School of the Arts News

Nonprofit, commercial theater examined in book

The relationship between nonprofit and commercial theater was discussed at an event to mark the release of In the Intersection: Partnerships in the New Play Sector, the first book from the Center for the Theater Commons at Emerson College.

Emerson, Berklee match student filmmakers

Bringing student composers and student filmmakers together in Boston is the aim of a new program that launched November 1.

Students score at Austin screenwriting fest

A record number of Emerson College students rubbed shoulders with Hollywood bigwigs and some were named finalists at this year’s Austin Film Festival Screenwriter Conference, held October 18 to 21.

VMA faculty films featured in festival

Emerson College will host the finale of the 31st Black Maria Film Festival, which will feature works by three Visual and Media Arts faculty, on Thursday, November 8, at 8:00 pm in the Bright Family Screening Room. 

Raw Material Offers Strong Message

A 90-minute documentary that explores some of the shantytowns resting just outside Athens, Greece, was screened last week at the Bright Family Screening Room.

Alumni's film featured in Asian American film fest

Model Minority will be screened at the Bright Family Screening Room on Saturday, October 27, at 4:00 pm as part of the Boston Asian American Film Festival.

Gaming for Good

The Engagement Game Lab team develops games that engage people in a meaningful way online—whether they are focused on civic engagement, city planning, and/or collaborative storytelling.

VMA class visits set of Larry David movie

Nine students from Visual and Media Arts Professor and Chair Jonathan Wacks’s class “Directing the Feature Film” recently visited the set of Larry David’s HBO movie Clear History.