Student Blog: Manny Martinez
Second year student Manny Martinez collaborates with hometown friends on SVA film project.
CONTINUE READING POSTStudent Blog: Michele Grace
Second year student Michele Grace shares her experience making her first year film using professional actors, and how working on sets for upperclassmen prepared her for the shoot.
CONTINUE READING POSTAlumni Blog: Kenny Strawn
Kenny Strawn tells us how he accidentally found his 2023 thesis documentary subject, the importance of strong archival material, and how the editing room is where the documentary film comes together.
CONTINUE READING POSTAlumni Blog: Lianne Rose Richards
Lianne Rose Richards delves into the making of her 2023 thesis film, 99 Thing I Think of Before I Sleep.
CONTINUE READING POSTSVA Partners with New York Film Festival
BFA Film is partnering with the New York Film Festival this year.
CONTINUE READING POSTFaculty Blog – Daniel Poliner
Director Daniel Poliner writes about his film, Come Find Me, a story about a mother and daughter facing major life changes and how their love challenges and sustains them. The film stars Sol Miranda (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) and Victoria Cartagena (Manifest, Batwoman, You) and has great featured performances from 4-time Tony nominee Tovah Feldshuh and Alice Lee (Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist).
Watch the trailer by clicking here.
CONTINUE READING POSTStudent Blog: Arnav Mangla
Recent graduate Arnav Mangla writes about mounting an international thesis project and the challenges and opportunities he faced, such as overcoming language barriers between crew to make his thesis film Subah.
CONTINUE READING POSTStudent Blog: Hsi Cheng
3rd year student Hsi Cheng writes a student blog about her short film The Balloons.
CONTINUE READING POSTSVA Screens at First Look Festival
We are happy to announce that the SVA BFA Film department will once again screen at the First Look Film Festival at the Museum of the Moving Image — one of America’s foremost institutions dedicated to film.
CONTINUE READING POSTAlumni Blog: Chun-Chieh Wang
Chun-Chieh Wang’s Tulpa has been racking up festival screenings and awards, including Best Short Film at the Los Angeles Film Awards, Winner at the ROMA Short Film Festival, Best LGBTQ+ Short Film at the Tokyo International Short Film Festival, a nomination at the Tietê International Film Awards, and screening at the Museum of the Moving Image First Look Festival.
CONTINUE READING POSTStudent Blog: Mickel Cannon
Fourth year student Mickel Cannon writes about his thesis film Stupid Cupid and shares stills and behind the scenes photos.
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