Special Screening of "She Wants Me" with Special Guest Rob Margolies
< ?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?> Dodge College invites you to join us for a screening of the romantic comedy She Wants Me , followed by a Q&A with the director alumnus Rob Margolies (BFA/FTV’05) on Thursday, September 6 at 7:00 p.m. in Folino Theater .
Dodge College's Newest Faculty Already Receiving Praise
Dodge College has hired four industry veterans to the full-time faculty roster, beginning this semester, including three brand-new members of our community. As the students throw themselves back into the swing of classes and productions, these new faculty will supercharge our programs, especially screenwriting, and begin the semester with a bang!
Alum Jason Wise Opens Wine Country Fest With Wine-Tasting Film
The new short full-length film from Alum Jason Wise (BFA Film Production, ’04), SOMM, was recently named the opening film of the Napa Valley Film Festival, and received a glowing write up in The Hollywood Reporter.
Dodge College Undergrad Wins $10,000 For Web Production
Web video – that is, video conceived of, shot, and produced entirely for disribution through online channels – is revolutionizing the film world. Built from the ground-up with digital technologies in mind, Dodge College thrives on these new storytelling principles. And so do our students – recently, to the tune of $10,000!
Chapman University Orientation is Underway!
A big welcome to all the new, transfer, and early-bird returning Dodge College students on campus this week!
Broadcast Journalism Student Whitney Drolen Now In the News - Literally!
Alumna Whitney Drolen is now reporting live on CBS in Dallas, TX. With visions of working on TV fueling her young high school career, the Chicago native brought her dreams to life by leveraging the medium itself – by winning her tuition through a TV game show!
Dodge College Film "Shoot The Moon" at Stony Brook Film Fest
More film festival successes for Alexandar Gaeta’s undergraduate thesis film, Shoot The Moon, recently admitted to the prestigious Stony Brook Film Festival in New York. Our own Film Coordinator Derek Horne, mastermind behind much of Chapman’s successful film festival campaign, was invited by the film’s creatives to attend the event. [-JP]
Cinephile's Dream Calendar: August Edition
< ?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?> After Max’s brief interlude travelling to Italy , the Cinephile’s Dream calendar is back for August, helping you locate the most interesting films playing the greater L.A. area you might not know about yet. Beat the heat in an air-conditioned arthouse theater!
Sophomore Entrepreneur Oliver Bogner ('15) Profiled in Forbes
Founder of Bogner Entertainment, and Sophomore Television / Broadcast Journalism major Oliver Bogner was recently profiled, in a high-profile piece on Forbes.com in their “All-Star Student Entrepreneurs” feature.
Television Professor Pete Weitzner Wins Lifetime Achievement Award
< ?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?> Nearly five dozen awards in 20 categories were presented to local reporters, editors and photographers during the annual OC Press Club Journalism Awards Gala, and one of the winner was our very own Professor of Television, Pete Weitzner!
Dodge College Grads Recognized in the Emmy Nominations
Dodge College has hundreds of incredibly successful alumni working in the professional world, but it’s always nice when certain outstanding folk are recognized at the national level, as happened in last week’s Emmy nominations. Click here to get the scoop on our renowned grads!
Beyond Dodge College: "Destination: Africa" Travels to Mozambique
< ?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?> Students in the Destination: Africa international travel course recently returned to the US, to relax after the physically and mentally challenging summer. Two documentary students chose to briefly share their take on the class, as well as some photos from the adventure.