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Four Dodge Films Named Semi-Finalists for 2019 Student Academy Awards

August 8, 2019 by Esther Shin | News

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

The Biggest Downfalls for Indie Filmmakers and How to Avoid Them Presented by Chapman Alumni Paulina Lagudi ‘14 and Cooper Ulrich ‘14

November 19, 2018 by Esther Shin | Guests

Earlier this month, Alumni Paulina Lagudi ‘14 and Cooper Ulrich ‘14 returned to Chapman University to talk about their experience making an indie film, Mail Order Monster, and the mistakes you can avoid in the process. Top Ten Takeaways Get started on marketing early: You have to build your marketing plan into your business plan. Create your business plan and budget

What are Festival Programmers Actually Looking for? An Inside Look at Slamdance.

November 8, 2018 by Taylor Braun | Festival Report

I know the festival submission process can seem pretty mysterious. Which is why in this blog post (and future posts) I hope to shed some light on what festival programmers are looking for. This post will take an in depth look specifically at what Slamdance is looking for. Slamdance wants to make the submission process

Film Festival Corner Update 10/5/18

October 5, 2018 by Taylor Braun | Festival Report

Here is the latest update on what our students have been up to our in the festival world: Aharonit Elior’s (BFA/DA ‘17) SPARK continues to find success on the circuit being an official selection at the Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, NFFTY 2018, CINEVERSÁTIL, ReelQ: Pittsburgh, NewFest, and the Westfield Int’l Film Festival.

Film Festival Kudos for 4/20/16

April 20, 2016 by Jeff Heimbuch | Kudos!

Screenings and Awards Jackson Miller’s GUIDE has been officially selected for the 8th Annual American Pavilion Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at the Cannes Film Festival (http://www.ampav.com/index.php/student-programs/cannes-emerging-filmmaker-showcase/2016-finalists-emerging-filmmaker-showcase/) Andrew Evers’ OPERATION DIVORCE has been officially accepted to the Tamariki Film Festival in New Zealand Natasha Rindt’s MISS ROBOTO has been officially accepted to the 13th Annual Wild Rose

Alumni Films Premiering at Sundance and Slamdance Film Festivals This Week

January 17, 2013 by Jared Parmenter | News

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Dodge College’s 2013 Sundance Film Festival Travel Courses Are Ready For You!

October 5, 2012 by Jared Parmenter | Beyond Dodge

< ?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?> Due to the popularity of last year’s Sundance Travel Course, which takes students to some of the most important film openings of the year, and shines a lot on the industry wheelings and dealings taking place at such events, this year, we’ve created two! We expect these courses, which take place

True Grit [Update]

December 7, 2010 by Jared Parmenter | Screenings

As you may have noticed from our ever-observant commenters, on my last post announcing True Grit, one of the young stars of the Coen Brothers’ latest, is Hailee Steinfeld, who made her screen debut in several films produced by Dodge College students! We’ve just received clearance to honor Ms. Steinfeld, and our alumni, by sharing

Film Studies Club!

August 30, 2010 by Jared Parmenter | Uncategorized

The Film Studies program here at Dodge College is preparing for a really exciting year. With one of the largest application pools and total enrollments for the program, Professor Nam Lee, and our newest faculty member Emily Carman, are spearheading a new chapter for film studies at Chapman University. To start the new year off

Career Resources and Tips to Utilize Now More than Ever For Students and Alumni Working in Entertainment and Media

April 2, 2020 by Jon Hernandez | Alumni

UPDATED 4/23/2020 Chapman University and Dodge College Career Services are here to provide you continued service during these times of uncertainty. This is the time to touch base with your Career Advisor, faculty, peers, and other industry professionals. Use the various social media platforms (LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook) to reach out to individuals and ask for

Crowdfunding and the Panther Connection

September 27, 2017 by Kay Tuxford'08 | Alumni

Before I go into the nitty gritty details, I’m going to talk a tiny bit about myself. If you’re here for tips and pointers, feel free to scroll down. I won’t mind. I promise. See? Totally cool about it. As an Arizona native, Chapman had given me my dream – 25 minutes to the beach,

Interterm Projects: TV Faculty on New Pilots “Perceptors” and “Sharp Left Turn”

February 18, 2014 by Jared Parmenter | TV Writing / Production

This past Interterm semester saw all kinds of exciting productions, from the Dodge College sound stages, to local “on location” films and TV pilots, to international destinations from London to Korea. Today, I have some updates from the Television faculty on their teams’ projects, small changes to the program, and some history of how successful