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July 17, 2023
THE 2023 EMMY NOMINATIONS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED AND TFT ALUMNI ARE ON THE LIST
June 12, 2023
2 STUDENTS HONORED AS UCLA'S INAUGURAL CLASS ARTISTS
June 8, 2023
AWARD-WINNING DIRECTOR, WRITER, PRODUCER AND ALUMNA GINA PRINCE-BYTHEWOOD TO SPEAK AT UCLA TFT COMMENCEMENT
May 11, 2023
May 25: FTVDM hosts a special screening of alumna Nina Menkes' 'Brainwwashed'
May 8, 2023
May 22: Short Films Directed by Talented UCLA Asian and Pacific Islander Filmmakers
April 27, 2023
May 4: A Celebration and showcase of Bruin Talent in Westwood Village
April 24, 2023
The New Archive Series 'See The Bigger Picture' Features Professor Chon Noriega
April 18, 2023
TFT Student Elizabeth Schiffler helps serve up performance art dining experience
April 18, 2023
April 22: Fashion City: Los Angeles: Breaking Ground & Identity in Black Style Creation
April 3, 2023
April 26: Screening of 'The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez' with producer Moctesuma Esparza
April 3, 2023
April 15: Archive screening of alumna Zeinabu irene Davis' 'Compensation'
March 24, 2023
What's Your Story? An Invitation for the TFT community to share
March 17, 2023
UCLA professors Jeff Burke, Lixia Zhang awarded Omidyar Network grant
March 13, 2023
Daily Bruin Recap: Oscar-nominated costume designers discuss their art
March 3, 2023
Now Playing: The TFT Production of 'Into the Woods' Emphasizes humanity in fairy tales
March 2, 2023
Alumna Cauleen Smith creates nuanced portrayals of African diaspora culture
March 1, 2023
March 11: All five Oscar-nominated costume designers set for Sketch to Screen
March 1, 2023
Lap Chi Chu helps make a classic musical relevant for a new Broadway audience
Feb. 21, 2023
'Aladdin' actress chats with the Daily Bruin about what she learned as a TFT student
Feb. 17, 2023
March 11: All five Oscar-nominated costume designers set for Sketch to Screen
Feb. 14, 2023
Feb. 23: The UCLA TFT Theater Season continues with 'SuperAmerica'
Feb. 14, 2023
Feb. 18: Archive Screening 'Appropriate Behavior' with Scholar Maria San Filippo
Feb. 7, 2023
Feb. 11: Archive Screening of Alumna Julie Dash's 'Daughters of the Dust'
January 31, 2023
On-screen nudity and 'sex' examined from a female perspective in new documentary
January 26, 2023
In Memoriam: Choreographer and Adjunt Professor Peggy Hickey, 1961-2023
January 24, 2023
Feb. 10: 'A Rising Fury' screening takes a look at the effects of the war in Ukraine
January 18, 2023
In Memoriam: Screenwriting Professor Emeritus Lew Hunter 1935-2023
January 13, 2023
The 2023 NAACP Image Awards Nominations Have Been Announced
January 10, 2023
Jan. 28: Alumnae film 'We're Alive' gets the spotlight with archive screening at the Wilder
January 3, 2023
In Memoriam: Alumnus Screenwriter Neal Jimenez 1960-2022
December 16, 2022
Here are the UCLA alumni with films at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival
December 14, 2022
Eight films with UCLA ties have been named to the National Film Registry for 2022
December 8, 2022
Robert Carl Cohen has spent a lifetime seeing the world and doing things his own way
December 5, 2022
Visual Storytellers: Putting the Spotlight on the TFT Costume Design Program
November 10, 2022
Cinematographer alum Stephen H. Burum set to collect Lifetime Achievement Award
November 7, 2022
Opening Nov. 17: Get your tickets for the Mainstage Production 'Antigone'
November 3, 2022
Epic Games spotlights how TFT and REMAP are redefining theater
November 3, 2022
Professor Ellen Scott and her Contributions to the Academy Museum's 'Regeneration'
October 26, 2022
Registered and Ready for Bruin Family weekend? Here's what you need to know
October 20, 2022
In Memoriam: Professor Emerita Patricia Harter 1944-2022
