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THE 2023 EMMY NOMINATIONS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED AND TFT ALUMNI ARE ON THE LIST


2 STUDENTS HONORED AS UCLA'S INAUGURAL CLASS ARTISTS


AWARD-WINNING DIRECTOR, WRITER, PRODUCER AND ALUMNA GINA PRINCE-BYTHEWOOD TO SPEAK AT UCLA TFT COMMENCEMENT


May 25: FTVDM hosts a special screening of alumna Nina Menkes' 'Brainwwashed'


May 22: Short Films Directed by Talented UCLA Asian and Pacific Islander Filmmakers


May 4: A Celebration and showcase of Bruin Talent in Westwood Village


The New Archive Series 'See The Bigger Picture' Features Professor Chon Noriega


TFT Student Elizabeth Schiffler helps serve up performance art dining experience


April 22: Fashion City: Los Angeles: Breaking Ground & Identity in Black Style Creation


April 26: Screening of 'The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez' with producer Moctesuma Esparza


April 15: Archive screening of alumna Zeinabu irene Davis' 'Compensation'


What's Your Story? An Invitation for the TFT community to share


UCLA professors Jeff Burke, Lixia Zhang awarded Omidyar Network grant


Daily Bruin Recap: Oscar-nominated costume designers discuss their art


Now Playing: The TFT Production of 'Into the Woods' Emphasizes humanity in fairy tales


Alumna Cauleen Smith creates nuanced portrayals of African diaspora culture


March 11: All five Oscar-nominated costume designers set for Sketch to Screen


Lap Chi Chu helps make a classic musical relevant for a new Broadway audience


'Aladdin' actress chats with the Daily Bruin about what she learned as a TFT student


March 11: All five Oscar-nominated costume designers set for Sketch to Screen


Feb. 23: The UCLA TFT Theater Season continues with 'SuperAmerica'


Feb. 18: Archive Screening 'Appropriate Behavior' with Scholar Maria San Filippo


Feb. 11: Archive Screening of Alumna Julie Dash's 'Daughters of the Dust'


On-screen nudity and 'sex' examined from a female perspective in new documentary


In Memoriam: Choreographer and Adjunt Professor Peggy Hickey, 1961-2023


Feb. 10: 'A Rising Fury' screening takes a look at the effects of the war in Ukraine


In Memoriam: Screenwriting Professor Emeritus Lew Hunter 1935-2023


The 2023 NAACP Image Awards Nominations Have Been Announced


Jan. 28: Alumnae film 'We're Alive' gets the spotlight with archive screening at the Wilder


In Memoriam: Alumnus Screenwriter Neal Jimenez 1960-2022


Here are the UCLA alumni with films at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival


Eight films with UCLA ties have been named to the National Film Registry for 2022


Robert Carl Cohen has spent a lifetime seeing the world and doing things his own way


Visual Storytellers: Putting the Spotlight on the TFT Costume Design Program


Cinematographer alum Stephen H. Burum set to collect Lifetime Achievement Award


Opening Nov. 17: Get your tickets for the Mainstage Production 'Antigone'


Epic Games spotlights how TFT and REMAP are redefining theater


Professor Ellen Scott and her Contributions to the Academy Museum's 'Regeneration'


Registered and Ready for Bruin Family weekend? Here's what you need to know


In Memoriam: Professor Emerita Patricia Harter 1944-2022


UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television Announces its 2022-23 Theater Season


Oct. 7: The 22nd Annual Animation Show of Shows at the Bridges Theater


Oct. 22: Archive screening of alumnus Ham Tran's 'Journey from the Fall'


Read UCLA TFT's Q&A with Screenwriter, Orientation Speaker and Honoree Billy Ray


Alum Alexander Payne's 'The Holdovers' picked up by Focus Features in $30 million deal


