Department of Visual & Media Arts
Department of Visual & Media Arts News
The latest faculty, staff, and student news in the Department of Visual & Media Arts. For the latest College news and upcoming events, visit the News & Events section.
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The 13th annual Emerson Film Festival took place in Los Angeles on February 28.
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Student takes aim at 'voicemail hell'
Frank Kelleher '13 interviewed a disabled Rhode Island doctor about "voicemail hell," which is when disabled people cannot end phone calls. The video was shown at the widely-popular TED 2013 Conference in California on March 1.
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Boston Globe features LA film festival
The 13th annual Emerson Film Festival in Los Angeles was highlighted in the Boston Globe on March 2.
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Emerson basks in Oscar ceremony
Hearin Ko '15 won a film contest to be an on-stage usher at the 2013 Oscars, while David Magee, Jane and Terry Semel Chair of Screenwriting, was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for a movie he wrote, Life of Pi.
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Ko '15 back to Emerson after Oscars
After living it up among the glitz and glamour of Hollywood the past several days—capped with being onstage at the 85th annual Academy Awards—Hearin Ko ’15 has already boarded a plane and will be back in class February 26.
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Film student gracing Oscar stage
An Emerson student filmmaker will be on stage at the Academy Awards this Sunday, February 24, after beating out more than 1,000 other college students who vied for the honor in a video contest.
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Seventeen interviews Marcus to discuss premiere of Quinnterviews episode
Seventeen magazine interviewed Comedy Writing and Performance major Quinn Marcus ’13 to discuss the premiere of a new episode of her mtvU comedy show, Quinnterviews.
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Ko wins Oscar Experience College Search
Visual and Media Arts student Hearin Ko ’15 is one of six college students selected for the Oscar Experience College Search.
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Emerson students will be chronicling their experiences at the 65th Annual Cannes Film Festival. Read about their trip to the most prestigious film festival in the world.
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