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Academy Award–winning producer reflects on four decades of filmmaking and connections to AMPD
Academy Award–winning producer Niv Fichman reflects on four decades of filmmaking and his work with AMPD alumni helping shape Canadian cinema.
AMPD and industry partners launch first-of-its-kind production design workshop
From AMPD to Sundance, two alumni tie the knot at Film Premiere
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Markham Campus holds a grand opening event with AMPD students taking centre stage in the celebrations Markham Campus
On Nov. 4, York University President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda Lenton, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti, as well as other notable guests and partners celebrated the official grand opening of the new Markham Campus.
York U unveils Joan and Martin Goldfarb Gallery, a new beacon for the arts
York University’s Keele Campus has unveiled the Joan and Martin Goldfarb Gallery, a striking new art space designed by internationally acclaimed architect Siamak Hariri. The butterfly-shaped building features three exhibition spaces and a versatile per ...
AMPD Celebrates alumni and faculty nominations for the 2024 Galeries Ontario Galleries (GOG) Awards
Three members of York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) community—two alumni from the Graduate Program in Art History and Visual Culture (AHVC) and a faculty member—have been honoured as nominees for the distinguished 2024 Galeries Ontario / Ontario Galleries (GOG) Awards.
Cinema and Media Studies PhD student curates TIFF exhibition on the 1973 Women & Film Festival
Cléo Sallis-Parchet, a PhD student in Cinema and Media Studies at AMPD has curated a new exhibition at TIFF focused on the 1973 Women & Film International Festival.
Professor Keira Loughran debuts documentary at the Reel Asian Film Festival
This November, Keira Loughran, assistant professor in the Theatre program at York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design (AMPD), will make her cinematic directorial debut in a documentary film with the premiere of Exclusion: Beyond the Silence, at the Reel Asian Film Festival.
AMPD community takes the stage at Prague Quadrennial’s 2024 Technology Symposium
York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) had a notable presence at the Prague Quadrennia’s 2024 Technology Symposium, an international event that bought together performance designers, scenographers, artists and researchers from across the globe.
Embodying the Body Electric
When Amanda Cordner (BA ’11) wasn’t in class at York earning a degree in theatre, the actor-playwright-director-singer-dancer had a rousing side hustle. Cordner energized stadiums as a varsity event host, building skills that would later fuel a bold an ...
Award-winning PhD student reimagines what dance can be
Collette Murray, a dance artist-scholar and York University PhD student in dance studies, is innovating what dance is, where it can be performed, and how it can promote decolonization, anti-racism and inclusivity.
AMPD students get hands-on filmmaking experience with Shooting the Set course
Shooting the Set – a course offered this summer by AMPD – gave students a fast-paced, experiential opportunity to gain a wide range of filmmaking skills, thanks to the interdisciplinary collaboration between AMPD, the York University Motion Media Studi ...