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Asian Americans need more and better roles in film, ASU experts say

A recent survey of the top 1,300 highest-grossing films released in the U.S. from 2007 to 2019 has revealed just how skewed representation is: Only 44 of those movies had a lead character who was...

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ASU film grad is a shining example of survival

Editor's note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable spring 2021 graduates . Omar Hashem never gave up. As a teenager with a hobby in photography, he didn’t give up when he...

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New head of ASU film school has background in film, TV, theater

The newly named Sidney Poitier New American Film School is getting a new director – Dianah Wynter, who has a background in film, theater and television. Wynter, who is currently a professor and chair...

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Student-led film organization to foster inclusivity, collaboration and community service

The Sidney Poitier New American Film School became its own entity in fall 2020. With a new name, expanding faculty and new facilities around the corner, other new possibilities have emerged and...

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Film producer Ted Hope to co-lead new entertainment program at ASU Thunderbird

Ted Hope, the former co-head at Amazon Movies, will join Arizona State University’s Thunderbird School of Global Management as the marquee professor of practice in the new Master of Arts in Global...

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ASU film students to see their own possibilities in legacy of Poitier

When Arizona State University’s film school was named after the legendary actor Sidney Poitier last month , it represented not only a commitment to diversity and inclusion, but also a duty to Poitier...

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Film and television producer Scott Steindorff joins ASU

This semester a group of art students and a group of film students in Arizona State University's Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts will get the chance to learn from film and television...

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ASU film duo’s 'Red Pill' plague script selected for 2017 BloodList

Every Halloween season the BloodList unveils a list of the best 13 unproduced horror and suspense genre screenplays, and for the second year in a row, the list included a script by ASU faculty Chris...

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Film student started own company while still in school

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement . At 19 years old, Krystina Owens started her own production studio while attending Arizona State University. Now the...

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Film student steps outside comfort zone to find success

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2018 commencement . Everyone thought Marylyn Aguilar would pursue a career in singing, but it took an essay and some tears for her to...

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ASU alum’s short film selected for Oaxaca FilmFest in Mexico

The Oaxaca FilmFest international film festival in Mexico has featured the work of Guillermo Del Toro , Spike Lee and Martin Scorsese . And now Martín González, who graduated with a degree in film...

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