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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