Sept. 18-Oct. 1: True Bruin Welcome is Happening in Westwood and Online


BILLY RAY, ACADEMY AWARD-NOMINATED SCREENWRITER, SET TO SPEAK AT ORIENTATION


Alumna Gina Prince-Bythewood on the battle to get 'The Woman King' made


American Theatre takes an in-depth look at Sylvan Oswald's latest play, 'Pony'


Watch the trailer for Phyllis Nagy's latest film, 'Call Jane,' in theaters on Oct. 28


Alumna Adamma Ebo and Sister Adanne Ebo ink multi-year overall deal with 20th Television


Jennifer Chang joins the Department of Theater Faculty at UCLA TFT


TFT Board Member Eric Esrailian elected to the Academy Museum's Board of Trustees


The Emmy nominations have been announced and UCLA TFT alumni are on the list


Alumnus Rafael Agustin Documents his childhood in the new book 'Illegally Yours'


Professor Emerita Nancy Richardson elected to AMPAS Board of Governors


UCLA Magazine: How Moctesuma Esparza's efforts helped spark the L.A. Rebellion


Emmy Season Heats Up: The L.A. Times Profiles Alum Olly Sholotan and his 'Bel-Air' co-star


UCLA TFT Film Festival, the annual celebration of student work, begins June 4


Academy Award-winning actor Troy Kotsur to speak at UCLA TFT commencement


Q&A With Screenwriting Alumna and NAACP Image Award winner Davita Scarlett


TFT's Spring Musical, 'Pippin,' opens May 20. Read the Daily Bruin's Chat with Cast and Crew


May 13: A dialogue on the representation of disability in theater, film and performance


Acclaimed Costume Designer Kym Barrett is UCLA TFT's 2022 Designer in Residence


In celebration of Jewish Heritage Month, Vincent Brook shares his Hollywood story


May 5: Head to Westwood Village for UCLA First Thursdays: Joy Fest


UCLA REMAP Names 2022-23 Marty Sklar Entertainment Innovation Fellows


The connection between destroying a piano and history's unreliable narrative


Inside the making of alumnus Dustin Lance Black's 'Under the Banner of Heaven'


April 19: A Moment of Reflection in the Murphy Sculpture Garden


April 19: UCLA TFT sponsors the 30th annual Pan African Film & Arts Festival


2022 Lucille Lortel Awards Nominations Announced; Lap Chi Chu among the nominees


April 7: First Thursdays Continue in Westwood Village with
'Neon Lights' Theme


In Memoriam: Marina Goldovskaya, documentary filmmaker and TFT professor


Awards Season Roundup: Members of the TFT community who scored nominations and wins


'The Godfather' at 50: Francis Ford Coppola's Epic Saga was a Blockbuster prototype


Lecturer Amanda Zieve Shines a spotlight on the history of women lighting designers


March 26: The 12th annual Sketch to Screen Costume Design Panel Goes Virtual


For voiceover narrator Scott Brick, the career of silent film star Asta Nielsen Spoke Volumes


Against all Odds: How Veronica Zavala's atypical educational journey led her to UCLA


Opens March 10: Get your tickets for the New Play Festival's 'Red Bridal Veil'


Closes March 12: Don't Miss the Theater Season Production of 'Sweet Charity'


March 3: Food and fun can be found in Westwood Village as First Thursdays begin


In His Own Words: Alumnus Olly Sholotan reflects on his role in Peacock's 'Bel-Air'


Feb. 25: Get your tickets for the UCLA TFT Theater Season production of 'Pericles'


Feb. 17: Get your tickets for the new play festival production 'Still Harvey Still'


Phyllis Nagy's 'Call Jane' is picked up by international distributors ahead of Berlin premiere


Alumna Adamma Ebo's 'Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.' is picked up by Focus Features


The TFT production of 'A Most Favored Nation' Tests the Definition of Live Theater


Alumnus Screenwriter David Koepp creates big stories for the big (and small) screen


