Mark Friedman, A&S ’91 (BA, MA), ’99 (MA), met with students in Linda DeLibero’s class “Creative Roles in Film and Television: Careers and Strategies” to talk about his career trajectory in the film and television business. In addition to Severance, Friedman has worked on Wayward Pines with M. Night Shyamalan and has a series in development with singer-songwriter […]
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2025 Intersession Entertainment Bootcamp taught by JHU Alum and Industry Insider Luke Kelly-Clyne
Demystifying the Entertainment Business Intersession Bootcamp is a one-week course taught by JHU alum and writer/director/producer Luke Kelly-Clyne that offers students an insight into: possible behind-the-camera careers in the field (specifically writing, directing, producing, and developing), how to best prepare for those careers, and how to break into the industry post-graduation. Short films by this and past year’s cohort can […]
FMS Students Serve as First Readers for the 2025 Baltimore Screenwriters Competition
Upholding a 20-year tradition, FMS students again provided script coverage for the annual Baltimore Screenwriters Competition, sponsored by the Baltimore Film Office at the Baltimore Office for Promotion and the Arts. Winners will be announced at a Maryland Film Festival special event on May 3. Under the supervision of FMS Senior Lecturer Lucy Bucknell, students […]
Chaconne Martin-Berkowicz (FMS ’17) Chosen for AFI DWW+
Congratulations to FMS Alumnus Chaconne Martin-Berkowicz (FMS 2017) for being chosen for the prestigious American Film Institute Directing Workshop for Women. This tuition-free year long program is awarded to participants who “demonstrate a passion for visual storytelling, the tenacity to pursue a directorial career and a willingness to learn and grow, among other program requirements. […]
Laura Mason Receives NEH 2025-26 Fellowship Grant
Laura Mason, FMS and History Department Teaching Professor, has been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship for the 2025-26 grant cycle. Her book project, Jean-Baptiste Carrier in a Slave-Trading City: Atlantic World Violence and the French Revolution, will be supported by the fellowship. This work focuses on the influence of the slave trade on “revolutionary violence […]
QUAKER Chosen for Berlinale
The short film, Quaker, by 2019 FMS graduate Giovanna Molina, has been included in the program of the 75th Berlinale this February in Berlin. It’s the story of NYC high school seniors sharing their unfiltered feelings with each other during the last Quaker meeting of the year. This project was supported by grants from The […]
Five questions with Diana Peralta ’11
Diana Peralta ’11, who majored in film and media studies, was highlighted in the Fall 2024 issue of Arts and Sciences Magazine, discussing what it takes to be a good filmmaker, teaching directing, and how to make films that people connect with.
FMS Faculty Showcase Their Work in Screening
On Sunday, October 13 Film and Media Studies hosted a screening of faculty work. John Mann screened unravelling, a film for which he was director, cinematographer, composer, and editor alongside Susan Mann who choreographed and produced. Also presented were Manger by Jimmy Joe Roche, two episodes of Turf Valley, the web series co-written by FMS […]
FMS Hosts “We Are Guardians” Screening
Film and Media Studies had the opportunity to host a screening of We Are Guardians, on October 2 in Gilman Hall. The film has been described as, “A poignant portrayal of the diverse group of native individuals who endeavor to save what is left of the Brazillian Amazon.” The screening was followed by a lively […]
Karen Yasinsky Featured on Criterion Channel
Two of Karen Yasinsky’s early animations, No Place Like Home #1 and #2 (1999), have been included in the Criterion Channel’s “Joanie 4 Jackie” compilation. Indie iconoclast Miranda July first stepped from the realm of performance art into film with her pioneering JOANIE 4 JACKIE project, in which she curated and distributed feminist video “chain letters” of […]