Department of Visual & Media Arts News

Cinemagic USA Festival at Emerson

Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival for Young People  will visit Boston for the first time, February 13– 15.

Shakespeare's portrayal of Jews was topic of panel

Shakespeare’s Jewish characters and the interpretation of Shylock in The Merchant of Venice were a few of the themes addressed in a panel discussion held January 26 at the College’s Paramount Center.

The Fighter, Black Swan among Academy Award nominees

Two members of the Emerson community are among those celebrating Academy Award nominations.

Emerson-made film debuts at Slamdance Festival

The 16-year-old festival will screen just 56 shorts and 18 features from around the world this year, including Beneath Contempt, which was filmed locally in late summer 2009 by a handful of Emerson graduates.

Gianvito's films praised by critics

Three film critics cited in the British magazine Sight and Sound named Vapor Trail (Clark), a film by Associate Professor John Gianvito, as one of their top five films of 2010.

Professor Marc Fields featured in the Boston Globe

VMA Professor Marc Fields was featured in the Boston Globe cover story “Strings Attached” in which he talks about his nearly finished, nine-year film project on the history of the banjo.

Doug Herzog '81 Honored by The Help Group

Doug Herzog ’81, President of MTV Networks Entertainment Group and creator of Comedy Central, received The Help Humanitarian Award at an awards ceremony in Los Angeles.

Andrade-Watkins Installs Panel Dedicated to Cape Verdean History

Emerson Visual and Media Arts Associate Professor Claire Andrade-Watkins has developed a graphic panel installation on the Providence Harbor Walk at Fox Point in Providence, RI.