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Abby Harri, FMS ’14, Chosen by Filmmaker Magazine

Abby Harri, a 2014 graduate of the Film and Media Studies program, was chosen for Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces of Independent Film 2023. Congratulations to Abby for this accolade!


FMS Welcomes Lecturer Wonjung Bae

Film and Media studies is pleased to announce the addition of Wonjung Bae to the faculty. Ms. Bae is a non-fiction storyteller/documentary filmmaker/news producer. Bae made her first film, Grand, Father and Me, at age sixteen and has won numerous awards for her work, including the 38th Student Academy Award, the 16th Annual Directors Guild of America Student Film Award, […]


Hopkins In Hollywood Event

group of students standing together in Hollywood

The Hopkins in Hollywood contingent was joined by Dean Erin Rowe, Vice Provost Farouk Dey, and Advocate for Alumni Linda DeLibero for an evening of networking and catching up at Grandmaster Recorders in Hollywood. The event, which took place on August 10, was co-hosted by the JHU Alumni Association and Film and Media Studies. Main […]


Jimmy Joe Roche Awarded Rubys Artist Grant

FMS Senior Lecturer Jimmy Joe Roche is a 2023 recipient of the Rubys Artist Grant. The award was given in support of A Complete History of the Known Universe, an experimental, narrative feature film about a group of eccentric drifters gathered on the fringes of society, planning for the end of the world. An initiative […]


A Great Turnout for the Born in Baltimore Film & Photography Festival

The Baltimore lens-based arts community came together for film screenings and a photography exhibition at the 6th Annual Born in Baltimore Film & Photography Festival.  Artists of all ages gathered on June 25th at Creative Alliance in Patterson Park.   The Festival is a production of Baltimore Youth Film Arts, an affiliate program of the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences at Johns Hopkins University.  BYFA […]


JHU First Year Seminars

FMS and History Department Teaching Professor Laura Mason “sparks the imagination” of freshmen in her first-year seminar, Global Cinema in the 21st Century. Read the full article in Arts & Sciences Magazine here.


Kelly-Clyne Summer Internship Grantees Named

Congratulations to the winners of the first-ever Kelly-Clyne Summer Internship Grant: FMS rising Seniors Cierra Gladden and Sophia Lin. Established by alumnus Luke Kelly-Clyne (’10) in 2023, the Kelly-Clyne Summer Internship Grant awards students between $5,000-$7,000 to cover living expenses for an internship within the film and media industries. Preference is given to students pursuing opportunities […]


Baltimore Youth Film Arts Celebrates Their Spring Session

Fellows and instructors from Baltimore Youth Film Arts (BYFA) gathered for their spring exhibition and screening on May 20.  Find more information and check out fellow artwork at https://www.filmartsbaltimore.org. BYFA offers Baltimore City residents ages 16 to 29 the opportunity to learn camera skills, refine storytelling techniques, and create films and photographs to be shared at […]


Studio North Student Film Premiere at SNF Parkway

On Wednesday, April 26, 2023, Studio North Premiered its two grant-funded films for the 2022-2023 cycle. Cierra Gladden screened her film Sundown and Christian Reidy screened his film Moving Up, Out, On. Congratulations to both filmmakers, pictured with emcee for the evening, Lorraine Rinaldi.


Senior Evelyn Muqing Tang Accepted to AFI Conservatory

Ranked the #1 film school in America, AFI’s Producing Program fosters assured filmmakers with the skills necessary to shape narratives across platforms, identify content, develop material with writers, and collaborate with directors, cinematographers, editors and production designers to bring a wide array of stories to audiences. Evelyn is a senior in the Film and Media […]