Student Blog: Matt Haller

Third year student Matt Haller attended the New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center last month, watching sixteen films over three weeks.
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Student Shuran Zhang writes a student blog about her experience volunteering at this year’s New York Film Festival.
SVA BFA Film was a sponsor of New York Film Festival 62.
CONTINUE READING POSTAlumni Blog: Hsi Cheng

UPDATE: Hsi’s film wins the DOC NYC U Competition!
Hsi Cheng’s thesis film premieres at DOC NYC next month.
CONTINUE READING POSTAlumni Blog: Justin Ho

SVA Alumnus Justin Ho shot his independent feature set in New York City, Broken Pieces, entirely on an iPhone.
CONTINUE READING POSTAlumni Blog: Annie Fleisch

Annie Fleisch writes an alumni blog on how her award winning thesis film, Home Coming, led to an acquisitions trainee position at Sony Pictures Classics.
I completed my thesis film Home Coming in April 2023.
CONTINUE READING POSTAlumni Blog: Zixia (Jessica) Cheng

Recent graduate Zixia (Jessica) Cheng writes an alumni blog chronicling the production of her 2024 thesis film, Lucky Shot.
CONTINUE READING POSTStudent Blog: Nicole Quindere Duarté

Nicole Quindere Duarté and a select group of classmates were picked by faculty member Dejan Georgevich to attend an ASC Masterclass last weekend.
CONTINUE READING POSTAlumni Blog: Mina Huang

Recent graduate Mina Huang’s thesis film Hobby has been selected to screen at SVA’s After School Special this weekend (along with alumni Maura Garnett).
CONTINUE READING POSTFaculty Blog: Nicolas Luna

Senior Systems Administrator Nicolas Luna has been going to Gotham Week for over a decade.
CONTINUE READING POSTStudent Blog: Matt Haller

Third year student Matt Haller writes about film history and the cinematic influences on his second year film in this student blog.
CONTINUE READING POSTAlumni Blog: Maura Garnett

Recent graduate, Maura Garnett has been selected to screen as part of SVA’s After School Special next month.
CONTINUE READING POSTAlumni Blog: Khalil Walker

BFA Film graduate Khalil Walker’s alumni blog gives us a behind the scenes look inside the making of his 2024 thesis film, Pass Da Mic.
CONTINUE READING POSTAlumni Blog: Robert McMahon

Robert Samuel McMahon on the creation of his thesis film Personal Pizza and post-graduation achievements and hurdles.
CONTINUE READING POSTStudent Blog: R.J. Solomon

Third year student R.J Solomon details the making of a music video, and the quick thinking solution he and his crew members came up with when an actor didn’t show up.
CONTINUE READING POSTAlumni Blog: Louis Yeo

Alumnus Louis Yeo (2023) on the making of his thesis film and the transformative power of storytelling.
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