Congratulations to FSU alumni Allison Rose Carter and Sara Bennett Crowley, who worked on films that were big winners at the 2023 Academy Awards. Carter co-produced “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” and Crowley served as production manager on “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio.” Five of the films nominated for the 95th Academy Awards boast a Florida […]
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Florida State University launches Festival of the Creative Arts
The Florida State University Office of Research presents the Festival of the Creative Arts, a campus-wide collaborative event highlighting the diverse voices, talents and creativity of FSU faculty and students. Departments from across campus will come together Oct. 6-9, to celebrate the innovation and diversity that results from combining various modes of expression and subjects […]
FSU College of Motion Picture Arts continues to rise among the best film schools in the nation
Florida State University’s College of Motion Picture Arts has climbed to No. 14, up one spot from last year, on The Hollywood Reporter’s list of the Top 25 American Film Schools. Recognized as one of the entertainment industry’s premier publications, The Hollywood Reporter measures film schools on the success of their alumni, reputation among film […]
FSU film school premieres free screening of MFA graduate students’ capstone work
As the 2022 summer semester concludes, the Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts presents a free public screening of graduate thesis films to the Tallahassee community. The films will be shown in two parts on Saturday, July 30, at the Ruby Diamond Concert Hall, and they represent the work of second-year graduate students […]
Two College of Motion Picture Arts students nominated for Television Academy Foundation’s College Television Awards
Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts students Thomas McDonald and Tristan Owen have been nominated for the Television Academy Foundation’s 41st College Television Awards for their film “The Castle Builder.” Florida State University · Motion Picture Arts students nominated for Television Academy Foundation’s College Television Awards Nominated in the Nonfiction or Reality Series […]
FSU Film School faculty wins 2021 Suncoast Regional Emmy Award®
Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts filmmaker-in-residence Valerie Scoon won a 2021 Suncoast Regional Emmy Award® in recognition of her documentary “Invisible History: Middle Florida’s Hidden Roots.” The film was nominated in the Documentary Historical category, which recognizes films that are a retelling of an event or situation significant to a current or […]
FSU film school faculty to present new documentary on history of plantations and the enslaved in North Florida
Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts filmmaker in residence Valerie Scoon’s documentary “Invisible History: Middle Florida’s Hidden Roots,” presented for national distribution by WFSU Public Media, has been chosen to be featured by American Public Television (APT), a major programming source for U.S. public television stations. “We are proud of Valerie and her […]
WFSU to host virtual discussion on FSU Film faculty’s ‘Daring Women Doctors’ documentary, Sept. 10
WFSU Public Media will host a special hour-long virtual panel discussion focusing on the history of early women physicians and the legacy of that experience today. The event, “Breaking Barriers: Women in Medicine,” will feature Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts filmmaker in residence Valerie Scoon and segments of her documentary, “Daring Women […]
FSU graduate’s ‘fishy film’ helps her earn Directors Guild of America honors
The adjustment to college life can leave some students feeling like they don’t fit in. It was this idea that sparked Kyra Gardner, then a Florida State University student in the College of Motion Picture Arts, to create her film “Phoebe,” which just earned her Best Woman Student Filmmaker honors from the Directors Guild of […]
FSU, Tallahassee community come together for Veterans Day weekend film presentation
Florida State University students, Tallahassee community members and veterans kicked off Veterans Day weekend by recognizing the nation’s military and veterans with a screening of the documentary-narrative feature film “Above the Best,” Thursday, Nov. 7, at CMX Cinemas Fallschase. The event, presented by the College of Motion Picture Arts Torchlight Cinematheque in association with the […]
FSU College of Motion Picture Arts ranks among nation’s best film schools
The Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts continued its ascent in the rankings of yet another entertainment industry publication. The Wrap News revealed last week that FSU placed No. 13 in its list of the nation’s top 50 film schools. FSU was ranked No. 14 by The Wrap last year. The Wrap touted […]