October 11, 2022
UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television Announces its 2022-23 Theater Season
October 5, 2022
Oct. 7: The 22nd Annual Animation Show of Shows at the Bridges Theater
October 3, 2022
Oct. 22: Archive screening of alumnus Ham Tran's 'Journey from the Fall'
September 19, 2022
Read UCLA TFT's Q&A with Screenwriter, Orientation Speaker and Honoree Billy Ray
September 12, 2022
Alum Alexander Payne's 'The Holdovers' picked up by Focus Features in $30 million deal
September 12, 2022
Sept. 18-Oct. 1: True Bruin Welcome is Happening in Westwood and Online
September 6, 2022
BILLY RAY, ACADEMY AWARD-NOMINATED SCREENWRITER, SET TO SPEAK AT ORIENTATION
September 6, 2022
Alumna Gina Prince-Bythewood on the battle to get 'The Woman King' made
August 24, 2022
American Theatre takes an in-depth look at Sylvan Oswald's latest play, 'Pony'
August 16, 2022
Watch the trailer for Phyllis Nagy's latest film, 'Call Jane,' in theaters on Oct. 28
August 15, 2022
Alumna Adamma Ebo and Sister Adanne Ebo ink multi-year overall deal with 20th Television
July 27, 2022
Jennifer Chang joins the Department of Theater Faculty at UCLA TFT
July 25, 2022
TFT Board Member Eric Esrailian elected to the Academy Museum's Board of Trustees
July 13, 2022
The Emmy nominations have been announced and UCLA TFT alumni are on the list
July 8, 2022
Alumnus Rafael Agustin Documents his childhood in the new book 'Illegally Yours'
June 23, 2022
Professor Emerita Nancy Richardson elected to AMPAS Board of Governors
June 14, 2022
UCLA Magazine: How Moctesuma Esparza's efforts helped spark the L.A. Rebellion
June 7, 2022
Emmy Season Heats Up: The L.A. Times Profiles Alum Olly Sholotan and his 'Bel-Air' co-star
June 1, 2022
UCLA TFT Film Festival, the annual celebration of student work, begins June 4
May 26, 2022
Academy Award-winning actor Troy Kotsur to speak at UCLA TFT commencement
May 23, 2022
Q&A With Screenwriting Alumna and NAACP Image Award winner Davita Scarlett
May 19, 2022
TFT's Spring Musical, 'Pippin,' opens May 20. Read the Daily Bruin's Chat with Cast and Crew
May 11, 2022
May 13: A dialogue on the representation of disability in theater, film and performance
May 10, 2022
Acclaimed Costume Designer Kym Barrett is UCLA TFT's 2022 Designer in Residence
May 9, 2022
In celebration of Jewish Heritage Month, Vincent Brook shares his Hollywood story
May 2, 2022
May 5: Head to Westwood Village for UCLA First Thursdays: Joy Fest
April 28, 2022
UCLA REMAP Names 2022-23 Marty Sklar Entertainment Innovation Fellows
April 25, 2022
The connection between destroying a piano and history's unreliable narrative
April 25, 2022
Inside the making of alumnus Dustin Lance Black's 'Under the Banner of Heaven'
April 15, 2022
April 19: A Moment of Reflection in the Murphy Sculpture Garden
April 13, 2022
April 19: UCLA TFT sponsors the 30th annual Pan African Film & Arts Festival
April 8, 2022
2022 Lucille Lortel Awards Nominations Announced; Lap Chi Chu among the nominees
April 1, 2022
April 7: First Thursdays Continue in Westwood Village with
'Neon Lights' Theme
March 30, 2022
In Memoriam: Marina Goldovskaya, documentary filmmaker and TFT professor
March 28, 2022
Awards Season Roundup: Members of the TFT community who scored nominations and wins
March 24, 2022
'The Godfather' at 50: Francis Ford Coppola's Epic Saga was a Blockbuster prototype
March 22, 2022
Lecturer Amanda Zieve Shines a spotlight on the history of women lighting designers
March 14, 2022
March 26: The 12th annual Sketch to Screen Costume Design Panel Goes Virtual
March 14, 2022
For voiceover narrator Scott Brick, the career of silent film star Asta Nielsen Spoke Volumes
March 10, 2022
Against all Odds: How Veronica Zavala's atypical educational journey led her to UCLA
March 7, 2022
