Hollins University Graduate Screenwriting & Film Studies

We are a low residency MFA and MA program that meets for six weeks each year on the beautiful Hollin

The Screenwriting and Film Studies program is a summer program, with yearly six-week sessions from mid-June through the end of July. Either degree can be completed in three to five summer sessions. Students typically take two courses (eight credits) during their first summer, and three (twelve credits) in subsequent summers. The program’s international teaching faculty is comprised of professors f

07/25/2022

Please join us at 6 pm in the VAC auditorium! We will be hosting a talk with Brian Nelson, discussing industry practices and his latest podcast work, Agent Stoker.

07/16/2022

This Monday, July 18, at 7pm Hal Ackerman (former head of the UCLA MFA Screenwriting Program and author of Writing Screenplays that Sell) will talk with us about the secrets of making a good script GREAT!!

07/13/2022

This Friday (July 15), Literary Manager Jen Au will be discussing agents and managers and how to build a successful writing career!

07/10/2022

Reminder: One of Hollins' very own SIMON HERBERT will speak to us about Film as Conceptual Art. Join the conversation on Monday, July 11th at 6 pm!

07/08/2022

Hollywood producer, Jennie Tugend (Lethal Weapon franchise, Free W***y franchise, HBO's Tales from the Crypt) will speak to us on Friday, July 8 at 7pm in the VAC Auditorium!

07/01/2022

The newest member of our film program LINCOLN REED will discuss a critical aspect of screenplays: coverage.

07/01/2022

Tonight (Friday, July 1) we are hosting TV writer/producer Brian Turner!

06/26/2022

Our own Joe Gilford will be speaking on Monday, June 27 at 6pm, sharing a cautionary tale about screen credit that every writer should hear.

06/26/2022

Students and alum of the Hollins Graduate Program in Screenwriting and Film are invited to talk with our special guest, screen legend Robert Duvall, on Monday, June 27 at 1 PM. Hope to see you there!