Half a dozen of Hollywood's most notable female directors will convene at Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University's ninth annual Women in Focus conference April 17. Martha Coolidge ("Valley Girl"), Catherine Hardwicke ("Twilight"), Jocelyn Moorhouse ("A Thousand Acres"), Kimberly Peirce ("Stop-Loss"), Sanaa Hamri ("Something New") and Penelope Spheeris ("Wayne's World") will

The Ninth Annual Conference to Feature Six Distinguished Women Directors Sharing their Experiences in Hollywood The Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University proudly presents the Ninth Annual Women in Focus Conference on Friday, April 17, 2009, in the Paul and Daranne Folino Theater in Marion Knott Studios at the University. The

Two Chapman Shorts Account for Half of the Films Accepted from the United States. Films from two of Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts students will be showcased at the 2009 Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival in Clermont-Ferrand, France. Rick Curnutt’s Free Lunch and Kevin Acevedo’s The Last Page were accepted into the

Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts proudly presents the world premiere of Giant Steps, a documentary about how dance is changing the lives of at-risk kids in Cambodia, on Monday, November 24 at 7PM in the Folino Theatre. Completed in conjunction with Chapman University School of Law and Chapman’s Wilkinson College of

By Jean Bonchak JBonchak@News-Herald.com In the film "The Lost Sparrows of Roodepoort," David Ponce runs beside a little boy afflicted with AIDS. "Can you see me?" the boy asks. "Yes, I can see you," Ponce responds. This exchange of words symbolizes in simple yet profound fashion the very reason that Ponce, a young man studying filmmaking

Orange, CA (October 6, 2008) – Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts welcomes Jeffrey McCracken, Barbara Doyle, and Andrew Lane, who have joined the faculty beginning with the 2008-09 school year. “Each year, our roster of faculty continues to be enhanced with the top leaders in the world of film and television,”

By PAT O’BRIEN The Press-Enterprise Riverside native Mitchell McIntire is willing to risk exhaustion, oxygen deprivation and vertigo to make a documentary of an expedition up Mount Kilimanjaro called “Climb Without Limits.” McIntire and two other graduates of Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts in Orange will leave Friday for Tanzania to

Riverside native Mitchell McIntire is willing to risk exhaustion, oxygen deprivation and vertigo to make a documentary of an expedition up Mount Kilimanjaro called “Climb Without Limits.” McIntire and two other graduates of Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts in Orange will leave Friday for Tanzania to film Bonner Paddock, an Orange

By Tamara Krinsky Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts announces an extraordinary new scholarship program for Dodge students and faculty to develop documentaries overseas and build awareness and visibility for worthwhile Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in different countries. Focusing on the issue of human rights, the first year’s team will travel to Cambodia.