Opens March 10: Get your tickets for the New Play Festival's 'Red Bridal Veil'
March 7, 2022
Closes March 12: Don't Miss the Theater Season Production of 'Sweet Charity'
Feb. 25, 2022
March 3: Food and fun can be found in Westwood Village as First Thursdays begin
Feb. 24, 2022
In His Own Words: Alumnus Olly Sholotan reflects on his role in Peacock's 'Bel-Air'
Feb. 22, 2022
Feb. 25: Get your tickets for the UCLA TFT Theater Season production of 'Pericles'
Feb. 15, 2022
Feb. 17: Get your tickets for the new play festival production 'Still Harvey Still'
Feb. 11, 2022
Phyllis Nagy's 'Call Jane' is picked up by international distributors ahead of Berlin premiere
Feb. 9, 2022
Alumna Adamma Ebo's 'Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.' is picked up by Focus Features
Feb. 5, 2022
The TFT production of 'A Most Favored Nation' Tests the Definition of Live Theater
Feb. 3, 2022
Alumnus Screenwriter David Koepp creates big stories for the big (and small) screen
January 28, 2022
Feb. 10: Join Dominic Taylor for an Archive Screening of 'The Sty of the Blind Pig'
January 12, 2022
Jan. 18: A Conversation with Bruins who are recent National Film Registry Inductees
December 16, 2021
TFT Bruins at Sundance include Professor Phyllis Nagy with her latest, 'Call Jane'
December 14, 2021
Eight films with UCLA ties among 25 named to the National Film Registry
December 1, 2021
Dec. 10: Film & TV Archive screening of 'Sambizanga' with Professsor Ellen Scott
November 18, 2021
Dec. 3: Transforming Hollywood Examines U.S. Streaming and International Co-Productions
November 17, 2021
Alumnus and Latino Film Institute CEO champions diversity in Hollywood
November 9, 2021
The UCLA TFT Theater Season is underway. Next Up: "She Kills Monsters" on Nov. 18
November 1, 2021
Los Angeles New Play Project Announces three $20,000 grant winners
October 28, 2021
Actor and activist MICHELLE KRUSIEC named Regents' Lecturer at
UCLA TFT, Nov. 1-12
October 28, 2021
Casting Director LYNN STALMASTER was a giant in Hollywood
and at Home
October 19, 2021
Nov. 6: Debating the Black Body in Fashion and Popular Culture
October 1, 2021
In conversation with Professor J.Ed Araiza, the Department of Theater's New Chair
September 30, 2021
Oct. 4: Sylvan Oswald contemplates 'How do we begin?' in the latest '10 Questions' series
September 22, 2021
Project led by TFT's Fabian Wagmister and Jeff Burke wins $1M in National Science Foundation Competition
September 20, 2021
UCLA TFT's orientation alumna honoree weighs in on making it
in Hollywood
September 15, 2021
School Starts Soon: Here's Everything you need to know about returning to campus
September 7, 2021
Community organizer-turned-graduate filmmaker wins
Princess Grace Award
August 26, 2021
TFT Board Member and Emmy Nominee Frank Marshall on THR's 'Awards Chatter' Podcast
August 25, 2021
The Daily Bruin Looks at Emmy Nominee Mark Worthington's Impact on 'Wandavision'
August 16, 2021
Professor Gina Kim's 'Tearless' to show at Venice International
Film Festival
July 29, 2021
Marike Splint discusses her new soundwalk experience at Los Angeles State Historic Park
July 14, 2021
Twenty Emmy Nominations for TFT alumni, faculty and executive board
July 9, 2021
Marike Splint's soundwalk experience '32 Acres' at Los Angeles State Historic Park
June 21, 2021
How one Bruin's ability to bring people together continues 24 years after his passing
June 14, 2021
A complete list of winners at this year's virtual TFT Film Festival
June 8, 2021
June 11: UCLA TFT's 2021 Graduate Celebration at Los Angeles Tennis Center
June 2, 2021
June 5: The DSW Gallery Grand Opening features Oscar-winning guest speakers
May 28, 2021
June 5: UCLA TFT Film Festival Celebrates Student Work and Goes Virtual This Year
May 21, 2021
An L.A. Times look at how Chon Noriega has helped shape our view of Chicano L.A.
