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News & Events
NYU Kanbar Graduate Film Faculty Search- 11/18/2009 - The Kanbar Graduate Film Program searching to fill a full-time faculty positions on the Arts Professor track (non-tenure, open rank, 1 – 5 year contracts) or on a one-year visiting basis (for a senior faculty applicant or for a professional in the industry) to commence in the 2010/2011 academic year in film directing. More
Awards For Grad Film On The Lido- 09/01/2009 - Grad Film alums Etienne Kallos and Todd Solondz win at the Venice Film Festival. More
Columbus / Vague Award Winners Announced- 09/01/2009 - Three Grad Film alumni have won this year's Columbus / Vague production grant. More
Todd Solondz Joins NYU Grad Film Faculty- 08/01/2009 - NYU Grad Film welcomes a number of new faculty members, including acclaimed writer / director Todd Solondz. More
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Filmmaker Magazine 'Faces of Independent Film' - 07/01/2009 - Grad Film students are recognized as part of Filmmaker Magazine's list of the '25 New Face of Independent Film'. More
Grad Film Wins Big At American Black Film Festival- 07/01/2009 - Grad Film student wins first prize at the American Black Film Festival. More
- NYU Grad Film Blog
- 06/17/2009 - CineCity, the newsletter of the NYU Graduate Film Department, Maurice Kanbar Institute for Film and Television, Tisch School of the Arts is back as a blog! Click the link to check it out. More
Grad Film Students Selected For Sundace Labs 2009- 06/07/2009 - Three Graduate Film students will be participating in the 2009 Sundance labs. More
Update - Commercials Success for Grad Film Students- 05/01/2009 - Award recognition for spec commercials produced by NYU Grad Film students. More
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2009 MFA Graduate Film Market - 04/24/2009 - The Maurice Kanbar Institute of Film & Television's Graduate Film Division will hold its 2009 public screening of student thesis films in a market format on Tuesday, May 5, from 3 to 6 p.m. The event will be held in the Lower Level theaters of 721 Broadway. More
Wasserman / King Awards Winners Announced- 04/01/2009 - The winners of the 2009 Wasserman / King Awards, announced at the close of the First Run Film Festival More
'Adelaide' wins Gen Art Film Festival- 04/01/2009 - Grad Film student Liliana Greenfield-Sanders wins the 2009 Gen Art Film Festival with her 2nd-year film, 'Adelaide'. More
The Chair's Workshop: Darren Aronofsky, Janusz Kaminski, Jorgen Leth and Stephen Daldry- 04/01/2009 - A wide range of industry talent visits the Grad Film program in early 2009. More
indieWIRE: Ten Exciting New Voices in Black Cinema- 04/01/2009 - NYU Graduate Film student Rashaad Ernesto Green and alumna Dee Rees make indieWIRE's list of ten exciting new voices in black film-making. More
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2nd Graduate Film International MOS Celebration - 03/01/2009 - For the second year, the Graduate Film department has had a live link-up with its sister program in Singapore to celebrate films made by first year students. More
Graduate Film Thesis Project Wins Best Director Award At Sundance For Cary Joji Fukunaga- 02/01/2009 - A successful year for NYU at Sundance was capped by Cary Joji Fukunaga winning the Best Director award for his Graduate Film thesis project, Sin Nombre. More
Steven Soderbergh Gives Graduate Film Masterclass- 02/01/2009 - Academy Award-winning director Steven Soderbergh visited NYU in January to give a masterclass for students of the Graduate Film program, covering - amongst other topics - his approach to directing, his thoughts on creativity, and his predictions for the future of film distribution. More
- Festivals And Awards Round-Up
- 02/01/2009 - A round-up of recent festival and award news for the Graduate Film community. More
"Moon Lady" wins at San Diego Asian Film Festival- 12/01/2008 - Wendy Cheng's thesis film "Moon Lady" won Best Narrative Short at the San Diego Asian Film Festival. More
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Thesis Feature Opens In New York - 12/01/2008 - Graduate Film student Manish Acharya's thesis, the feature film "Loins of Punjab Presents", opened in New York cinemas in September to critical plaudits. More
Princess Grace Foundation Rewards NYU Filmmaker- 12/01/2008 - NYU Graduate Film student Nikyatu Jusu receives a Princess Grace award as an emerging artist in theater, dance and film. More
- 2008 AMPAS Institutional Grant Winners
- 11/02/2008 - It is our pleasure to congratulate six recipients of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Institutional Grant Program for 2008! More
"The Wrestler" Wins Golden Lion, picked up by Fox Searchlight- 10/01/2008 - The Wrestler, co-produced by Grad Film thesis student Mark Heyman, won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and was bought by Fox Searchlight at Toronto. Film opens in NYC on December 17th. More
66th Annual First Run Film Festival Winners- 04/15/2008 - Winners Share Over $50,000 in Cash Awards; Winners and Finalists Get Their Films Screened at DGA in Hollywood, June 4 More
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Tisch Alumni Continue Winning Streak at 2008 Academy Awards - 02/25/2008 - Tisch continues its winning streak with three big wins at the 2008 Academy Awards. More
