Department of Visual & Media Arts News

Student writes for hit FX show

Tesha Kondrat landed a dream job this summer: assistant to a writer on the hit FX animated comedy Archer.

Film celebrates the spirit of service post-9/11

Alumna Megan Sleeper and her team visited Emerson to screen their film about the spirit of service and unity that came about in the wake of 9/11.

Move-in day highlighted in the Boston Globe

The Boston Globe celebrated Emerson's unique move-in day with a photo of incoming VMA student Juliet Bournigal dressed as Wonder Woman on her first day on campus.

VMA Alum's Film Selected to Screen by Film Society

Filmmaker Robbie Gemmel ’03 spent the last four years shooting, directing, and producing a documentary film called Cape Spin on the controversial Cape Wind project planned for Nantucket Sound.

Emerson to host University Film and Video Association conference

Emerson College is set to play host to the University Film and Video Association’s (UFVA) 2011 Conference later this week.

Emerson named a top film school by Hollywood Reporter

Emerson College’s Department of Visual and Media Arts has been named one of the world's 25 best film schools by the Hollywood Reporter.

Cooper talks to the Cape Cod Times

Visual and Media Arts Professor Tom Cooper talks to the Cape Cod Times about the benefits of taking a break from media and taking stake of our individual media consumption habits.

Farma's film featured in Boston Globe

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