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UCLA receives $470,000 commitment from Cherokee Nation to advance Indigenous filmmaking
The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television collaboration will support Cherokee-language preservation and lay the groundwork for a future Indigenous media program.
Rewrite this! Annual Teens and Screens report reveals young audiences are redefining modern storytelling
The study from the Center for Scholars & Storytellers at UCLA provides insight into young people’s media preferences.
UCLA Film & Television Archive announces free fall programs
From filmmaker retrospectives to Halloween ghost stories, the season brings more than a century of film and television to the big screen.
UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television and Sundance Institute announce landmark collaboration
The multi-year affiliation unites the world’s premier independent film organization with California’s leading public film school, beginning fall 2026.
Boldly George Takei
After his life-changing ‘Star Trek’ role, the actor and UCLA alumnus works to build a common future.
Not so golden: Diversity losing its shine for streaming studios – but not audiences
The path to mainstream success is shrinking for filmmakers of color and women, according to UCLA’s Hollywood Diversity Report.
5 UCLA deans share words of wisdom for the class of 2026
Hear the reflections of UCLA leaders in the arts and humanities on the graduating class and the futures they hope students will help create.
UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television and Keke Palmer launch 5-year artist-in-residence collaboration
“From Blocking to Broadcast” will support student production and distribution through Palmer’s KeyTV Network.
Celebrating the creativity of UCLA’s graduating class with a cross-disciplinary portrait of work
A new digital publication honors the artists, architects and scholars of UCLA's class of 2026 and their inspiring creative work. Give it a look!
First-generation creator aims for influence in film, feminism and family
The daughter of immigrants, Karla Vasquez hopes her greatest influence will be raising aspirations of Latina women.
Kindred spirits: Embracing opportunity and resilience connects UCLA graduating seniors
Two graduates learning across generations share their UCLA experiences, motivation and advice.
UCLA Celebration of Iranian Cinema explores cultural identity, resilience and hope
Screenings are free at the Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum between June 5 and 21.
The Magnificent 7
Meet the latest additions to the legion of UCLA recipients of a MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship — the most prestigious arts award in the nation.
The Bruins Who Come Back
Deciding to leave before earning a degree is never an easy decision. But for a growing number of students, the decision to return and finish is.
How adolescents judge the authenticity of representation on the big screen can have a huge impact on the box office
Young audiences want to see authentic representation on the big screen and are sophisticated judges of it.
The UCLA Festival of Preservation returns May 29–31
Free to the public, the 22nd biennial festival celebrates the UCLA Film & Television Archive’s latest preservation and restoration work.
The first woman to write for ‘Star Trek’: How D.C. Fontana’s archives at UCLA share insight into the show’s early days
Fontana's writing lives on beyond the small screen on the grounds of UCLA.
In Hollywood, teams don’t stick together long enough to learn from failure: Research
Success results from assembling a crew with a record of success; flop experience begets a flop.
UCLA Faculty Bulletin Board: Awards and honors
Faculty Bulletin Board is a biweekly a snapshot of the many ways Bruin scholars and researchers are advancing knowledge, shaping their fields and powering progress on campus and around the world.
From historical research to digital worlds, Oscar-nominated costume designers share insights at ‘Sketch to Screen’
All five nominees — including Kate Hawley, who went on to win — appeared at TFT’s annual panel.
UCLA Film & Television Archive unveils free spring programs
Restorations, retrospectives and a biennial festival of preservation explore comedy, film history, experimental filmmaking and international storytelling.