May 21, 2021
A Conversation with Doug Chiang, Alumnus and Oscar-winning Lucasfilm designer
May 20, 2021
TFT Asian American faculty book projects show wide-ranging cultural expertise
May 16, 2021
Hear cinematographer Bill McDonald speak on the Team Deakins podcast
May 14, 2021
May 18: Join us for a salon talk with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Nilo Cruz
May 12, 2021
Tom Nunan Talks to NBC's Bob Greenblatt about the network's upcoming 'Annie Live!'
May 6, 2021
The Chancellor's Arts Initiative funds grant to support Faculty's Arts-Based Research
April 30, 2021
FTVDM Alumna Alexandra Overy (MFA '20) publishes her debut novel
April 29, 2021
TFT's Student Wellness Fund helps students in need during the pandemic
April 27, 2021
Sean Metzger Discusses 'Minari' and Diversity in Hollywood Post-Oscars
April 20, 2021
UCLA TFT partners with LA New Play Project in supporting original work for the stage
April 12, 2021
Saturday, April 24: The 11th annual sketch to screen costume design panel and celebration
April 12, 2021
Thursday, April 29: UCLA TFT Faculty to Speak During 'XR in the Arts and Humanitites'
April 9, 2021
Film, Television and Digital Media Professor Chon Noriega Named Guggenheim Fellow
April 8, 2021
Oscar nominee and UCLA TFT alumna Garrett Bradley Talks 'Time' With Vanity Fair
April 2, 2021
#StopAsianHate and Reckoning with Current Events: A Panel Discussion on April 7
April 1, 2021
Alumna Nasim Pedrad portrays a 14-year-old boy in the new TBS Series she created
March 31, 2021
Sounds of the Scene: Creating Musical Scores for Visual Content takes place on April 7
March 25, 2021
Veronica Paredes discusses digital media keywords, identity tourism and 'The Matrix'
March 24, 2021
The 2021 Promise Social Impact Producing Scholarships Are Awarded
March 23, 2021
REMAP's Latest Project Envisions Collaborative Bike 'Flows' that Generate Digital Art
March 19, 2021
Professor Kristy Guevara-Flanagan's 'Aguilas' wins at the 2021 SXSW Festival
March 19, 2021
Friday, March 19: #Stop Asian Hate Panel Discussion Moderated by Michael Berry
March 15, 2021
Four UCLA TFT alumni have been named Academy Award nominees
March 12, 2021
Lap Chi Chu is among the theater voices sharing thoughts on the past 12 months
March 12, 2021
Watch the March 17 premiere of Peter Sellar's 'this body is so impermanent'
March 11, 2021
At the One-Year Mark: Esther Shubinski's Short Film Honors Lives Lost to Covid-19
March 4, 2021
Ann Kaneko's 'Manzanar Diverted' looks at the Owens Valley's troubling Past
February 26, 2021
A Conversation about Dominic Taylor's African American Theater Course
February 22, 2021
Lecturer and Alumnus James Darrah is the new artistic director of Long Beach Opera
February 19, 2021
UCLA TFT Alumni Receive Seven Writers Guild of America Awards Nominations
February 11, 2021
The UCLA TAPS Graduate Conference 'Contact: Performing Proximity' begins Friday, Feb. 19
February 10, 2021
The COVID-19 vaccines are safe and seven other things you should know
February 10, 2021
Alumna Eunice Chiweshe Goldstein is the first Black female winery owner in Oregon
February 1, 2021
Announcing the Chancellor's Council on the Arts and Faculty Funding Opportunities
January 29, 2021
UCLA TFT alumni and faculty are among the 31st Ovation Awards Nominees
January 28, 2021
CMS project among six UCLA Arts endeavors to receive Getty Foundation grants
January 27, 2021
John Simmons, ASC, Pens a Call to Action: Hiring Inclusive Crews is a Responsibility
January 21, 2021
The projects from UCLA TFT Alumni at this Year's Virtual Sundance Film Festival
January 8, 2021
