Spotlight

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!

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.

BFA Showcase 2022

BFA Showcase 2022

The 2022 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.

Meet our newest faculty member, Dr. Alessandra Santos!

Meet our newest faculty member, Dr. Alessandra Santos!

UBC Theatre & Film extends a warm welcome to our newest faculty member, Dr. Alessandra Santos! Dr. Santos is an Associate Professor in our Film Studies program, and her research area is in Latin American cinema and performance and comparative studies in the hemispheric Americas.

Safe Space: How Star Wars Helped Alum Nicholas Harrison Heal

Safe Space: How Star Wars Helped Alum Nicholas Harrison Heal

UBC Theatre and Film is proud to announce the publication of alumnus Nicholas Harrison’s new book, Safe Space: A True Story of Faith, Betrayal, and the Power of the Force. In Nicholas’ words, “Safe Space is the story of my abuse, my survival, and how Star Wars saved my life.”

Congratulations to Profs. Hallie Marshall and Patrick Parra Pennefather on your research excellence cluster award!

Congratulations to Profs. Hallie Marshall and Patrick Parra Pennefather on your research excellence cluster award!

UBC Theatre & Film professors Dr. Hallie Marshall and Dr. Patrick Parra Pennefather receives a UBC VPRI Research Excellence Cluster award as part of the 2022/23 GCRC competition.

Breaking the Bias in Theatre and Film

Breaking the Bias in Theatre and Film

Every year, International Women’s Day celebrates the achievements and contributions of women around the world. However, despite the progress made by decades of women’s rights movements, the reality is that there are still biases and barriers to break. UBC Theatre and Film has reached out to members of our community for their input on how to #BreakTheBias.

Celebrating Black filmmakers this Black History Month and beyond

Celebrating Black filmmakers this Black History Month and beyond

In honour of Black History Month, we are proud to highlight and celebrate some of the innovative and groundbreaking Black filmmakers being featured in our classrooms.

Announcing the New Phil Lind Multicultural Artist in Residence for 2021/2022: Miryam Charles

Announcing the New Phil Lind Multicultural Artist in Residence for 2021/2022: Miryam Charles

UBC Theatre and Film is honoured to welcome Montreal-based director, producer and cinematographer Miryam Charles as our 2021/2022 Phil Lind Multicultural Artist in Residence.

Get to Know our Grad Students!

Get to Know our Grad Students!

We are thrilled to offer a warm welcome to UBC Theatre and Film’s incoming graduate students! We reached out to some of our incoming graduate students to learn more about them, their research and artistic foci, and what they are most looking forward to during their time at UBC.