Emersonian’s $200 Sex Positive Short Film Premiering at IFFBoston
Million dollar budgets are not needed to make a film. $200. That’s all director and writer Peter Horgan ’13 needed to make his short film, Put Your Feet Up.
Winkler, Kotz Cornejo to Be Honored for TV Storytelling
Two Emersonians – Professor Cristina Kotz Cornejo and alumnus Henry Winkler ’67 – will receive American Spirit Awards, presented to “individuals who support, protect and promote the interests of storytellers” by The Caucus for Producers, Writers & Directors.
Students Refine New Musical as Theater Program Veers from Canon
“It’s important to include new voices. Our students coming into the program want to tell new stories,” said Assistant Professor Diane DiCroce.
WBUR Spotlights Digital Museum The Banjo Project
Visual and Media Arts associate professor Marc Fields and assistant professor Shaun Clarke are hard at work building The Banjo Project, a digital museum paying homage to the legacy of the banjo, which has a complicated history.
Photos: Emerson’s First Comedy Festival, ComEx
On April 4 and 5, Emerson hosted the inaugural ComEx: Comedy Extravaganza. The two-day featured work from students in the nation’s first BFA in Comedic Arts program, as well as the campus’ dozen or so comedy troupes, and ended with a late-night talk show style panel featuring alumni comedy writers and stand-ups.
Recent Emerson Grads on Breaking into the Writers’ Room
Emerson College alumni on the verge of breaking into the writers’ room spoke about their support staff roles, career dos and don’ts, and navigating the industry during a panel on April 6 at Emerson College Los Angeles that nearly 100 students and alumni attended.
Emerson Faculty ‘Honored’ and ‘Overwhelmed’ to Receive Teacher Awards
A record 305 nominations were submitted for this year’s Emerson College Teacher Awards, which were whittled down to three faculty members to receive the prestigious awards.
Remembering the Ladies: Alumna’s New Book Chronicles Women’s Movement from 1776 to Today
The book introduces readers to the women – obscure, famous, and infamous – who have struggled for (and in a few cases, against) equality.
President Gives Creative Courage Award to Actor/Activist Sheldon Brown ’14
To honor his commitment to storytelling as a bridge between cultures and perspectives, President Lee Pelton awarded Sheldon Brown the President’s Award for Creative Courage on Tuesday, April 2, in the Semel Theater.
Alumnus Strikes Gold with Reality TV
Jeremy Weiss headed west toward Los Angeles after completing his MFA in Media Arts at Emerson in 2012, focused on pursuing a traditional directing career in scripted TV programming. Seven years later, he’s achieved his first “director” credits, but it isn’t with a scripted program. It’s reality TV.