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Dodge Alum Wins Student Academy Award
The 51st Student Academy Awards were handed out in London, with three Olympic-style medal placements announced in the shorts categories of animations, live-action and documentary. Dodge alum Aaron Johnson ’24, received the Silver Award for his documentary short “The 17 Percent.”
Alums take home Emmys for their work on NBC's 'The Voice'
Editor John Baldino (MFA ’09) had been working on NBC’s “The Voice” for three years in 2019 when another veteran editor, Nick Don Vito ’87, returned to the show after a 15-season absence. It didn’t take long for them to realize that they were both Chapman University graduates. “We were just discussing our backgrounds a
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Alumni Collaboration Garners Emmy Nomination
As the head of development at Redondo Beach-based Dorsey Pictures, Hayden Boal (’13) creates, sells and produces content for various forms of media, including the five-episode Red Rocks Live in VR concert series, which has picked up its first Emmy nomination in the category of Outstanding Emerging Media Program. It’s a project that has benefited
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Alumna Leads Team of Chapman Grads at Good Day LA
While on a book tour in 2007 during a historic presidential race, Barack Obama spent part of a morning casually chatting with a Chapman University alumna. His scheduled news segment on Good Day LA had been pushed due to breaking news, and he had some time to kill. Michelle Pulfrey ’98, then a full-time producer
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Uzo Aduba Inspires Graduates at Dodge College Commencement
In a ceremony filled with hope and inspiration, three-time Emmy winner Uzo Aduba delivered the commencement address to the graduating class of Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. Aduba, renowned for her role in “Orange Is the New Black,” shared her wisdom and experiences with the students.
Uzo Aduba Named 2024 Dodge College Commencement speaker
Uzo Aduba, the three-time Emmy-winning star of Orange Is the New Black and Mrs. America, has been named Dodge College’s 2024 Commencement speaker! The ceremony takes place at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 18 at Wilson Field. A formidable and celebrated talent whose work spans television, film and theater, Aduba gained national prominence for her
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Working with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Nadia Murad
Nadia Murad is many things. A Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. The founder of Nadia’s Initiative. The author of her memoir, “The Last Girl” and one of Time magazine’s 2024 Women of the Year just to name a few). Murad’s incredible accomplishments are plentiful and admirable, though they barely scratch the surface of the strong woman I was privileged
Celine Song shares her past lives at Master Class
Two days into the COVID-19 pandemic, Celine Song’s play, “Endlings” was brought to a sudden halt. Song’s theater approached her about a potential Zoom performance, but she had seen enough attempts from others to know she would decline. Soon after, the experimental theater director would develop her most ambitious piece yet to adapt to the
Hi, Barbie!: America Ferrera visits Dodge for Master Class
America Ferrera has been ready for her Oscar since she was five years old. The actress and activist has been making headlines as a key part of Greta Gerwig’s smash hit “Barbie” — nominated for eight Academy Awards, including a Best Supporting Actress nomination for Ferrera. Her career has spanned over two decades, and it
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‘Awards Chatter’ Podcast — Billie Eilish and Finneas (‘Barbie’)
The Hollywood Reporter’s Scott Feinberg’s recaps his December Dodge College conversation with the Oscar- and Grammy-winning sibling singer/songwriters. During that chat in the Folino Theater, the duo took questions about their path to music, why they love writing songs for movies and how their latest song, “What Was I Made For?,” came to be.
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Scholarships Awarded at WIE Breakfast Gala
At The Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment breakfast on Dec. 7, three incoming Chapman students were presented with fully supported scholarships thanks to the contributions of The Chuck Lorre Family Foundation; The National Association of Theatre Owners of California/Nevada; and CAA’s Bryan Lourd and his daughter, Billie Lourd, in honor of Carrie Fisher.