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MFA Film Students Take First Prize in SUNY PACC

The SUNY PACC Prize prompts the design of arts and curatorial projects and supports the creation of major art projects by SUNY students with competitively awarded commissions.

January 5, 2021

2 min read

Alumni Hottest Stories Arts & Entertainment Faculty/Staff Global SB Southampton Stony Brook Matters

Venice Film Festival Is Memorable for Christine Vachon

The artistic director of SBU's MFA in Film program shares her feelings about the festival, where her latest film "The World to Come" premiered to rave reviews.

September 8, 2020

3 min read

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James Sharpe’s Film ‘Tom of Your Life’ Is Getting Rave Reviews

You can view the comedy-drama, "Tom of Your Life," now on iTunes and then on most streaming platforms as of September 1.

September 4, 2020

2 min read

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Feature Film by MFA Grad James Sharpe Debuts on August 1

You can view the comedy-drama, "Tom of Your Life," now on iTunes and then on most streaming platforms as of September 1.

July 29, 2020

1 min read

Arts & Entertainment Faculty/Staff News Highlights SB Southampton

Susan Scarf Merrell’s ‘Shirley’ Arrives on Screen to Rave Reviews

The novel has arrived on the big (and small) screen with the June 5 release of the film of the same name, starring Elisabeth Moss as author Shirley Jackson.

June 5, 2020

3 min read

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Vachon Named Among 50 Most Powerful LGBTQ Players in Hollywood

The award-winning film producer and co-founder of Killer Films has been honored in The Hollywood Reporter's Pride Issue.

June 4, 2020

2 min read

Arts & Entertainment Faculty/Staff SB Southampton

Simone Pero’s Film Wins Gracie Award

This Changes Everything, a documentary film executive produced by Stony Brook Killer Films MFA in Film Visiting Faculty Simone Pero, was among 100 winners at the 45th Gracie Awards, announced today by the Alliance for...

May 14, 2020

1 min read

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Staller Center 2020 Season Highlights

Staller Center kicks off its 2020 Season with world-class contemporary dance company BODYTRAFFIC on February 8 at 8 pm. Tickets are on sale now for all performances.

January 30, 2020

4 min read

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Discover the History and Future of Tamil Studies at Two-Day Symposium

The College of Arts and Sciences is hosting The Future of Tamil Studies symposium on September 26-27. Studying the ancient yet still relevant Tamil language and its art and literature offers scholars insights into...

September 20, 2019

3 min read

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NOFO TV Fest, SBU Film & TV Writing Program Announce Pilot Competition Winners

The NOFO TVFest/SB Pilot Competition announced the winning scripts for best original television pilot on August 28. Splitting first prize and $500 are Noelle P. Wilson for her pilot, By the Book, and Kate Levitt for her...

August 28, 2019

1 min read

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Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing

It was one small step for man and one giant leap for mankind when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon on July 20, 1969, and Stony Brook University is playing a big part in the 50th anniversary celebration...

June 17, 2019

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Stony Brook’s Film Program Moves Up on The Wrap’s Top 50 List

Stony Brook University’s MFA in Film program moved up to number 32 on TheWrap magazine’s ranking of the “Top 50 Film Schools of 2018.” The magazine’s third annual ranking of the top...

May 22, 2019

2 min read

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MFA Student Shorts Featured in 2 Film Festivals

Two students from the Stony Brook University MFA in Film program have had their short films entered into two upcoming film festivals. First-year student Jamie DiNicola’s first semester Directing I project...

May 8, 2019

1 min read

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MFA in Film Graduate’s New Feature, Atlantic City, Screening at South Korean Film Festival

Stony Brook University MFA in Film graduate Juhyoung Ra has a feature film screening at the 20th Annual Jeonju International Film Festival in South Korea. Atlantic City is a full-length feature film that will screen...

April 30, 2019

2 min read

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Simone Pero Is Redefining the Meaning of ‘Impact’

Simone Pero could not possibly have chosen a more appropriate name for her strategic marketing and production firm specializing in the confluence of content and social action: For Impact Productions. Continuing to serve...

March 28, 2019

10 min read

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Simone Pero: The Tale of ‘The Tale’

As a producer on the Jennifer Fox feature film, “The Tale,” Simone Pero, founder of For Impact Productions, has played a critical role in the film’s success in changing the global conversation around the issue of child...

March 28, 2019

5 min read

Events On Campus

April 3 Provost’s Lecture: Seeing Human Rights Through Film

Mark Gibney is the Belk Distinguished Professor at University of North Carolina, Asheville and an affiliated professor at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute in Lund, Sweden. He is also a member of the Economic and Social...

March 25, 2019

2 min read

Arts & Entertainment Diversity Events

Film Screening and Discussion: ‘Talking Black in America’ at the Wang Center Nov. 1

A screening of the documentary Talking Black in America, followed by a Q&A with its executive producer, North Carolina State professor Dr. Walt Wolfram, will take place at the Wang Center Theater on Thursday, Nov...

October 19, 2018

2 min read

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MFA Film Students Take First Prize in SUNY PACC

Venice Film Festival Is Memorable for Christine Vachon

James Sharpe’s Film ‘Tom of Your Life’ Is Getting Rave Reviews

Feature Film by MFA Grad James Sharpe Debuts on August 1

Susan Scarf Merrell’s ‘Shirley’ Arrives on Screen to Rave Reviews

Vachon Named Among 50 Most Powerful LGBTQ Players in Hollywood

Simone Pero’s Film Wins Gracie Award

Staller Center 2020 Season Highlights

Discover the History and Future of Tamil Studies at Two-Day Symposium

NOFO TV Fest, SBU Film & TV Writing Program Announce Pilot Competition Winners

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing

Stony Brook’s Film Program Moves Up on The Wrap’s Top 50 List

MFA Student Shorts Featured in 2 Film Festivals

MFA in Film Graduate’s New Feature, Atlantic City, Screening at South Korean Film Festival

Simone Pero Is Redefining the Meaning of ‘Impact’

Simone Pero: The Tale of ‘The Tale’

April 3 Provost’s Lecture: Seeing Human Rights Through Film

Film Screening and Discussion: ‘Talking Black in America’ at the Wang Center Nov. 1

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