While Sundance and Cannes may attract larger media attention, UCLA has its own festival for those who are driven to carry a camera and tell their stories.
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UCLA student Ryan Stoffers claims first runner-up prize on ‘Jeopardy!’
Watching yourself on television is an unusual experience. Watching yourself on television while hiding the fact that you’re $50,000 richer and a first place runner-up on one of the well-known game shows on television is downright once in a lifetime.
Animation shines in the spotlight
An evening when awards were handed out by Minnie, Goofy and Donald Duck and the show opened with William Shatner battling the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants for master of ceremonies duties were signs that the 37th Annual Annie Awards isn’t your typical awards show.
Animation’s biggest night returns to UCLA
It’s the biggest night you’ve never heard of, and while you may have never seen the faces of those being honored, there’s a good chance you’ve grown up hearing their voices.
UCLA alum Sacha Gervasi’s documentary nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentaries award
At the first sign of light after a night lost in a Romanian forest, director and UCLA alumnus Sacha Gervasi discovered his crew’s van had stopped 10 feet short of a sheer drop.
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Professor serves as science consultant for show
While UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television may be the first place you would look for connections to Hollywood, you might want to start looking a little further south.