Feb. 10: Join Dominic Taylor for an Archive Screening of 'The Sty of the Blind Pig'


Jan. 18: A Conversation with Bruins who are recent National Film Registry Inductees


TFT Bruins at Sundance include Professor Phyllis Nagy with her latest, 'Call Jane'


Eight films with UCLA ties among 25 named to the National Film Registry


Dec. 10: Film & TV Archive screening of 'Sambizanga' with Professsor Ellen Scott


Dec. 3: Transforming Hollywood Examines U.S. Streaming and International Co-Productions


Alumnus and Latino Film Institute CEO champions diversity in Hollywood


The UCLA TFT Theater Season is underway. Next Up: "She Kills Monsters" on Nov. 18


Los Angeles New Play Project Announces three $20,000 grant winners


Actor and activist MICHELLE KRUSIEC named Regents' Lecturer at
UCLA TFT, Nov. 1-12


Casting Director LYNN STALMASTER was a giant in Hollywood
and at Home


Nov. 6: Debating the Black Body in Fashion and Popular Culture


In conversation with Professor J.Ed Araiza, the Department of Theater's New Chair


Oct. 4: Sylvan Oswald contemplates 'How do we begin?' in the latest '10 Questions' series


Project led by TFT's Fabian Wagmister and Jeff Burke wins $1M in National Science Foundation Competition


UCLA TFT's orientation alumna honoree weighs in on making it
in Hollywood


School Starts Soon: Here's Everything you need to know about returning to campus


Community organizer-turned-graduate filmmaker wins
Princess Grace Award


TFT Board Member and Emmy Nominee Frank Marshall on THR's 'Awards Chatter' Podcast


The Daily Bruin Looks at Emmy Nominee Mark Worthington's Impact on 'Wandavision'


Professor Gina Kim's 'Tearless' to show at Venice International
Film Festival


Marike Splint discusses her new soundwalk experience at Los Angeles State Historic Park


Twenty Emmy Nominations for TFT alumni, faculty and executive board


Marike Splint's soundwalk experience '32 Acres' at Los Angeles State Historic Park


How one Bruin's ability to bring people together continues 24 years after his passing


A complete list of winners at this year's virtual TFT Film Festival


June 11: UCLA TFT's 2021 Graduate Celebration at Los Angeles Tennis Center


June 5: The DSW Gallery Grand Opening features Oscar-winning guest speakers


June 5: UCLA TFT Film Festival Celebrates Student Work and Goes Virtual This Year


An L.A. Times look at how Chon Noriega has helped shape our view of Chicano L.A.


A Conversation with Doug Chiang, Alumnus and Oscar-winning Lucasfilm designer


TFT Asian American faculty book projects show wide-ranging cultural expertise


Hear cinematographer Bill McDonald speak on the Team Deakins podcast


May 18: Join us for a salon talk with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Nilo Cruz


Tom Nunan Talks to NBC's Bob Greenblatt about the network's upcoming 'Annie Live!'


The Chancellor's Arts Initiative funds grant to support Faculty's Arts-Based Research


FTVDM Alumna Alexandra Overy (MFA '20) publishes her debut novel


TFT's Student Wellness Fund helps students in need during the pandemic


Sean Metzger Discusses 'Minari' and Diversity in Hollywood Post-Oscars


UCLA TFT partners with LA New Play Project in supporting original work for the stage


Saturday, April 24: The 11th annual sketch to screen costume design panel and celebration


Thursday, April 29: UCLA TFT Faculty to Speak During 'XR in the Arts and Humanitites'


Film, Television and Digital Media Professor Chon Noriega Named Guggenheim Fellow


Oscar nominee and UCLA TFT alumna Garrett Bradley Talks 'Time' With Vanity Fair


#StopAsianHate and Reckoning with Current Events: A Panel Discussion on April 7


Alumna Nasim Pedrad portrays a 14-year-old boy in the new TBS Series she created


Sounds of the Scene: Creating Musical Scores for Visual Content takes place on April 7


