The School of Theater, Film and Media Arts has an active community of students, faculty and alumni, whose talents
James Ijames (MFA ’06) has been awarded the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Drama for his play Fat Ham, a reinvention of Hamlet that adapts Shakespeare’s drama onto a family barbecue in the American South.
We’re thrilled to announce that Professor Elisabeth Subrin’s short film MARIA SCHNEIDER, 1983 will have its world premiere at the 75th Cannes International Film Festival in the Directors’ Fortnight section.
Temple University FMA alumni Samantha K. Tan (TFM ’20) found her passion for producing during her sophomore year at Temple University. In less than two years, she has dedicated her time and energy to creatives who highlight people of color, female filmmakers, as well as the LGBTQ community, as well as produced a variety of different projects.
Dilmar Mauricio Gamero Santos, a current PhD candidate in Documentary Arts and Visual Research at Temple University’s Film and Media Arts Program, has created an exhibition featuring one of Philadelphia’s most historic locations.
Our Special Senior Spotlight is Janelle Saint-Eloi (TFM '22) who will be our TFMA 2022 commencement speaker! We can't wait to see her rock TPAC!
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Name - Janelle Saint-Eloi
Pronouns - She, her
Major / Concentration - Film and Media Arts Major, Producing Concentration
Favorite FMA Crew Position - Producer, A.D., Set Chef
Favorite FMA project - Crescendo In (BFA Senior Thesis Project)
What is the best piece of advice you've received or lesson you've learned during your time at Temple?
Temple University Film & Medi Arts alumni Manuela Martelli TFM '12's film, 1976, has been selected for the 54th edition of the distiguished Cannes Directors' Fortnight—an independent selection of the Cannes Film Festival.