Announcements

BFA Acting Showcase 2023

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.

Kathleen Jayme is the Phil Lind Multicultural Artist in Residence for 2022/2023

Kathleen Jayme is the Phil Lind Multicultural Artist in Residence for 2022/2023

Each year the UBC Rogers Communications Multicultural Film Production Project brings a globally recognized filmmaker to UBC Theatre and Film as the Phil Lind Multicultural Artist in Residence.

Dr. Patrick Parra Pennefather publishes new book, “Mentoring Digital Media Projects: Project-Based Learning and Teaching for Professional Development”

Dr. Patrick Parra Pennefather publishes new book, “Mentoring Digital Media Projects: Project-Based Learning and Teaching for Professional Development”

Assistant Professor Dr. Patrick Parra Pennefather’s new book provides mentorship strategies for professionals in the creative and digital industries who are keen to support students or those emerging in the field.

Find Out More About the Rogers Communications Award in Film Production

Find Out More About the Rogers Communications Award in Film Production

This award provides $3000 annually to domestic students entering the Film Production program (directly from secondary school or transferring from another post-secondary institution) who are First Nations, Inuit, or Métis, or who identify as Black.

Congratulations to our Class of Fall 2022!

Congratulations to our Class of Fall 2022!

UBC Theatre and Film is immensely proud of our Class of 2022. Over the past few years, these graduates have developed their imaginative, technical, and intellectual skills as they prepare to embark on their careers. We cannot wait to see what they do next.

Catch Sarah Shamash’s Short Documentary “From Chile to Canada: Media Herstories” at VIFF!

Catch Sarah Shamash’s Short Documentary “From Chile to Canada: Media Herstories” at VIFF!

UBC Theatre and Film congratulates Instructor (and alumna) Sarah Shamash on the upcoming screening of her short documentary, From Chile to Canada: Media Herstories as part of the VIFF Short Forum: Program 1.

Congratulations to Antoine Bourges on the Premiere of “Concrete Valley” at TIFF and VIFF!

Congratulations to Antoine Bourges on the Premiere of “Concrete Valley” at TIFF and VIFF!

UBC Theatre and Film is thrilled to share that Assistant Professor Antione Bourges’ feature film Concrete Valley premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 12!

Dr. Shannon Walsh and Dr. William Brown Awarded Public Humanities Research Cluster Funding

Dr. Shannon Walsh and Dr. William Brown Awarded Public Humanities Research Cluster Funding

The Department of Theatre and Film would like to congratulate faculty members Shannon Walsh and William Brown, who have been named recipients of Public Humanities Research Cluster funding.

Congratulations to our Class of 2022!

Congratulations to our Class of 2022!

UBC Theatre and Film is immensely proud of our Class of 2022. Over the past few years, these graduates have developed their imaginative, technical, and intellectual skills as they prepare to embark on their careers. We cannot wait to see what they do next.

Congratulations to Stefan Sunandan Honisch on being awarded a SSHRC RGDI grant!

Congratulations to Stefan Sunandan Honisch on being awarded a SSHRC RGDI grant!

UBC Theatre and Film is proud to announce that Honorary Research Associate and Sessional Lecturer Stefan Sunandan Honisch is Co-Director for the project “Facilitating Anti-Ableist Remote Music Making”, which has recently been awarded a SSHRC Race, Gender and Diversity Initiative grant!