Film Festival Corner Update
With the fall festival season in full swing our student productions have been busy on both the festival and awards circuit. Here are the latest updates! Kunlin Wang (MFA/FP ’18) – OBSCURE First Feature Competition at the Tallinn Dark Nights Film Festival We had 4 films be named Finalists in the KCET Fine Cut contest,
NFMLA and AMPAS: LatinX & Hispanic Cinema Review
Fifteen students and alumni had the opportunity to visit the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Linwood Dunn Theater in Los Angeles on Saturday, September 14 for the annual InFocus: LatinX & Hispanic Cinema Film Festival. The event celebrated international filmmakers and their films with screenings and panel Q&A’s. The NewFilmmakers LA organization has
Chapman Reunion on HBO's WESTWORLD
Three alumnae from Dodge College’s MFA in Production Design program have gone on to work on television programming. They each had different paths that led them to HBO’s Westworld and we had an opportunity to hear their stories. Rachel Aguirre ’13 (RA) Rebekah Scheys ’15 (RS) Tarn Lerdjarudech ’16 (TL) How did you land your job on
Chapman Showcase is heading to Chicago, New York and Seattle
Chapman Showcase is an annual event where Dodge College travels to various cities to screen selected student films and engage with prospective students. Guests enjoy access to admission representatives; networking with attending student filmmakers; and connecting with alumni, current students and prospective students. This year, we’re travelling to three different cities: Chicago, Illinois Dodge College
Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) in Laos Highlighted in BOMBIE
When working towards earning an MFA in Film Production at Chapman University, Matthew Tanner (MFA/FP ‘16) was awarded a scholarship, along with three other students, Eric Colonna (BFA/FP ‘16), Neusha Ghaedi (‘16) and Jack Sample (BFA/TBJ ‘16) to produce a film in Laos about the UXO (Unexploded ordnance) crisis that has severely affected the country
Cross-Cultural Action Comedy "Twin Blades" Wraps Production
Twin Blades, penned by Ingrid Eskeland-‐Adetuyi (Screenwriting, ’15), began production in Hong Kong and Mainland China June 2019. The script was one of seven specs sold in 2017 written by a “first-‐timer” and sold to Cristal Pictures (Hitman’s Bodyguard) and Wanda Media (Wonder Woman) with Lauren Shuler Donner and Jack Leslie of the Donners’ Co.
Film Festival Corner Update
We have more great news this month as our students work continues to make its way along the festival circuit. Here are this months updates: Nikhail Asnani (MFA/S ’19) – SOMETHING ROUND Oaxaca Film Festival Arizona Underground Film Festival Film Crash Trans Stellar Film Festival Oslo/Fusion International Film Festival Cameron Thuman (BFA/FP ’20) – A
Two Dodge Films Announced as 2019 Student Academy Awards Finalists
The Student Academy Awards have announced their finalists for 2019, which include two films produced by Dodge students. This year 1,615 films were submitted for consideration, but only 37 were named finalists, placing these films in the top two percent of submissions. In the past, four student films from Dodge College have won a Student
Join us for our First Cut 2019 Film Showcase
Register now: chapman.edu/firstcut Dodge College’s annual Leo Freedman Foundation First Cut Screening promotes a selection of top films from the previous year as determined by a panel of distinguished alumni and industry representatives. Please join us as we screen our 2019 selections on Thursday, October 17 at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles. Doors
Zach Berg '13 Organizes Successful Alumni Mixer
Zach Berg is 28 and an alumnus from the class of 2013. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film Production, emphasis in directing. He grew up on the east coast, Maryland, and moved out to California to attend Chapman. Since graduating, he has worked all around LA. Recently, he created his own
Producer Bill Gerber Selected as Fall 2019 Marion Knott Distinguished Artist
Producer Bill Gerber (“A Star is Born,” “Gran Torino,” “A Very Long Engagement”) will join the Dodge College faculty as the fall 2019 Marion Knott Distinguished Artist. Academy Award nominee Bill Gerber has spent over 30 years in the film business in several positions including President of Production at Warner Brothers Pictures and as Producer
Four Dodge Films Named Semi-Finalists for 2019 Student Academy Awards
The Student Academy Awards have announced their semi-finalists, which include four films produced by Dodge students. In 1972 The Academy established the Student Academy Awards “to support and encourage excellence in filmmaking at the collegiate level.” Past Student Academy Award winners have gone on to receive 62 Oscar nominations and have won or shared 11