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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