Ph.D. student chosen as first Marty Sklar Entertainment Innovation Fellow
January 5, 2021
Chon Noriega moderates 'Looking Ahead: Science, Facts and the Public Debate' on Jan. 14
December 14, 2020
Ph.D. Student Danielle A. D. Howard wins prestigious essay contest
November 16, 2020
Lap Chi Chu, UCLA TFT's new head of lighting design, talks about his goals for the program
November 9, 2020
What is Humor? Professor Dominic Taylor Contemplates the Question on Nov. 16
November 3, 2020
UCLA SCHOOL OF THEATER, FILM AND TELEVISION'S VIRTUAL 2020-21 THEATER SEASON
November 3, 2020
Watch the Conversation: How filming a thesis film was safely done during COVID-19
October 29, 2020
Alumnus Michael Bauer has found success during the pandemic by narrating audiobooks
October 19, 2020
Three tenured faculty join the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television
October 16, 2020
Join UCLA TFT Professor Chon Noriega as he discusses 'What is Power?'
October 12, 2020
The unexpected parallels between Gina Kim's latest VR film and the pandemic
October 6, 2020
The Latest Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Award Winners Have Been Announced
October 5, 2020
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association Continues its Support of UCLA TFT Students
September 24, 2020
A Conversation with Interim Dean Brian Kite Just Before the Start of the Fall Quarter
September 22, 2020
Award-Winning Filmmaker Patricia Cardoso Set to Speak During Orientation
September 17, 2020
UCLA TFT Professor Kristy Guevara-Flanagan Discusses her new documentary 'Aguilas,' co-directed with Maite Zubiaurre
August 26, 2020
UCLA TFT Professor Kathleen McHugh Co-Creates a Website to Encourage Voting
August 3, 2020
Producer Stephanie Allain to Receive the PGA/UCLA Vision Award
July 29, 2020
Pre-College Summer Institutes Students Benefit from UCLA TFT Donor Generosity
July 29, 2020
72nd Emmy Awards Nominations
June 30, 2020
Alumna Gina Prince-Bythewood helms a different kind of superhero film
June 18, 2020
2020 Screenwriting Showcase Winners are Announced
June 17, 2020
UCLA TFT Presents the First-Ever Design Showcase West Salons
June 9, 2020
Professor Michelle Liu Carriger talks about Teaching Theater in a Time of Quarantine
May 6, 2020
Professor Chon Noriega Receives Major Humanities Grant for Preservation and Access Project
April 28, 2020
Alumna Mary Neely Becomes a Viral Quarantine Star with Musical Theater Videos
April 21, 2020
A conversation with Professor Sean Metzger, new co-editor of Theatre Journal
April 12, 2020
Cinema and Media Studies Professor Shelleen Greene wins a Fulbright Award
April 10, 2020
Life During Covid-19: TFT Alumnus Steven Canals Talks to The Hollywood Reporter
February 27, 2020
CMS vice chair Ellen Scott's research dives into the history of African Americans and film
February 19, 2020
New Fellowship created in honor of Disney Imagineering legend Marty Sklar
February 4, 2020
Looking Back on the L.A. Rebellion with Charles Burnett
January 21, 2020
ALUMNA's FIRST FEATURE FILM DEBUTS AT SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
January 14, 2020
Interim FTVDM Chair Bill McDonald is featured in the January issue of ICG Magazine
December 9, 2019
Alumnus Nicholas von Sternberg Finds Art Imitating His Life in the Netflix Movie 'Dolemite Is My Name'
December 6, 2019
Brian Kite Named Interim Dean at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television
October 23, 2019
SCIENCE TALES: Sloan Foundation Fellowship recipients talk about their winning projects
September 26, 2019
UCLA TFT'S NEW THEATER SEASON INCLUDES PRODUCTIONS OF
