Alumnus Brings Stories to Life On Screen for Amazon Studios
June 7, 2019 Reposted from CSUN TODAYAt a time when media and entertainment are ubiquitous and television streaming has gone from a new frontier to a Friday-night staple, it’s easy to overlook the...
View ArticleCSUN Alumnus Keeps Magic Alive in Southern California
June 10, 2019 Brent Geris holding a deck of cards, one of which is on fire. Photo courtesy of D.J. Hawkins Reposted from CSUN TODAYUp a set of stairs in a Studio City strip mall, there’s a small shop...
View ArticleAlumna Cat Rodriguez Has the Opportunity of a Lifetime
July 15, 2019 Cat Rodriguez ’00 (Radio, Television, Film with an emphasis in Film) is vice president of unscripted development and programming for the Lifetime network. Reposted from CSUN TODAY It...
View ArticleThe Top 25 American Film Schools, Ranked
August 15, 2019 Illustration by Nathan Hackett Reposted from THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER. Read the entire story here.The Hollywood Reporter hands out the annual grades to the colleges and universities —...
View ArticleCSUN just got $72,000 for film students and its rare gallery of Hollywood...
August 23, 2019 Reposted from the DAILY NEWS storyby BOB STRAUSS | | Daily NewsPUBLISHED: August 21, 2019 at 4:20 pm | UPDATED: August 21, 2019 at 4:47 pmCal State Northridge’s Department of Cinema...
View ArticleFixing L.A
September 24, 2019 The thesis documentary “Fixing L.A” (Spring semester 2019) has been officially selected for the Awareness Film Festival. The screening will be held October 9, 2019 from 8:30pm...
View ArticleCSUN Film School Receives Grants From Hollywood Foreign Press Association
October 21, 2019 Reposted from Spectrum News 1Click here to read the Spectrum story and view the attached movieCSUN Film School Receives Grants From Hollywood Foreign Press AssociationBy Tanya McRae...
View ArticleCBS Writers Mentoring Program Announces Class Of 2019-2020
October 24, 2019 Minoti Vaishnav, Mike Diaz, Chandra Thomas, Lydia Teffera, Gia Gordon, Gabriel Ho / CBS Story reposted from deadline.com [10.23.2019] • written by Greg EvansCBS announced the names...
View ArticleSterling K. Brown mentors Film Option senior
October 27, 2019 Professor Nate Thomas, Parker Caston, and Sterling K. Brown on set of CUFFED Three of our majors participated in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 'Academy Gold Talent...
View ArticleFeature Film Directors Jae Hoon Ahn and Joo Hwan Kim meet with students
November 7, 2019 Animator Jae Hoon Ahn meets with students in the Elaine and Alan Armer Screening Room Jae Hoon Ahn sketchingThis Fall CTVA was excited to host two feature film directors from Korea in...
View ArticleCSUN Film Given IMPACT AWARD
November 9, 2019 “Fixing L.A” won the IMPACT AWARD at Awareness Fest 2019! We were given the “Impact Award”. The film has also been selected for Another Hole in the Head Film Fest in San Francisco! We...
View ArticleAlumna wins HPA Award
November 24, 2019 CTVA Television Alumna Brooke Noska (center) wins HPA Award for Outstanding Visual Effects for work on the series THE ORVILLE. The Hollywood Professional Association (HPA)The...
View ArticleSecond-year CSUN M.F.A. Screenwriting student to write pilot
December 12, 2019 Denise DiNovi, Talicia Raggs, Stacey Abrams and Nina Tassler Talicia Raggs, a second-year CSUN M.F.A. Screenwriting student, has landed a deal to write a pilot based on a novel by...
View ArticleCSUN at the 77th Golden Globe Awards
January 6, 2020 Kaelin McDonald (left in pic), Prof. Nate Thomas, Alejandra Guzman (right in pic). Two CSUN Cinema and Television Arts students served as Interns this year at the 77th Golden Globe...
View ArticleFilm Students Live Their Dreams, Working the Golden Globes Red Carpet and...
January 15, 2020 Reposted from CSUN TodayOne of the first people photographed on the red carpet and featured on the 2020 Golden Globe Awards® homepage was a CSUN student.Alejandra Guzman, working at...
View ArticleMFA Student Hired to Write CBS Pilot Based on Stacey Abrams’ Novel “Never Tell”
January 21, 2020 Left to right: Denise DiNovi, Talicia Raggs, Stacey Abrams and Nina Tassler. Photo Courtesy of Scott Sturgeon Reposted from CSUN TODAYBy the time she enrolled at CSUN, Talicia Raggs...
View ArticleClaiming the Director's Chair
March 30, 2020 In the late 1970s, Thelma Vickroy was the only female student in her film class at California State University, Fullerton. As a graduate student at NYU in the early ’80s, she was one of...
View ArticleSenior Ravhel Granillo will be attending UCLA graduate program
May 22, 2020Graduating senior Ravhel Granillo will be attending the Production and Directing Program at UCLA in the fall. A stellar student, Rachel is interested in social issue documentary. "I am...
View ArticleAlumna Laura Gonzales promoted to new position at Disney
July 15, 2020Congratulations to Laura Gonzales, 2007 Graduate from Television Production Option, for starting a new position as Director of Operations and Events at Disney Television Animation. Laura...
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