NBCUniversal Canada Creates Film Production Studio on UBC Vancouver Campus
The UBC Department of Theatre and Film is pleased to announce a generous donation from NBCUniversal Canada to create a dual-purpose classroom and shooting studio on UBC’s Vancouver campus. Located in the Theatre and Film Production Building, the studio will provide young filmmakers with a dedicated space for filming on campus and enhance their ability […]
Kimberley Monteyne's Book Named Outstanding Academic Title
Adjunct film professor Kimberley Monteyne’s book Hip Hop on Film: Performance Culture, Urban Space, and Genre Transformation in the 1980s was recently named a Choice “Outstanding Academic Title.”
Hallie Marshall Awarded Hampton Research Grant
Hallie Marshall has been awarded a Hampton Research Grant for Junior Scholars for her project Scripts and Choruses in Early Fourth-Century Athens. This project is intended to lay the groundwork for a larger project on the origin and nature of our texts of ancient Greek drama. Part of this project will involve creating a digital […]
Stephen Heatley Appointed Head of Theatre and Film Department
On January 9, 2015, the Faculty of Arts announced the appointment of Professor Stephen Heatley as Head of the Department of Theatre and Film from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2018. Dean of Arts, Gage Averill, stated: “At this time, I acknowledge and thank Professor Robert Gardiner for his willingness to step in as […]
NBCUNIVERSAL CANADA CREATES FILM PRODUCTION STUDIO AT UBC!
Photo credit: Bruce Sweeney and Nicole Yukiko Sekiya on the set of “Mercury Falling”, the first feature created by the Department of Theatre and Film. Photo by Shan Fu.
BFA & MFA FILM PRODUCTION INFORMATION SESSION | FEBRUARY 16, 3:00 PM
Come and meet the professors and students of the Film Production Program! *All Welcome* (refreshments available). UBC Film Production Building 6358 University Blvd. Photo credit: ” The Looking Glass” (FIPR 469 2013-2014)
Assistant Prof Designs for the Court Theatre
Assistant Professor Jacqueline Firkins is the Costume Designer for the acclaimed production of Iphigenia at Aulis running at the Court Theatre in Chicago to December 7th 2015. The Translator/Adaptor for the play is Nicholas Rudall (founding artistic director of Court Theatre) and it is directed by Directed by Charles Newell. Established in 1955, Court Theatre […]
Student Film Wins Air Canada enRoute Film Festival!
Congratulations to our student Yassmina Karajah for the continued success of her short film, LIGHT!