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FSU film school premieres free screening of MFA graduate students’ capstone work

Published: July 26, 2022 | 3:10 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

Still image from "The Sunlight From Your Tongue": Wanting to help her depressed lover, a woman agrees to be present while her partner commits suicide, accepting a tragedy that will ruin her forever.

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 […]

FSU College of Motion Picture Arts among the best film schools in the nation

Published: May 25, 2022 | 1:30 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

The Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts continues to be recognized as one of the nation’s top film schools. In the past month alone, the college has been included in Variety magazine’s “30 Top Film Schools in North America” and in Filmschool.org’s top 10 undergraduate film programs in the U.S. Filmschool.org also ranked […]

Two College of Motion Picture Arts students nominated for Television Academy Foundation’s College Television Awards

Published: February 16, 2022 | 9:23 am | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

Thomas McDonald, Javier Barranco, Tristan Owen. Top to Bottom. Sitting along the main staircase of the castle on the last day of production.

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®

Published: December 3, 2021 | 9:46 am | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

(L to R) Mark Vargo, Valerie Scoon, Patrick Mason, Colby Blackwill. Credit for photo to Ian Edward Weir.

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 […]

College of Motion Picture Arts continues to rank among nation’s best film schools

Published: October 16, 2020 | 8:57 am | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

The Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts maintained its high ranking in yet another entertainment industry publication in 2020. The Wrap News revealed last week that FSU placed No. 13 in its list of the nation’s top 50 film schools. FSU was also ranked No. 13 by the publication last year. Reb Braddock, […]

WFSU to host virtual discussion on FSU Film faculty’s ‘Daring Women Doctors’ documentary, Sept. 10

Published: September 4, 2020 | 1:28 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

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 film school ranks as one of the best in the nation

Published: August 26, 2020 | 11:00 am | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

Marc Vargo, ASC shows how students experiment with cinematography. Image shot with an iphone in a miniature set.

Florida State University’s College of Motion Picture Arts has again been ranked among the nation’s top 20 film schools by one of the entertainment industry’s premier publications. “This is the ninth year The Hollywood Reporter has ranked FSU as a top U.S. film school, and it continues to be a testament to the effectiveness of our curriculum and how impactful our alums […]

FSU film school ranks as one of the best in nation

Published: August 20, 2019 | 9:40 am | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

The Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts has jumped six spots to No. 13 in national rankings compiled by one of the entertainment industry’s top publications. Among public universities, FSU ranked No. 4. In its annual list of Top 25 American film schools, The Hollywood Reporter highlighted the FSU film school’s emphasis on […]

Profiles in Leadership: Reb Braddock’s 30-year mission to build the ultimate film school

Published: February 20, 2019 | 1:53 pm | Posted in: University News

Reb Braddock has been part of the FSU film school for 30 years. He was named dean of the College of Motion Picture Arts in June 2017. (FSU Photography Services)

The narrative of Reb Braddock’s life as a filmmaker, teacher and creator reads a little like a Hollywood script you couldn’t write because no one would believe it. “A story about a guy who starts out working in the film equipment room signing out cameras and ends up in the dean’s office in charge of […]

FSU graduate Barry Jenkins earns another Oscar nomination

Published: January 22, 2019 | 3:33 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

In 2017, Barry Jenkins thrilled students and staff with his visit to Florida State after winning an Oscar for his film "Moonlight." Jenkins is nominated again for an Academy Award at the 91st Oscars this Sunday.

Florida State University film school phenom and Academy Award winner Barry Jenkins has earned his third Oscar nomination. When the 2019 Academy Award nominations were announced today, the movie director and screenwriter received a nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay for his film “If Beale Street Could Talk.” Jenkins adapted the screenplay from the 1974 novel […]

Braddock named dean of College of Motion Picture Arts

Published: May 23, 2017 | 10:32 am | Posted in: Faculty/Staff Briefs, University News

Reb Braddock, who has been with the FSU film school since its inception in 1989, has been named the new dean of the College of Motion Picture Arts.

Florida State University Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Sally McRorie has appointed Reb Braddock as the new dean of the College of Motion Picture Arts, effective June 1. Braddock has served twice as the college’s interim dean, most recently since January. One of the architects of FSU’s film school, he has been […]

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