Announcements

Graduation

Congratulations to our Class of 2021

UBC Theatre and Film is immensely proud of our Class of 2021. 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.

Black and white headshot of Gerrit Krueper

UBC Cinema and Media Studies doctoral student Gerrit Krueper talks about the Ethical Productivity of Play Time

Cinema and Media Studies doctoral student, Gerrit Krueper, will be presenting his paper at the Canadian Game Studies Association Conference 2021.

BFA Showcase 2021

BFA Showcase 2021

The 2021 Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Acting Class has shown great resilience and determination while rising to the unprecedented challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about this year’s acting class by checking out their profiles.

Norman Young onstage

In Memoriam, Norman Young 1926 –2021

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of UBC Theatre Professor (emeritus) Norman Young. Norman was a legendary figure in the British Columbia entertainment world, responsible for establishing and supporting much of the theatrical infrastructure that exists in our province today. After graduating from UBC, Young worked as an actor, production manager, and […]

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UBC Department of Theatre and Film Teaching Assistantships

Summer and Winter sessions positions available.

Coral Santana
Helen Keller

“I did not intend to set up as a poet”: Helen Keller’s “A Chant of Darkness”. A talk by Stefan Sunandan Honisch, Theatre and Film Banting Postdoctoral Fellow

This talk, connected to Stefan Sunandan Honisch’s postdoctoral research, examines Keller’s poem alongside two of its musical settings.

"Fail to Appear". Canada 2017. Antoine Bourges
Kensaku Asano

Call for Nominations. The tenth annual “Kensaku Asano Memorial Award in Theatre”

Nominations must be received by 5pm on Tuesday, April 6.

Martin Honisch, 2010, oil on canvas

Invitation to the Interdisciplinary Histories Research Cluster’s Spring Event Series 2021!

Organized and moderated by Dr. Stefan Sunandan Honisch, Banting Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Theatre and Film.