CSULB Cinematic Arts

Happy Thanksgiving to our Film Department! We are thankful for our wonderful students and staff that have helped shaped the department into what it is today. Wishing you all a cozy and happy day to spend with family and loved ones.

Congratulations to our talented film and students behind "The Pier Poet" and animation students behind "And the Dragons Danced" that won this year's Media Arts Festival. We are incredibly proud to have had CSULB dominate the MAF Nominees and have these two projects win their respective categories in Documentary/Creative Non-fiction & Television News and Animation. Each year, students from all 23 CSU campuses compete for an opportunity to have their works critically reviewed by distinguished faculty and industry leaders, and these films representing our school took first position in two of four categories! Each winning project will receive a CSU Media Art Festival Reward, as well as a cash prize. Once again, Congratulations to these works and we hope to keep the streak going for next year's competition as well! Go Beach!

You can view the winning projects and learn more about this festival through this link: https://www.calstate.edu/SummerArts/media-arts-festival/Pages/awards.aspx

The Cinematic Arts Department wishes you a spooky halloween 👻

Shoutout to our friends at HAW Hamburg International who came to visit earlier this semester to continue our annual exchanges between the Department of Cinematic Arts at CSULB and the Department of Media Technology at HAW Hamburg. Thanks for teaching our students all about AI! We can’t wait to continue our partnership with you this summer and next fall. Looking to study abroad and take film courses in Germany? Check out our International Programs page: https://www.csulb.edu/cinematic-arts/international-programs

Shout out to Hannah Driscoll who stopped by to speak with our students this month! Thank you Hannah for offering your expertise and experience as a script supervisor!

Congrats to student Aedyn Frazer whose film "People Call Me Jeff” will screen at The Society for Visual Anthropology: Film and Media Festival in Tampa, Florida from 11/20 - 11/23! Her film produced in CSULB’s Anthropology’s department

Jeff Levy is a homeless man located in Long Beach, California. In January 2020, he finds himself on one particular street corner, not knowing that's where he'd spend for the next four years. Since then, he has found conversation, community, and love where others may have just moved on to another corner.

“This film is about the patience in which we have with ourselves, our circumstances and the people around us. The relationship I have developed with Jeff is undeniably one of my most valuable ones. I cherish the privilege I have in knowing him and the opportunity to share his story on an international platform.” – Aedyn

to earlier this month when c. Craig Patterson came to visit Prof. Kathryn Boyd-Batstone's CINE 370 safety class! c. Craig is a New Orleans filmmaker who has received distinctions from Sundance Development Track, Hillman Grad’s Rising Voices, the Nicholl Fellowship, and AmPav at Cannes Film Festival. His film FATHEAD is a NAACP Image Award nominee!

Thanks for coming to speak with our students!

Congrats to student, Lesly Beltran! Lesly is currently a Universal Studio Group Business Affairs intern. She supports the company’s Business Affairs department in tracking and reviewing various insurance certificates, PDMs, Deal Memos/Deal Terms, and Agreements for NBCU compliance. In doing so, she corresponds to production companies to acquire insurance requirements for television programming that is in the step development process of production.

About the NBCUniversal Academic Year Internship Program: The NBCUniversal Academic Year Internship Program takes place from September to April and allows students to unlock their potential by contributing to big projects in meaningful ways that matter. As an Intern, students are immersed in exciting work, experience the unique NBCU culture, and get real support & guidance for 2 semesters.

Lesly found this opportunity from our weekly email! Congrats Lesly, we’re so proud of you!

Our alums are doing BIG (and fancy) things! Shout out to alum, Riley Hodgson who had the opportunity to represent the Television Academy Foundation in the Giving Suite at the 76th Emmy Awards! Riley was previously an intern with the Television Academy and continues to work with the organization she interned with, 44 Blue Productions as a Development Fellow. Go Riley!

“It was an incredible honor representing the Television Academy Foundation. Their internship program not only gave me unique insight into the industry but led to me being offered a position at my host company. It was remarkable to see how many Emmy attendees truly cared about the Foundation’s programs and uplifting the next generation.”

Back by popular demand! Our student ambassadors Naveah and Figgy will be hosting another headshot event…spooky edition! Swing by CINE 103 on Wednesday October 30th from 10am – 12:30pm!

Join us for our first IAAM Listening session of the semester. Share your thoughts about the department and make your voice heard!

Friday October 25th

9:30 AM – 11:30 AM in CINE 127

Inclusivity Across All Media (IAAM) is committed to addressing equity, diversity and inclusivity in the CINE department and the film industry as a whole through focused outreach, discussion, assessment, reflection and action.

Help create the environment that you deserve, all are welcome!

Join CINE 100 students on Monday 10/21 for a chat with screenwriter and producer, Joshua Gilbert! His credits include “The Flash”, “Playing It Straight”, “Drop Dead Diva”, and more! All are welcome to join the event in Prof. Elyusha Vafaeisefat’s class.

A producer-level writer with a myriad of production experience, Joshua V. Gilbert spent five seasons on the writing staff of CW's The Flash. Prior to being staffed, Josh climbed the Writers' Office Assistant ladder, working on six different shows that spanned a variety of genres. In 2018, he wrote and produced an autobiographical short film -- called "Playing it Straight" (stream for free on YouTube or Vimeo) -- that premiered at the Cinequest Film Festival. That same year, his pilot -- "Boys of Summer" -- was an official selection in the third annual 'ATX Television Festival & Black List Writers Program.'

October 21 9am-10:50am

In CINE 100 (UT-108)