'HAIR' and 'THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF ARTURO Ui'
September 24, 2019
Pulitzer Prize-winning Playwright Nilo Cruz Named Distinguished Visiting Playwright-in-Residence
September 23, 2019
Alumna and 'Waitress' Star Nicolette Robinson is special guest at Orientation
August 9, 2019
Alumni and Faculty are 71st Primetime Emmy Awards Winners and Nominees
June 28, 2019
Theater Professor Sylvan Oswald receives a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship
June 20, 2019
UCLA TFT receives $20 million gift to propel diversity and ethics, preserve TV history
June 6, 2019
Pierce Brosnan Named Keynote Speaker at UCLA TFT's 2019 Commencement Ceremony
May 30, 2019
Production Designer Mark Worthington set to speak at Design Showcase West
May 17, 2019
UCLA TFT's SUMMER CREATIVE WORKSHOP INSPIRES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
May 1, 2019
'Star Wars: Episode VII' Cinematographer Dan Mindel named
2019 Kodak Cinematographer-in-Residence at UCLA TFT
April 3, 2019
M.F.A. playwright Kyle McCloskey receives Kennedy Center College Festival Award
March 5, 2019
Skoll Center's Flagship Report 'The State of Social Impact Entertainment' Debuts
February 14, 2019
UCLA TFT commemorates Parkland shooting with staged reading of 'Church & State'
February 5, 2019
The 9th Annual Sketch to Screen Costume Design Panel and Celebration
January 24, 2019
The Sundance Film Festival Gets Underway with Bruins in Park City
January 23, 2019
UCLA TFT Establishes Audrey Wells 'Say Yes!' Scholarships with generous gift from Pearl Studio
January 22, 2019
Awards Season Roundup
January 3, 2019
Actress-producer Maria Bello's 'The Sun Ladies,' a live-action/virtual reality experience, to be showcased at UCLA TFT
November 21, 2018
The 29th Annual LA Stage Alliance Ovation Awards Nominations
November 14, 2018
THE DEPARTMENT OF THEATER ANNOUNCES ITS 2018-19 THEATER SEASON
November 8, 2018
Award-winning playwright Paula Vogel named Visiting Playwright-in-Residence
October 11, 2018
Sloan Foundation Fellowships encourage M.F.A. students to write about real science
October 9, 2018
Theatre Nohgaku Presents the Japanese English-Language Play 'Blue Moon Over Memphis' at UCLA
August 24, 2018
Talented UCLA TFT Production Design students create what's next
August 14, 2018
Twelve Bruins Are 70th Primetime Emmy Award Nominees
August 3, 2018
UCLA TFT/UCA STORYTELLING INSTITUTE IN CANNES: April 15-May 26, 2019
July 25, 2018
’Waterschool’ Available for Streaming on Netflix
The Compelling Feature Documentary Began its Run on the Streaming Giant on Wednesday, July 25
July 13, 2018
2018 Stage Raw Theater Awards Nominations
June 15, 2018
Award-Winning Director Carl Franklin Speaks at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television's 71st Annaul Commencement Ceremony
Two-time Tony Award-winning Actress-Singer Judy Kaye and Award-Winning Writer-Director Allison Anders Receive Distinguished Alumni Awards
June 14, 2018
Francis Ford Coppola's Live Cinema
How the Oscar-winning filmmaker's groundbreaking experimental project became a reality at UCLA TFT
May 18, 2018
UCLA TFT/UCA Storytelling Institute
INAUGURAL STORYTELLING INSTITUTE IN CANNES, FRANCE MARKS SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION
April 26, 2018
Design Showcase West
EMMY AND TONY AWARD-WINNING 'HAMILTON' COSTUME DESIGNER PAUL TAZEWELL TO BE THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT UCLA TFT's 16th ANNUAL DESIGN SHOWCASE WEST
April 5, 2018
SCMS 2018
UCLA TFT faculty and alumnae were honored during the Society for Cinema & Media Studies 59th annual conference
March 19, 2018