Veronica Paredes discusses digital media keywords, identity tourism and 'The Matrix'


The 2021 Promise Social Impact Producing Scholarships Are Awarded


REMAP's Latest Project Envisions Collaborative Bike 'Flows' that Generate Digital Art


Professor Kristy Guevara-Flanagan's 'Aguilas' wins at the 2021 SXSW Festival


Friday, March 19: #Stop Asian Hate Panel Discussion Moderated by Michael Berry


Four UCLA TFT alumni have been named Academy Award nominees


Lap Chi Chu is among the theater voices sharing thoughts on the past 12 months


Watch the March 17 premiere of Peter Sellar's 'this body is so impermanent'


At the One-Year Mark: Esther Shubinski's Short Film Honors Lives Lost to Covid-19


Ann Kaneko's 'Manzanar Diverted' looks at the Owens Valley's troubling Past


A Conversation about Dominic Taylor's African American Theater Course


Lecturer and Alumnus James Darrah is the new artistic director of Long Beach Opera


UCLA TFT Alumni Receive Seven Writers Guild of America Awards Nominations


The UCLA TAPS Graduate Conference 'Contact: Performing Proximity' begins Friday, Feb. 19


The COVID-19 vaccines are safe and seven other things you should know


Alumna Eunice Chiweshe Goldstein is the first Black female winery owner in Oregon


Announcing the Chancellor's Council on the Arts and Faculty Funding Opportunities


UCLA TFT alumni and faculty are among the 31st Ovation Awards Nominees


CMS project among six UCLA Arts endeavors to receive Getty Foundation grants


John Simmons, ASC, Pens a Call to Action: Hiring Inclusive Crews is a Responsibility


The projects from UCLA TFT Alumni at this Year's Virtual Sundance Film Festival


Ph.D. student chosen as first Marty Sklar Entertainment Innovation Fellow


Chon Noriega moderates 'Looking Ahead: Science, Facts and the Public Debate' on Jan. 14


Ph.D. Student Danielle A. D. Howard wins prestigious essay contest


Lap Chi Chu, UCLA TFT's new head of lighting design, talks about his goals for the program


What is Humor? Professor Dominic Taylor Contemplates the Question on Nov. 16


UCLA SCHOOL OF THEATER, FILM AND TELEVISION'S VIRTUAL 2020-21 THEATER SEASON


Watch the Conversation: How filming a thesis film was safely done during COVID-19


Alumnus Michael Bauer has found success during the pandemic by narrating audiobooks


Three tenured faculty join the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television


Join UCLA TFT Professor Chon Noriega as he discusses 'What is Power?'


The unexpected parallels between Gina Kim's latest VR film and the pandemic


The Latest Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Award Winners Have Been Announced


The Hollywood Foreign Press Association Continues its Support of UCLA TFT Students


A Conversation with Interim Dean Brian Kite Just Before the Start of the Fall Quarter


Award-Winning Filmmaker Patricia Cardoso Set to Speak During Orientation


UCLA TFT Professor Kristy Guevara-Flanagan Discusses her new documentary 'Aguilas,' co-directed with Maite Zubiaurre


UCLA TFT Professor Kathleen McHugh Co-Creates a Website to Encourage Voting


Producer Stephanie Allain to Receive the PGA/UCLA Vision Award


Pre-College Summer Institutes Students Benefit from UCLA TFT Donor Generosity


72nd Emmy Awards Nominations


Alumna Gina Prince-Bythewood helms a different kind of superhero film


2020 Screenwriting Showcase Winners are Announced


UCLA TFT Presents the First-Ever Design Showcase West Salons


Professor Michelle Liu Carriger talks about Teaching Theater in a Time of Quarantine


Professor Chon Noriega Receives Major Humanities Grant for Preservation and Access Project


