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Justin Simien on The Colbert Report

October 17, 2014 by Jeff Heimbuch | News

Justin Simien (BFA/Film Production ’04) is making headlines left and right lately! The writer, director, and producer of the film Dear White People won the Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Talent at the 2014 Sundance Festival, and also the Audience Award at the 2014 San Francisco International Film Festival. In 2013, Simien was named one

Justin Simien: How the Internet Can Help Your Movie

June 18, 2014 by Jeff Heimbuch | Alumni

The Internet can help your movie-making efforts immensely. Just ask Justin Simien (BFA/Film Production ’04), who has had plenty of experience using social media to his advantage. Aside from being named one of the Ten Directors To Watch in 2013 by Variety, Simien has been busy building awareness for his film Dear White People. We

Alum Justin Simien’s “Dear White People” acquired by Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions

March 26, 2014 by Meagan O'Shea | Alumni

After winning the award for Breakthrough Talent award at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, writer/director Justin Simien’05, continues to garner rave reviews, along with festival screenings and successes, with his feature film Dear White People. The film was recently acquired by Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions and is scheduled to screen at MOMA’S New Directors/New Films

Variety Declares Alumnus Justin Simien A “Director to Watch”

December 11, 2013 by Jared Parmenter | Alumni

Continuing the successes we’ve written about in the past, alumnus Justin Simien has received a broader kind of acclaim for his recent film, Dear White People. Simien has been recognized at festivals across the country, for his unique brand of scathing wit, a trend that surely suggests even bigger things are on the horizon. Most

Dodge College Alum Justin Simien’s Screenplay Gains Traction in Social Media

July 5, 2012 by Jared Parmenter | Alumni

A recent article in the Washington Post highlights the work of provocative screenplay graduate Justin Simien, who has creatively used social media to create an exciting following for his screenplay — paving the road to production.

Friday Focus: Alumni

May 11, 2018 by Jon Hernandez | Uncategorized

Zelie Dember-Slack’s (MFA/ER ’17) film, The Sweetest Heir, had its world premier screening at the Independent Filmmakers Showcase Film Festival on May 9th, 2018 where it won Best Family FIlm. The Sweetest Heir is an award-winning family comedy about Brittany Thompson, 9, who collects and restores old jewelry boxes. While restoring one, she discovers a seal inside a

Friday Focus: Alumni

March 16, 2018 by Jon Hernandez | Alumni

Every Friday is an opportunity to focus on an aspect of Dodge College. This Friday the focus is on alumni and the work they are doing. If there is something you’d like to have included please feel free to email Jon Hernandez, Alumni Relations Coordinator, at jonherna@chapman.edu or fill out the online form. Ela Alyamac’s (BFA/FTP

Dodge College Moves Up to #6 Spot in The Hollywood Reporter’s Annual Ranking of Top 25 Film Schools Maintains ‘Top 10’ Status for 5th Consecutive Year

August 16, 2017 by Rogers and Cowan | Press Releases

The Hollywood Reporter’s annual ranking of “The Top 25 Film Schools in America” has placed Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at number six (6), noting the rising achievements of the school’s alumni; its renowned faculty and guest speakers; state-of-the-art facilities, international programs, and steadfast endorsements from some of the biggest power

Chapman University Students First To Benefit from The Black List Educational Partnership Dodge College students now have access to the Black List’s online database of screenplays

September 15, 2016 by Franklin Leonard | Press Releases

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

Hollywood Reporter Names Chapman on List of Top Film Schools

August 18, 2016 by Jeff Heimbuch | News

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

Congratulations to the Class of 2016!

May 23, 2016 by Jeff Heimbuch | Academics

This weekend was commencement for the class of 2016. Friends, family, and professors gathered to celebrate the hard work of all of their students during the last few years. Before they took to the stage, Cheryl Boone Isaacs gave a wonderful commencement speech, with blunt words of wisdom. While they invoked laughs from the crowd,

The Cecil Awards 2014 Impressed with Big Wins & Lots Of Fun

May 24, 2014 by Jeff Heimbuch | Events

Last night, the 2014 Cecil Awards took place and it was a night filled with lots of laughs, an impressive show, and hard earned achievements. Guests started to arrive for the tented pre-party in Dodge College’s parking lot around 5:30 PM. It was here that they got their first taste of the night’s #Limitless