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The office of the Department of Film and Television in COM

BU searches for new Film and Television Department chair

Megan Amato October 3, 2023
Boston University’s Department of Film and Television is making a second attempt to search for a new department chair, according to a recent job listing on LinkedIn. Current FTV chair Paul Schneider said he tried to step down last year but remained on staff because a replacement could not be secured.
Field production services

FPS reinforces equipment policy, students struggle to create personal projects

Siena Griffin October 2, 2023
Field Production Service — which provides professional-grade film equipment to students enrolled in eligible COM courses — has strengthened its equipment rental regulations this semester due to limited equipment and staff, Chair of Film and Television Department Paul Schneider said. Stricter regulations mean that students are unable to circumvent FPS’s for-class-use-only policy to rent equipment for out-of-class projects as they had done in previous semesters.
David Zaslav

BU commencement speaker sparks controversy

Lindsay Shachnow May 17, 2023
Boston University’s 150th all-university commencement speaker David Zaslav, president and chief executive officer of Warner Bros. Discovery, sparks discussion in the BU community.
A control room in Studio West at Boston University College of Communication. MAGGIE WEN/DFP STAFF

Former, current students accuse BU assistant professor Christophor Cavalieri of sexual misconduct

Walker Armstrong April 21, 2022
The Daily Free Press spoke to 51 individuals, 35 of which are current and former students. Many allege Cavalieri sexually harassed and verbally abused them.
vaccination center at boston university fitness and recreation center

BU community reflects on vaccination experiences thus far

Jesús Marrero Suárez March 31, 2021
Students, faculty and staff share how they got their vaccines as the state's rollout continues.
East to West: February 18, 2020

East to West: February 18, 2020

Justin Tang February 18, 2020

 This episode is also available on SoundCloud. In this episode of East to West, we cover graffiti vandalism incidents on campus, rising costs for living on campus, the MBTA’s extensive construction...

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...

Film and Television Department Chair Paul Schneider introduces the Cinema and Media Production MFA program’s film screening Friday night in the Tsai Performance Center. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Film and TV MFA students screen thesis films after major program change

Laney Ruckstuhl December 12, 2016

Boston University held a film screening Friday night to showcase thesis movies created by students in the Masters of Fine Arts in Cinema and Media Production program in the College of Communication....

Anthea Bhargava (COM ’99) and Kyle Tucker (COM ’07) of NBC’s “The Voice” won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program at Sunday’s ceremony. PHOTO BY ANNALYN KUMAR/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Two COM alumni win Emmys, continue school tradition

Anna Whitelaw September 22, 2016

When Kyley Tucker was little, she wrote that she wanted to win an Oscar, then she put the note into a time capsule. Although her dream haven’t exactly come true, she got pretty close on Sunday....

(From left) Fannar Thor Arnarsson won second place, Bryan Sih won first place and Emily Sheehan won third place at the Redstones film festival at Boston University Wednesday night. PHOTO BY ERIN BILLINGS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Redstones audience treated to diverse cast of voices, their films

Sonia Rao February 26, 2015

Boston University’s Film and Television Department rolled out its red carpet Wednesday night for the 35th annual Redstone Film Festival. The films screened ranged in topic from drunken grandmas to...

Boston University faculty members gathered Wednesday at the Tsai Performance Center for the Spring 2016 Faculty Assembly and listened to reports from BU President Robert Brown, University Provost Jean Morrison and Faculty Council Chair Stephen Brady. PHOTO BY BETSEY GOLDWASSER/DFP FILE PHOTO

Redstones finalists turn production prowess into prodigious projects

Sonia Rao February 19, 2015

Sundance might be over for the year, but there is a new reason for film festival followers to rejoice — Boston University’s very own festival premieres later this month. The Redstones, presented...

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