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Visiting Filmmakers Series at Mason See your world differently. If you want to consider how images do their work, consider a minor in Film & Media Studies.

Images in movies, on television, and on the net move and inspire us, structure our ideas of race, class, gender, and sexuality, community and identity. The GMU minor in Film & Media studies explores mass culture in its visual manifestations and helps students develop an informed awareness of culture and media, ideological tendencies, and effects on daily experience. Committed to interdisciplinarity, the program addresses the increasing complexity and multiplicity of visual cultures and offers students the tools with which to read a variety of texts, including film, television, video, and new media. Most course work is offered through the Departments of Communication and English, with other courses available through the Department of Modern and Classical Languages, AVT, and Film and Video Studies. The two required courses provide an introduction to the languages of film and popular media and modes of analysis appropriate to each. They are prerequisites for all advanced work in the minor. Students select four additional courses designed to introduce a more specialized level of study. Students may decide to focus on film, television, or the study of mass culture, or they may choose some mix of courses that suits their interests.

10/08/2026
09/26/2026

🚀🌙 TODAY is George Mason Space Day!
Explore the future of space from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Johnson Center and Dewberry Hall! Join us for expert talks, interactive activities, and more. 🪐✨
👨‍🚀 Hear firsthand from U.S. Space Force leader and NASA astronaut Brigadier General Nick Hague about what it’s like to live and work in space.
🎟️ FREE event! Register at science.gmu.edu/MasonSpaceDay
📍 Johnson Center & Dewberry Hall, Fairfax Campus
🗓️ TODAY, September 26 | 1 to 5 p.m.

09/25/2026
09/23/2026

Ready to step onto your first film set with confidence?

Join us for FAVS Workshop Series: Getting on your First Set to build core hands-on skills and learn how to navigate real production environments, and network with fellow students.

🗓️ Friday, October 9 | ⌚ 2-4 pm | 📍AB 1007

What we'll cover:
•Learn essential on-set skills, including proper C-stand operation and cable wrapping to work safely and land your next role
• Understand production hierarchies and crew structures on set
• Gain basic networking strategies and discover where to find freelance opportunities

Register on Mason 360: https://cglink.me/2d7/r2300490

09/09/2026

🎬 Coming Tomorrow: Instagram Takeover with Kenge BaNikongo!

Join Kenge BaNikongo ('21), a George Mason alumni of the School of Theater and Film and Video Studies Program , during her Mason Arts Instagram Takeover to share a behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Wingz," her original comedy-drama series exploring family, identity, and a magical twist on everyday life.

A writer, director, producer, and recipient of the 2026 Young Alumni Commissioning Award (YACP), Kenge will take followers inside her creative process ahead of the upcoming screening of "Sight," the pilot episode of "Wingz."

Stay tuned tomorrow for exclusive insights from the filmmaker behind the project!

08/30/2026

Join us for a special screening of "Sight", the pilot episode of "Wingz", an original comedy-drama created by CVPA alumna and 2026 Young Alumni Commissioning Project (YACP) award recipient Kenge BaNikongo (BA Theater, BA Film and Video Studies ’21).

Following the screening, BaNikongo will participate in a Q&A moderated by Professor Ben Steger of the Film and Video Studies Program in the College of Visual and Performing Arts.

This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required. To learn more visit, https://cvpa.calendar.gmu.edu/wingz-pilot-premiere-screening-with-director-writer-and-producer-kenge-banikongo

08/21/2026

Join us for our annual Welcome Back Ice Cream Social and Production Fair!
Friday, September 4, 2026
11am-1pm
Center for the Arts Lobby
Free and open to all students

Enjoy FREE ice cream, listen to our advanced directing students pitch their films, discover and sign up for available crew positions, and learn about the on-campus resources for your creative projects!

We encourage anyone from all majors interested in film to join us.

Register on Mason360: https://cglink.me/2d7/r2299376

08/21/2026
06/26/2026

One of the most important docs this year! GASLIT featuring , and exposes the oil and gas industry like you have never seen before.

It’s now in select theaters across the country with an amazing lineup of Q&As that include , Alec Baldwin, activist leaders, the director, and film subjects. You have to see it if you can. It will be playing at the Angelika Pop Up in DC on Monday, June 29 at 5pm! Buy tickets at GaslitDoc.com/Watch.

PLUS: a panel is being moderated by WIFV's very own Executive Director, Melissa Houghton! You won't want to miss it!

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