a room full of DFP students yesterday as he spoke about that moment in 1968, the […]
Award-winning journalist, content creator and media executive Chris Sheridan joins the DFP as a visiting instructor. Sheridan will teach courses in sports and digital media, provide internship supervision to the sports storytelling students and assist in curriculum development. Sheridan has built and led content teams […]
