Alumni Blog: Robert McMahon
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Robert Samuel McMahon on the creation of his thesis film Personal Pizza and post-graduation achievements and hurdles.
CONTINUE READING POSTStudent Blog: Michele Grace
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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
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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
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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
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BFA Film is partnering with the New York Film Festival this year.
CONTINUE READING POSTStudent Blog: Arnav Mangla
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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
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3rd year student Hsi Cheng writes a student blog about her short film The Balloons.
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
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Fourth year student Mickel Cannon writes about his thesis film Stupid Cupid and shares stills and behind the scenes photos.
CONTINUE READING POSTA Conversation with SVA Professor Amy Taubin (Part 2 of 2)
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In part two of our extensive conversation with longtime SVA professor and acclaimed film critic Amy Taubin, we delve into the past and present, covering both Taubin’s lifelong cinephilia and the advice she gives to her students today.
CONTINUE READING POSTA Conversation with SVA Professor Amy Taubin (Part 1 of 2)
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Update: Faculty member Amy Taubin is curating MoMA’s “Carte Blanche” series.
CONTINUE READING POSTAlumni Blog: Steven Murello
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Steven Murello’s 2022 thesis film, False Flag, is a narrative glimpse into the subculture of American “doomsday preppers,” with a focus on the negative effects felt by children within prepper families.
CONTINUE READING POSTAlumni Blog: Oliver Slate-Greene
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SVA alumnus Oliver Slate-Greene is releasing his first book!
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