Scottsdale School of Film+Theatre

The Film School Hub (FSH) is the home of aspiring filmmakers, setting sail to make their motion pictures dreams, a reality. SCC's Film Club in partnership with Scottsdale Community College is dedicating one night to showcase films that represent, creativity, hardworking, but most importantly passion. Got a Film in the Tank? Fill out the form for a chance to showcase your film!

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THEY KNOW: Bill Hader Makes His Feature Directorial Debut With New Horror Film: BARRY star Bill Hader is back behind the camera for THEY KNOW, a new horror film he'll direct, write, and star in.

Join our team! Contact [email protected] for more information.

We want YOU!

JAN 31ST at 6 PM: The Scottsdale School of Film + Theatre will debut four new plays by talented Playwriting students. To reserve your seats for the worldwide premiere of these fantastic plays, please email our PAC Coordinator at [email protected].

🎟TICKETS ARE NOW LIVE!

SSFT presents...Peter and the Star Catcher
Playing October 18th, 19th, 25th and 26th

🎟You can purchase your tickets here: https://events.humanitix.com/peter-and-the-starcatcher

For more information regarding tickets, and show information, please contact the Box Office at [email protected]. We hope to see you there!

🥳It's almost that time!🥳

✍️It's time to start prepping for our 2024 Fall Season General Auditions!

🎭Auditions for PETER AND THE STAR CATCHER and THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE will be held on MONDAY, AUGUST 26TH.

🎭Please read over the notices carefully, and contact PAC Coordinator, Maddie Natoli at [email protected] for an audition slot, or if you have any questions regarding the shows or auditions.

We hope to see you there! 👋

Congratulations are in order! The talented cast and production team of "Noises Off" have been nominated not once, but three times for the 2023-2024 Zoni Award.

1. NOMINATED FOR BEST OVERALL PRODUCTION, "Noises Off"
2. NOMINATED FOR BEST DIRECTOR, Don K Williams
3. NOMINATED FOR BEST FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY, Eric Mitchell

At this time, we'd like to thank the judges for their consideration, our staff and students for their continued dedication to creating good theatre, and to our audiences for supporting us!

We are honored to be recognized as one of the 30 Best Film Schools in North America by MovieMaker!

The 30 Best Film Schools in the U.S. and Canada in 2024 The 30 Best Film Schools in the U.S. and Canada include some of the most elite institutions in the movie world — but also some bargains to help anyone break in.

It is with a heavy heart that we share the news of the passing of a Scottsdale Film School legend, Terence (Terry) Donnelly, 83. He was an iconic film producer in Hollywood, producing films, such as “The French Connection”, “Exorcist”, “Midnight Cowboy” and more. He was also a beloved adjunct faculty member here at SCC for over 20 years, and is one of the trailblazers that helped us become who we are as a department today. Even if current students did not get the chance to work with him, they have felt the lasting impact he created here. He will be missed by so many. We will be holding a celebration of his legacy sometime this fall, date, time and location is forthcoming. The family has requested that instead of sending flowers, please donate to their Go Fund Me instead.

Here is the link. https://gofund.me/9bc0f6bd.

We have included the official obituary written by one of his two sons, Terence.

Terence Donnelly, Long-Time Film and TV Production Exec, SCC Film School Professor, Dies at 83

Terence “Terry” Donnelly, a Hollywood production executive whose more than 50 film and TV credits included Oscar-winners “Midnight Cowboy”, “The French Connection”, “The Exorcist”, as well as the Emmy Award-winning “12 Angry Men”, has died at 83.

Terry died May 21 at HonorHealth Shea Medical Center in Scottsdale Arizona, from complications of a rupture in a major artery, according to a statement from his family. He had also been battling Parkinson’s Disease for several years.

Over a film and TV production career spanning more than 40 years, Terry partnered with some of the industry’s leading directors and studios as a producer, production manager and assistant director.

His most frequent collaborator was acclaimed director William Friedkin, with whom Terry worked on five films, including “The French Connection” (1971) “The Exorcist” (1973), and the 1997 TV film “12 Angry Men”, which garnered Terry and Friedkin individual Emmy nominations for production and direction.

He also worked closely with Paul Mazursky on a trio of films that included the 1978 Oscar-nominated “An Unmarried Woman”; with John Schlesinger on his 1969 Oscar-winning “Midnight Cowboy”; and on films directed by Arthur Hiller, Robert Mulligan and Stanley Jaffe, among others.

A long-time member of the Directors Guild of America (DGA), Terry later went on to teach film production for more than 20 years as an adjunct professor at Scottsdale Community College’s School of Film+Theatre, and at Arizona State University.

He was a graduate of Villanova University, and also served as a commissioned officer in the United States Naval Reserve (USNR) during the height of the Cold War.

Terry is survived by his wife, Deborah Brass-Donnelly, two sons, Terence and Christopher, and two grandchildren.

Alum Bill Hader congratulates SCC on being named to Variety’s Top Film Schools ranking

You might not have guessed that this celebrity attended community college in Arizona Bill Hader congratulated his alma mater, Scottsdale Community College, after they were named one of 2024's Top Film Schools in North America by Variety.