Alumni 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.
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Recent graduate Zixia (Jessica) Cheng writes an alumni blog chronicling the production of her 2024 thesis film, Lucky Shot.
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: 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: Beatriz Coelho de Soárez

Beatriz Soárez came to SVA with her mind set on screenwriting, but is using her time to explore all aspects of production, including directing a short film featuring decapitated teddy bears!
CONTINUE READING POSTStudent Blog: Manny Martinez

Second year student Manny Martinez collaborates with hometown friends on SVA film project.
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 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 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: Kevin Fann

Student Kevin Fann dives into the importance of sound on student films, and gives some tips he’s learned from SVA and alumni.
CONTINUE READING POSTStudent Blog: Yuqing Cheng

Student Yuqing Cheng writes about making her thesis short film, My Mom’s Violin, a narrative thriller drama.
CONTINUE READING POSTStudent Blog: Annie Fleisch

3rd year film student Annie Fleisch discusses the challenges she faced when making her second-year film during the pandemic.
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