Join us Monday, May 8 at 3 p.m. in the Folino Theater as we celebrate Pete Weitzner’s 20 years of service to Chapman University. Although he will continue to be affiliated with Chapman as an adjunct professor, Pete is moving on to a new position as editor of the Orange County Business Journal. At our celebration,
It was announced today that Academy Award® nominated producer Don Hahn (The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast ) will receive an honorary Doctor of Arts degree from Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Dodge College’s commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 20, where Hahn will deliver the keynote address.. Hahn’s latest film,
We JUST found out that Tom Teller (MBA/MFA/Film and Television Producing ’18) and Julian Conner (BFA/Film Production ’17) were just announced as the winners for the Coca-Cola Regal Films contest. It was just announced at CinemaCon, which is taking place this week in Las Vegas. Teller and Conner created a 30 second spot featuring both
Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, recognized as one of the premier film schools in the United States, will focus on Hollywood directors with the theme ‘In the Director’s Chair’ at the 18th Annual Women in Focus Conference. Taking place on Friday, April 7, the Women in Focus Conference will feature Academy
Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, recognized as one of the premier film schools in the United States, announced today that two-time Academy Award® nominated producer Richard Gladstein (The Hateful Eight, Pulp Fiction, The Bourne Identity) has been named the Spring 2017 Marion Knott Filmmaker-in-Residence while acclaimed VFX producer Joyce Cox (Titanic,
Last week, the Chapman community lost one of its greatest friends, Mr. Lawrence ‘Larry’ Dodge, at the age of 77. Larry was the namesake of our school, the Lawrence and Kristina Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. Dodge was a retired US Marine, and helped form the American Sterling Corporation, which was a group
We’ve been waiting patiently for months, and now, the time is almost here; Chapman Studios West is almost done! Located just across the railroad tracks from Marion Knott Studios, Chapman Studios West is scheduled to open Spring 2017. While it will be the home of the Dhont Documentary Center, to help support our documentary filmmaking
Winners of the 43rd Student Academy Awards were officially recognized during the ceremony held at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills on September 22, where Chapman University / Dodge College film school students Brian Robau and Brenna Malloy earned silver and bronze medal placements, respectively, in the narrative category. Brian Robau (MFA/Film Production’17) took
Producers and directors currently enrolled in select degree programs will have access to the Black List’s online database of screenplays, and Chapman University students will be the first to do so. In an expansion designed to give currently enrolled producers and directors better access to a wider array of available screenplays, screenwriters hosting their scripts
A few weeks ago, we asked alumni to submit films to our 1st Annual Dodge Alumni Showcase, to be screened during Homecoming weekend. It will take place on October 1st, 2016 from 1:30PM to 3:30PM in the DMAC Screening Room, and we are proud to announce that we will screen the following short films: Kara