Alumna Mary Neely Becomes a Viral Quarantine Star with Musical Theater Videos


A conversation with Professor Sean Metzger, new co-editor of Theatre Journal


Cinema and Media Studies Professor Shelleen Greene wins a Fulbright Award


Life During Covid-19: TFT Alumnus Steven Canals Talks to The Hollywood Reporter


CMS vice chair Ellen Scott's research dives into the history of African Americans and film


New Fellowship created in honor of Disney Imagineering legend Marty Sklar


Looking Back on the L.A. Rebellion with Charles Burnett


ALUMNA's FIRST FEATURE FILM DEBUTS AT SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL


Interim FTVDM Chair Bill McDonald is featured in the January issue of ICG Magazine


Alumnus Nicholas von Sternberg Finds Art Imitating His Life in the Netflix Movie 'Dolemite Is My Name'


Brian Kite Named Interim Dean at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television


SCIENCE TALES: Sloan Foundation Fellowship recipients talk about their winning projects


UCLA TFT'S NEW THEATER SEASON INCLUDES PRODUCTIONS OF
'HAIR' and 'THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF ARTURO Ui'


Pulitzer Prize-winning Playwright Nilo Cruz Named Distinguished Visiting Playwright-in-Residence


Alumna and 'Waitress' Star Nicolette Robinson is special guest at Orientation


Alumni and Faculty are 71st Primetime Emmy Awards Winners and Nominees


Theater Professor Sylvan Oswald receives a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship


UCLA TFT receives $20 million gift to propel diversity and ethics, preserve TV history


Pierce Brosnan Named Keynote Speaker at UCLA TFT's 2019 Commencement Ceremony


Production Designer Mark Worthington set to speak at Design Showcase West


UCLA TFT's SUMMER CREATIVE WORKSHOP INSPIRES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS


'Star Wars: Episode VII' Cinematographer Dan Mindel named
2019 Kodak Cinematographer-in-Residence at UCLA TFT


M.F.A. playwright Kyle McCloskey receives Kennedy Center College Festival Award


Skoll Center's Flagship Report 'The State of Social Impact Entertainment' Debuts


UCLA TFT commemorates Parkland shooting with staged reading of 'Church & State'


The 9th Annual Sketch to Screen Costume Design Panel and Celebration


The Sundance Film Festival Gets Underway with Bruins in Park City


UCLA TFT Establishes Audrey Wells 'Say Yes!' Scholarships with generous gift from Pearl Studio


Awards Season Roundup


Actress-producer Maria Bello's 'The Sun Ladies,' a live-action/virtual reality experience, to be showcased at UCLA TFT


The 29th Annual LA Stage Alliance Ovation Awards Nominations


THE DEPARTMENT OF THEATER ANNOUNCES ITS 2018-19 THEATER SEASON


Award-winning playwright Paula Vogel named Visiting Playwright-in-Residence


Sloan Foundation Fellowships encourage M.F.A. students to write about real science


Theatre Nohgaku Presents the Japanese English-Language Play 'Blue Moon Over Memphis' at UCLA


Talented UCLA TFT Production Design students create what's next


Twelve Bruins Are 70th Primetime Emmy Award Nominees


UCLA TFT/UCA STORYTELLING INSTITUTE IN CANNES: April 15-May 26, 2019


’Waterschool’ Available for Streaming on Netflix
The Compelling Feature Documentary Began its Run on the Streaming Giant on Wednesday, July 25


2018 Stage Raw Theater Awards Nominations


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


Francis Ford Coppola's Live Cinema
How the Oscar-winning filmmaker's groundbreaking experimental project became a reality at UCLA TFT


UCLA TFT/UCA Storytelling Institute
INAUGURAL STORYTELLING INSTITUTE IN CANNES, FRANCE MARKS SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION


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


SCMS 2018
UCLA TFT faculty and alumnae were honored during the Society for Cinema & Media Studies 59th annual conference

