CineSiege 2021 Award Winners Announced
On November 19, 2021, AMPD celebrated films finest with a mesmerizing evening of cinema and storytelling. From all 200 student-produced films in the 2020/2021 school year, 35 were shortlisted, and 15 took home top awards.
Prof. Caitlin Fisher teams up with international experts to create “Shadowpox: The Antibody Politic”
"Shadowpox: The Antibody Politic" is an interactive installation designed to make visible the invisible consequences of an individual's immunization choices. Cinema and Media Arts Prof. Caitlin Fisher teams up with Vanier Scholar Alison Humphrey, creative coder LaLaine Ulit-Destajo, epidemiologist Susan Rogers Van Katwyk, website programmer Sean Sollé and Scientific Director of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research's Institute of Population and Public Health Steven J. Hoffman.
AMPD MFA student wins bronze medal at the 48th Student Academy Awards
York AMPD MFA student Salar Pashtoonyar wins the bronze medal at the 48th Student Academy Awards Competition in the Narrative (International Film Schools) category for Bad Omen.
CineSiege 2021 | November 19, 2021
In its 19th year, CineSiege will continue to celebrate cinema online on November 19, 2021, at 7 PM. The festivities are open to AMPD community members and film lovers alike.
AMPD alumna directs “Kim’s Convenience” star Andrew Phung’s “Run the Burbs”
Joyce Wong (BFA '06) set to direct the CBC family comedy on the heels of her Canadian Screen Award win for "Baroness Von Sketch Show".
AMPD alumni take centre screen to win big at TIFF 2021
It’s Cinema’s grand return, with TIFF 2021 taking over the streets and screens of Toronto this September. York AMPD alumni and students make waves in front and behind the camera, taking home major awards.
The School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design brings six new faculty into its ranks
This fall, six new faculty join the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD). They are Rebecca Caines, Moussa Djigo, Danielle Howard, Marissa Largo, Taien Ng-Chan and Archer Pechawis.
CineSiege 2021 Nominees Announced
CineSiege features a juried selection of shorts chosen by program alumni and leading practitioners in film and media culture. Professors’ shortlist nominated films from all 200 films produced by students from all levels of the program in 2021. The nominated films include fiction, documentary and experimental works. Those chosen for CineSiege are honoured for their exceptional achievement in the art and craft of cinema.
