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
Every year, The Hollywood Reporter releases their list of the top 25 film schools in America, and for the last few years, Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts has been lucky to make that list. This year, we continue our standing as Number 7 on the list, for the third year in
Orange, CA (May 2, 2016) – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Cheryl Boone Isaacs 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 21, where Isaacs will deliver the keynote address. Isaacs is serving her
Rob Cohen, the renowned filmmaker behind such blockbuster hits as The Fast and the Furious, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, xXx, and Alex Cross has been named the Spring 2016 Marion Knott Filmmaker-in-Residence at Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, recognized as one of the premier film schools in the
The sun is shining, the parrots are squawking, the parking lot is full, and the temperature is in the mid-40s! That must mean it’s the start of the Spring 2016 semester. Welcome back, Panthers! Whether you’re just joining us again after a long winter break, or you just had the weekend off from the Winter
We are now accepting applications for the spring 2016 Marion Knott Filmmaker-in-Residence program. This semester, our talented filmmaker is director/producer Rob Cohen who directed such films as The Fast and the Furious, xXx, The Boy Next Door; Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, The Skulls, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, and Dragonheart. For a
So you made a fantastic film this year, and really feel strongly about it. You just know you can travel the festival circuit with it, but are in need of some advice as to what ones would be best for you, and how to go about it. What do you do? That’s where Kevin