Join us for our First Cut 2018 Film Showcase Sponsored by the Leo Freedman Foundation
RSVP for this year’s event. Parking, food, and beverage are FREE with registration. 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 2018 selections on Wednesday, October
Alumna Directs Original Pilot for PlayStation The Many Lives of Ayn Winters
Sarah Wilson Thacker (MFA/DR ’13) and Jamie Clevenger (MFA/FTP ’12) directed and produced, respectively, The Many Lives of Ayn Winters pilot for PlayStation’s Emerging Filmmakers Program. The program called for original stories through a competition with creators, and once five ideas were selected, Sarah was hired on to develop the screenplay. Sarah was the first
Winners Announced for the 2018 Student Academy Awards Chapman has a winner!
After having 5 films from Chapman be named Semi-Finalists, and 2 films named Finalist. The Academy just announced the winners for the 2018 Student Academy Awards, and Chapman has a winner! Brian Robau’s film ESTA ES TU CUBA is a winner in the Narrative (Domestic Film Schools) category. This is Brian’s second win at the
Documentary Screening and Director Q&A: MAMACITA – Sept. 21 with filmmaker José Pablo Estrada Torrescano
You’re invited to join us for a free screening of the award-winning documentary Mamacita, currently screening at the Los Angeles Film Festival on Friday, September 21 at 7 p.m. in the screening room at Chapman Studios West. Director José Pablo Estrada Torrescano will introduce the film and participate in a Q and A with his former
Career Corner for the Week of Sept. 10 Fall 2018 Career Fair, Upcoming Career workshops, Certified Career Series, & Dodge Jobs
Make the most out of our time as a student. Remember to take advantage of all career resources available to you. Career Fair next Tuesday! The biggest recruiting even of the fall, the Fall Career Fair, is just a week away on Tuesday, September 18, 2-5 in the Sandhu Conference Center. RSVP, view employers and
Film Festival Corner Update
Here is an update on how our some of our students are doing on the festival circuit world: Jackson Smith’s (BFA/FP ‘17) THE CHOCOLATE SOLDIER was accepted to the Sharjah International Children’s Film Festival (SICFF) and he will be traveling to the United Arab Emirates for the festival in October. SOME NERVE (Community Voices) is
eSports Dream Job with Riot Games Alumni Spotlight: Ovilee May (BFA News/Doc '18)
The love and pursuit of video games landed Ovilee May (BFA/News and Doc ’18) her current role as the sole Broadcast Interviewer with one of the biggest eSports leagues in the world, League of Legends. “I’ve been playing video games since I could hold a controller at like 3 years old,” says May. She still
Career Corner for the week of September 3 Featuring internships for Dodge students, Career Fair info, and the Certified Career Student program
Our friends at Chapman’s Career and Professional Development Department are back this semester with amazing new resources including exclusive opportunities for Dodge College students, new – fully flexible – Certified Career Student program. Take charge of your future by exploring all of the career resources available to you: Jobs for Dodge students Fall Intern, Fall 2018 –
5 Chapman films selected as 2018 Student Academy Awards Semi-Finalists. 2 advance to Finalist stage.
We are pleased to announce that two Chapman films advanced to the Finalist stage of the 2018 Student Academy Awards: In the Alternative Category: Transient Passengers (Experiment Number Nun) – Thesis Film (dir. Natalia Hermida BFA/FP ’19). Natalia is one of three Finalists in this category. In the Narrative Category: Esta Es Tu Cuba – Graduate Thesis Film
Filmmaker Dean Devlin Selected as Fall 2018 Distinguished Artist Renowned Writer / Director / Producer Known for “Independence Day,” “Godzilla,” and “Stargate” TV Series
Writer, producer and director of blockbuster films (“Independence Day,” “Godzilla”, “Independence Day: Resurgence”) and highly-rated television projects (“Stargate SG-1,” “Stargate: Atlantis”), Dean Devlin will join the faculty as the fall 2018 Women Of Chapman Distinguished Artist. As an artist-in-residence, Devlin will share the creative thinking and processes behind creating, developing, writing, directing and producing some of