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Exciting News from the ViH Folks!
Feb. 18, 2021—Hope you’re all safe and dry out there, and here are some exciting updates and opportunities to keep you warm! 1) THE VANDY-IN-HOLLYWOOD INTERNSHIP PROGRAM RETURNS!!! — After taking a year off because of the pandemic, Hollywood’s #1 internship program is back! Here’s the scoop… The ViH Summer Internship Program, a partnership between...
CMA professor Jonathan Rattner is the featured artist in the December issue of the prestigious on-line venue, Docalogue
Dec. 10, 2020—CMA professor Jonathan Rattner is the featured artist in the December issue of the prestigious on-line venue, Docalogue! Docalogue is an exclusive on-line venue that features one documentary film/ filmmaker a month. Check it out here – https://docalogue.com/
News from our Friends at ViH!
Dec. 10, 2020—1) VIDEO LINK: SAM FRIEDLANDER / “BABYSPLITTERS” Q&A For those of you who missed our fantastic Q&A with VU alum and “Babysplitters” writer-director Sam Friedlander, here’s a link to the video on YouTube. Sorry it took a while… and we’re still working on some of the other sessions… we’ve been having some technical and audio...
Vanderbinge 2020 set for Dec. 3
Dec. 2, 2020—12/2/20 Vanderbinge, a stage and screen festival featuring one-minute plays and films by students in Vanderbilt’s Intro to Writing for Stage and Screen class, will premiere live on Thursday, Dec. 3, at 8 p.m. CT on YouTube. The class is taught by Krista Knight, writer in residence in cinema and media arts and in theatre.
Theatre instructor takes her teaching, latest play into VR world
Oct. 19, 2020—Writer in Residence in Theatre Krista Knight is taking a creative twist on COVID-19 protocols by teaching her Introduction to Writing for Stage and Screen course in an online, virtual reality world.
Congratulations to Bill Badi!
Oct. 15, 2020—CONGRATS TO CMA ALUM BILL BADI Director Bill Badi’s new short, “Smother,” just won Best Picture at the Johannesburg 48 Hour Film Project! They also won awards for Best Writing, Best Editing, Best Sound Design, Best Costume & Makeup, Best Cinematography, and Best Directing. “Smother” was nominated in six other categories as well (music, special...
Check out Prof. Alejandro Acierto’s new work!
Oct. 15, 2020—Professor Alejandro Acierto of CMA and the Art Department is showcasing some of his recent work! First, his work is part of a large exhibition called “After Life (We Survive) – viewable from outside at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. The exhibition asks “how can new media, visual art, and performance help us...
Screenings and Discussions with our ViH Friends
Oct. 8, 2020—Here’s a message from our friends at Vandy-In-Hollywood about their upcoming events! Hey, everyone — First of all wanted to give a huge thanks to everyone who turned out for last week’s inaugural event of the Vandy-in-Hollywood Virtual Screening & Speaker Series —writer/director Sam Friedlander’s “Babysplitters!” We had a great conversation not only with Sam,...
Exploring Screenwriting
Sep. 24, 2020—CMA faculty member and VU Theatre playwright in residence Krista Knight leads students in an adventure in screenwriting. Exploring narrative, action, and acting, the students write, share, critique, and perform for their peers. To find out more, please take a look at our Course Listings
Congratulations to Professor Jennifer Fay!
Sep. 17, 2020—Wonderful news! It has been announced that Jennifer Fay won the Chancellor’s Prize, given recognition of outstanding research for her book, Inhospitable World: Cinema in the Time of the Anthropocene (2018, Oxford University Press).