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Ben Stiller speaks to audience members at the Tsai Performance Center on Friday. “An Evening with Ben Stiller” was a sold-out screening and Q&A with Stiller hosted by Boston University’s Film and Television department. MAGDALENA LAZOWSKI/ DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Ben Stiller arrives at BU, inspires ‘new voices’

Daisy Levine October 10, 2023
This past Friday, COM's Film and Television department hosted “An Evening with Ben Stiller,” where the actor, director and producer offered students advice on how to break into the film industry.
Boston University’s College of Communication. Air circulators will be installed in COM classrooms without effective heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems, according to a memo sent to COM faculty. ELIZA SHAW/ DFP FILE

New air circulators to boost air flow in classrooms

Chloe Liu September 2, 2020
Air circulators will be installed in classrooms at BU that don’t have an effective HVAC system, according to a memo sent to COM faculty. 
Staff members at Field Production Services handle film equipment. A recent crackdown on equipment rentals by the Department of Film and Television in Boston University’s College of Communication has provoked backlash among students. EMILY HARDY/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Film and Television Department’s crackdown on rental policy faces student backlash

Samantha Kizner February 13, 2020
Stricter enforcement of equipment rental policy means students are having a harder time finding equipment for their independent projects.

BU film program addresses sexual misconduct in curriculum

Ellisa Riddell December 12, 2017

By Ellisa Riddell and Amanda Kaufman In the wake of sexual assault and harassment allegations that have roiled the entertainment industry in Hollywood, faculty in Boston University’s film and television...

Television star Eliza Dushku speaks at Comic Con in 2009. Dushku spoke at Boston University for “Cinematheque: An Evening with Eliza Dushku” in the College of Communication Friday. PHOTO BY GAGE SKIDMORE/WIKIMEDIA

Wisdom in tow, Eliza Dushku comes home

Navraj Narula March 23, 2015

Friday evenings are usually a time to unwind from the stresses of the weeks — a time to get dinner, go out with friends or perhaps just stay in with some Netflix. It can also be a time to explore aspects...

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