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Furnish Represents DFP at UFVA

DFP student Patricia Furnish recently attended the annual University Film and Video Association Conference  both as a recipient of a student fellowship and as a paper presenter. As a UFVA fellow, Patricia received financial support to attend the conference at American University in Washington, D.C. and […]


UNC-TV Features Student Short

UNC-TV’s North Carolina Now viewers recently got a sneak peek of Brian Gersten and Liv Dubendorf’s short film The Hollerin Contest at Spivey’s Corner.  Watch as Liv Dubendorf and hollerin’ champ Robby Goodman take you through the history of this traditional form of communication and […]


DFP Moves Downtown

It is an exciting day at the DFP!  We are moving our offices and classroom space to downtown Winston-Salem.  The program will now be located 10 minutes from the Wake Forest campus in the Historic Brookstown Mill at 200 Brookstown Avenue. This former cotton […]


MFA Film at Independent Film Week

Happy to share the exciting news that Cameron Bargerstock’s (MFA ’14) film Exit Music is among the 140 projects selected for the esteemed Project Forum at IFP Independent Film Week. The film, executive produced by DFP Professor of Practice Peter Gilbert, is one of […]


Dickson Named Associate Dean

We are delighted to announce that DFP Professor Sandy Dickson has been appointed Associate Dean for Academic Initiatives in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.  In her new position, Sandy will foster the development of new graduate programs, nurture continuing programs, and engage the […]


LEF Grant Goes to DFP Alum

Congratulations to DFP alum Cameron Bargerstock (MFA’ 14) on her LEF Foundation Moving Image Fund Grant!  LEF will provide $15,000 toward her film Exit Music. We are thrilled to see Cameron’s hard work and creativity recognized with such a generous contribution. LEF noted that the […]


Fest Success for 1st Year Students

Scott Schimmel’s short film Community Meal took second place honors and $200 in prize money at the 6th Annual Sustainability Shorts Film Competition. The annual short film competition is hosted by The Weatherspoon Art Museum, WUAG 103.1 FM, and The University of North Carolina at […]


A Double Win for unmappable!

Congratulations to the unmappable team on an amazing weekend! 3rd year students Jasmine Luoma and Diane Hodson are celebrating not one, but two, festival wins. The film took Best Student Short at Indie Grits and Best Doc Short honors at the Florida Film Festival.


Alum Offers Advice on Non-Profit Storytelling

Alum Jon Bougher (MFA ’11) returns to campus on Monday to speak to students about how skills learned in the DFP can be translated to marketable video storytelling for non-profits, both domestic and international. He will also offer advice for starting an international freelance career. […]


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