AMPLIFIED: December 2025 Edition
Welcome to the December 2025 edition of the Amplified newsletter. We hope you enjoy exploring recent stories and videos showcasing successes from our community.
Recent Video Highlights
AMPD welcomes five new faculty members
This fall, AMPD welcomes five new faculty members. These accomplished artists, performers and educators bring a wealth of experience and fresh perspectives that will help shape the future of innovation and ...
AMPD alumni earn accolades at TIFF 50
Filmmaker alumni from York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) were recognized with awards and honourable mentions at the 50th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
AMPD unveils 2025-26 Theatre and Dance performance season
This year’s programming spans plays, festivals, dance productions and exhibits, all showcasing the creativity, collaboration and artistic excellence that define AMPD.
AMPD alumni bring exciting new work to TIFF
Alumni from York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) are once again making their mark, bringing new work in directing, editing, performance and cinematography to one of the ...
AMPD Music student nominated for Canadian Screen Music Award alongside top industry composers
Jaasmaan Singh, a third-year Music student at York University, was nominated for a Canadian Screen Music Award (CASMA) in the category of Best Original Main Title Theme Music.
AMPD Design students and alumni recognized at the 2025 RGD Student Awards
Design students and alumni have been recognized at the 2025 RGD Student Awards, presented by the Association of Registered Graphic Designers.
York Music alumna reflects on AMPD roots and global film career
AMPD Music alumna Alokananda Dasgupta (BFA ’09) is the award-winning composer behind scores for major Netflix and Amazon Prime projects like 'Sacred Games', 'Khauf' and 'Jubilee'.
A year of alumni achievements, recognition and new work
As the 2025 year comes to a close, we’re highlighting alumni from York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design (AMPD) who continue to make an impact across ...
Professor Janine Marchessault brings early IMAX history back to the big screen
A new research project led by Janine Marchessault, professor in York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design, is uncovering the little-known early history of IMAX – from ...
AMPD Faculty and Artists-in-Residence featured at 2025 Connected Minds Conference
York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD), in partnership with Sensorium: Centre for Digital Arts & Technology, played a leading role at the 2025 Connected Minds Conference, held from October ...
Professor Rebecca Caines explores AI and Creativity in the classroom
'Creating with AI' is part of the Creative Technologies program at York’s Markham Campus, where students combine artistic and technological approaches to emerging media.
Experiential learning meets AI in undergraduate design courses
At AMPD, Design students are discovering how artificial intelligence can shape the future of design.
AMPD researchers share immersive storytelling practices
Professor Taien Ng-Chan is bringing new research in immersive storytelling to this year’s Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival. The project team also includes PhD candidates Sana Akram and Haoran ...
Professor Nina Jeffares-Levitt staging 12-hour takeover of Sankofa Square for Nuit Blanche
This Nuit Blanche, artist and scholar Nina Jeffares-Levitt invites attendees into an encounter with Toronto’s vibrant, vanishing past through a multi-screen video installation and dance party commemorating the city’s once-thriving ...
Improvisation, friendship and global influences drive Professor Noam Lemish's new album
With his new album, Associate Professor Noam Lemish continues to build on his cross-cultural exploration of jazz, with some help from a friend and fellow AMPD professor.
Professor Jane Tingley recognized with 2025 James Bailey Award
Professor Jane Tingley has been recognized with the 2025 James Bailey Award for Foresta Inclusive: (ex)tending towards, an interactive and multi-sensory installation that translates real-time data from a living tree ...
Patricia Bovey, a leading voice in Canadian arts and culture, receives honorary degree at Fall Convocation ceremony
Patricia Bovey, a leading voice in Canadian arts and culture, received an honorary degree at the Fall Convocation ceremony for York University's School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design ...
How Cineplex founder Nat Taylor’s cinema gift helped shape York’s pioneering film program
Over the years, the Nat Taylor Cinema has hosted events that enrich York’s film students’ education. From master classes with renowned filmmakers to exclusive screenings of cutting-edge works, the cinema ...
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