The legendary producer broke Hollywood barriers, changed American movies, and is behind two of 2023’s best films in Past Lives and May December. Her credits include groundbreaking films, such as Boys Don’t Cry, Carol, The Velvet Underground, and many others. More details about her residency … Read More »
Alum Shaun Seneviratne’s feature film “Ben and Suzanne, A Reunion in 4 Parts” has been accepted to South by Southwest film festival in March 2024. He shot the film on location in Sri Lanka. More about the film: Ben Santhanaraj journeys to Sri Lanka to rekindle his relationship with Suzanne … Read More »
Alum Marcos Echeverría Ortiz received the Mason Multimedia Award for Outstanding Project in Oral History, awarded by the Oral History Association. This prize recognized Ortiz’s thesis project, Where We Were Safe, the Oral History of the Lost Spaces of Salsa Music in New York City. Since graduating in 2021, … Read More »
Student Prajwal Godse was awarded a Starr Foundation Award to fund his creative research project “Roots”. The grant enabled Godse to build a open air street gallery, the Sanskriti Gallery, in Dadra and Nagar Haveli (D&NH), India, showcasing the cultural heritage of the indigenous tribes of D&NH. Find out more … Read More »
Alum Nicholas Natalicchio’s new book, “Television Show Trends, 2016-2020: Authenticity, Diversity, Sexual Candor, and Retrospection“, was recently published by McFarland. He co-authored the book with colleague Yvonne Leach, faculty of the Cinema & Television Department at Drexel University, where Natalicchio also teaches. The book is an evolution of their course … Read More »
We look forward to opening our RUFF CUTS Spring 2024 season this Friday, Feb 16, 2024 from 6-9pm at Starr Foundation Hall. About RUFF CUTS RUFF CUTS is the main screening event at the School of Media Studies. It’s a prime opportunity to showcase and get feedback on your work-in-progress films, connecting with … Read More »
During his 20 + year career Josh Rabinowitz has produced music and supervised over 10K tracks for brands, cinema, recording labels and television. He’s been Adjunct Professor at The New School since 2008 and was chosen to be the inaugural President of the Cannes Lions … Read More »
Neyda Martinez, Associate Professor in the School of Media Studies, Director of the Media Management Graduate Program, and Co-Director of the Impact Entrepreneurship Initiative at The New School was elected to the Board of New York Women in Film and Television. The preeminent professional association … Read More »
Filmed inside “the Hermit Kingdom,” this film by SMS faculty member Savanna Washington, looks at the everyday life of North Koreans, screening now on PBS. Find out more about the film HERE.
BOTTLEMEN, directed by the Nemanja Vojinovic and produced by alum Marija Stojnic, has been awarded the prestigious Best Documentary – Heart of Sarajevo Award at the Sarajevo Film Festival, where it had its World Premiere.
Media Management faculty and program director Neyda Martinez and alum Igor Myakotin (Doc Studies 2016) have been selected with their films by the Sundance Institute for its prestigious Producers lab: Bartolo (U.S.A.) Producing Fellow: Neyda Martinez The lives of two women intersect through crisis after … Read More »
After winning the Best Documentary Film Award and the Albert Maysles Award for best new documentary director at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival and numerous other accolades, “Ascension,” the documentary feature directed and produced MA Media Studies alum Jessica Kingdon has been nominated for the … Read More »
Moviemaker Magazine: Filmmaking is just one aspect of a larger industry — the mass media — and this 100-year-old university located in the heart of the media capital of the world offers a master’s program that will immerse students in studying the various mediums that … Read More »
Mixed Messages is an annual exhibition showcasing outstanding creative work by graduate students in the School of Media Studies. Selected by a panel of distinguished jurors, projects include installations, interactive experiences, Web-based projects, and works on paper. https://www.smsmixedmessages.com/
Sam Pollard, the School of Media Studies’ 2021 Spring Hirshon Artist-in-Residence, will host a public event featuring his work, engage in a discussion with Michelle Materre, Director of the Media Management Program & Associate Professor of Media Studies and Film, and engage with the online … Read More »
SMS Alum IGOR MYAKOTIN, Doc Studies ‘16, co-produced “Welcome to Chechnya” which played Sundance 2020, US Documentary Competition, Special Jury Award for Editing; Berlin International Film Festival, Audience Award, and was shortlisted for two Oscars: Documentary Feature and Visual Effects (a first ever for a … Read More »
DISCLOSURE is an unprecedented, eye-opening look at transgender depictions in film and television, revealing how Hollywood simultaneously reflects and manufactures our deepest anxieties about gender. Leading trans thinkers and creatives, including Laverne Cox, Lilly Wachowski, Yance Ford, Mj Rodriguez, Jamie Clayton, and Chaz Bono, share … Read More »
She’s not lip-synching, break dancing, or completing the #UmbrellaChallenge. She’s not Loren Gray, Addison Easterling, or Charli D’Amelio. But Vanessa Pappas is TikTok’s secret weapon, and, as the social media company’s U.S. general manager, she’s leading the unequivocally popular—and controversial—app into a future unknown. https://www.marieclaire.com/career-advice/a33485889/tiktok-vanessa-pappas-interview/ … Read More »
The School of Media Studies Documentary Studies program will be featured at this year’s (Online) DOC NYC, with four films by the last year’s graduate filmmakers in the ‘University Showcase‘. Kudos to our outstanding students Amrit Cheng, Maliyamungu Muhande, Claire Haughey and Lillian Xuege Li whose … Read More »
The Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) announces the appointment of Terry Skoda as Interim Director, effective immediately, and the election of two new members to its Board of Trustees—art collector and entrepreneur Lorin Gu and art enthusiast and philanthropist Alexander Mason Hankin. Since joining … Read More »
The MA in Media Studies gives students experience in creative media making, critical analysis, and entrepreneurialism. The Media Management MS offers the practical experience you need to succeed in today's media industries. The Documentary Studies Certificate program provides an opportunity to study documentary filmmaking in a small, tightly focused program. The Media Management Certificate Program provides a strong foundation of management principles and leadership skills to find work in the ever-changing global media landscape.
Over three evenings, short documentaries made by students in the Documentary Media Studies graduate certificate program are screened for the public. The films are the products of a year of study in documentary production, history and theory. The program has just completed its tenth year.
This annual event features film and video works produced by students taking graduate, undergraduate, and certificate classes in the School of Media Studies. Finalists are selected by an external jury of film professionals.
New School graduate students exhibit and discuss their works-in-progress in this popular monthly media workshop and screening series. Presenting students receive constructive feedback on their film, video, and audio work.
Mixed Messages is an annual exhibition showcasing outstanding creative work by graduate students in the School of Media Studies. Selected by a panel of distinguished jurors, projects include installations, interactive experiences, Web-based projects, and works on paper.
Kinoscope is a screening series designed to foster dialogue about film as cinematic art. Kinoscope events include discussion and analysis at the end of each program. Kinoscope’s mission is to enhance the awareness and understanding of the film and filmmaking process by screening a wide variety of national and international films.
Immediacy is a student-centered online journal produced by the School of Media Studies that provides a space for fresh approaches and perspectives on the understanding of media.