TERRY Talks: Tinsel Town, Tropes and the Indigenous Experience Fresh off his Canadian Screen Award win, star Prof. Michael Greyeyes is ready to dive into Hollywood’s media-making machine and the ways Indigenous artists are reclaiming narrative sovereignty. Created by Michael Shur (The Office, Parks and Recreation), Ed Helms (The Hangover) and Sierra Teller Ornelas (Superstore, Brooklyn …
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Second-year student earns Toronto film festival top honours on a budget
AMPD second-year student earns Toronto film festival top honours on a budget “The beauty of filmmaking is that you can make absolutely anything with the resources that surround you. You simply must really have to stretch your creative mind,” says Abraham David, second-year AMPD film student and recent Toronto Film Magazine Fest Summer Season Award …
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CineSiege 2021 Award Winners Announced
CineSiege 2021 Award Winners 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. Congratulations to all students involved! CineSiege was made possible by the generous and continued support of …
Prof. Caitlin Fisher teams up with international experts to create “Shadowpox: The Antibody Politic”
AMPD MFA student wins bronze medal at the 48th Student Academy Awards
CineSiege 2021 | November 19, 2021
CineSiege 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. 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 …
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
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. York@TIFF Wins Big TIFF selected …
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The School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design brings six new faculty into its ranks
CineSiege 2021 Nominees Announced
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 …