Mila Zuo Awarded 2024 Killam Research Fellowship
Congratulations to Dr. Mila Zuo, Associate Professor of Cinema Studies, on receiving a 2024 UBC Killam Research Fellowship! This fellowship supports faculty in pursuing full-time research during a recognized study leave.
BFA Acting Student Skylar Somnus Awarded Hnatyshyn Developing Artist Grant
We are excited to announce that Skylar Somnus, a fourth-year BFA Acting student, has been awarded a prestigious Developing Artist Grant from the Hnatyshyn Foundation. Founded by the late Right Honourable Ramon John Hnatyshyn, Canada’s twenty-fourth Governor General, the Foundation supports emerging and established artists across disciplines by aiding their education, training, and career development, […]
New Anthology Co-Edited by Dr. Lindsay Lachance Showcases Indigenous Dramaturgy
We are excited to share the news of the publication of a new anthology of plays co-edited by Assistant Professor Dr. Lindsay Lachance. The collection, Staging Coyote’s Dream Volume 3, showcases innovative dramaturgical practices that are rooted in Indigenous values, aesthetics, and narrative structures and is a result of Lindsay’s passion and expertise in Indigenous […]
$2.5 Million SSHRC Grant Awarded to Project Co-Directed by Shannon Walsh to Empower Global Youth
The project, TRANSFORM, brings together researchers and youth from around the world to study how young people are pivotal agents of change in gender equity,
through visual arts-based methodologies.
2024 Leo Awards: UBC Theatre and Film Alumni Front and Centre
Congratulations to all the UBC Theatre and Film alumni nominated for a 2024 Leo Award!
Mila Zuo’s “Vulgar Beauty: Acting Chinese in the Global Sensorium” Wins Association for Asian American Studies Book Award
Dr. Mila Zuo has received the top prize from the the 2024 Association for Asian American Studies Book Awards, for Vulgar Beauty: Acting Chinese in the Global Sensorium, an exploration of the affective racialization of Chinese female film stars and representations of beauty.
VAFF 2023 Spotlight: Celebrate UBC Theatre and Film Alumni
Congratulations to the UBC Theatre and Film Alumni featured in the Vancouver Asian Film Festival this year!
VIFF 2023 Spotlight: UBC Theatre and Film Alumni and Faculty Shine Bright
Congratulations to all the UBC Theatre and Film faculty and alumni featured in the 2023 Vancouver International Film Festival!
BFA Acting Showcase 2023
The 2023 Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Acting Class has shown great resilience and determination over the last year. Learn more about this year’s talented acting class by checking out their profiles.
Chelsea Birks wins Society for Cinema and Media Studies’ Best First Book Award
Sessional Lecturer and alumna, Dr. Chelsea Birks has won the Society for Cinema and Media Studies prestigious Best First Book Award for her recently published book, Limit Cinema: Transgression and the Nonhuman in Contemporary Global Film. Congratulations Chelsea!