Now Accepting Applications For Fall 2009

The MFA Social Documentary Film program at the School of VISUAL ARTS is pleased to announce that the application for the fall 2009 semester is now online: https://www.applyweb.com/apply/svag/

Although we are accepting applications on a rolling basis, we recommend that applications be completed by January 15, 2009.

Also, if you are able to attend and have not yet registered for our department information session on November 8 at 141 West 21 Street, Room 101C from 2:00PM to 4:00PM, please register online: http://www.schoolofvisualarts.edu/gradopenhouse/app

If you are unable to attend the information session and would like to meet with a representative of the department, you can set up an in-person or telephone meeting at any time simply by emailing or calling the number below.

We have added some amazing faculty members to our already impressive list of lecturers (namely Brett Morgan and Maryann Deleo), you can view the updated bio list here: http://www.mfasocdoc.sva.edu/faculty_guest.html

Please contact us with any questions that you have about the application process or the department (212-592-2919 or email mfasocdoc@sva.edu).

PALEY DOCFEST 08

About PaleyDocFest

The Paley Center for Media's annual Festival celebrating the documentary—with premieres, works-in-progress, classic docs, workshops, and special events—will take place October 16 to 27, 2008.

Each screening will be introduced by the filmmaker and followed by the lively Q&A sessions that have become a hallmark of the Festival.

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Stranger than Fiction Film Series

Stranger Than Fiction is a Tuesday night documentary series held at the IFC Center, curated by Thom Powers. STF presents an eclectic mix of documentaries – sneak previews and lost classics – followed by discussions with the filmmakers and post-show receptions. Now in its eighth season, STF has fostered new talent, won loyal audiences, and provided a gathering spot for New York’s independent film community. Esteemed speakers have included Michael Moore, Ira Glass, Laurie Anderson, Jonathan Demme and Barbara Kopple.

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Information Session November 8, 2008

MFA SOCIAL DOCUMENTARY FILM INFORMATION SESSION AT THE SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS
Saturday, November 8th
2:00pm-4:00pm
141 West 21 Street
Room 101C

This session will be a great opportunity to listen to presentations about the school, classes and the new department space; meet key faculty; and ask questions about the new department.

Please RSVP Online. Click Here.

The first comprehensive reference work on documentary film

With over 800 articles from scholars around the world, the Encyclopedia of the Documentary Film is a fully international reference work on the history of the documentary film from the Lumière brothers' Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory (1885) to Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 911 (2004). All over the world documentary films have provided engaging, provocative, and skilled representations of life and this Encyclopedia provides a resource that critically analyzes that history in all its aspects. Not only does this Encyclopedia examine individual films and the careers of individual film makers, it also provides overview articles of national and regional documentary film history. It explains concepts and themes in the study of documentary film, the techniques used in making films, and the institutions that support their production, appreciation, and preservation. With over 200 film stills, this resource provides the decisive entry point into the history of an art form.

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Media Bistro Announces MFA Program!

TUESDAY, SEP 30
School of Visual Arts Launches New MFA Program in Documentary Filmmaking

Our good pal Steven Heller dropped us a line to let us know that the place he spends a lot of his time, the School of Visual Arts, has launched a brand new MFA program that we wish we could drop out of working life and move to NY to attend. It's the two-year Master of Fine Arts Degree in Social Documentary Film, which will begin in the fall of 2009 and will feature a roster of instructors that make our hearts skip a beat. Maro Chermayeff, the producer and director of the PBS series, Carrier is set to chair the program and other instructors include Michael Epstein, Susan Froemke, and fantastic cinematographer, Bob Richman. If you're in the market for a graduate film program, it sounds just spectacular. And might we suggest that one of the first projects the SVA's new students in the program work on be UnBeige: The Untold Story, so we can be involved to? Because, really, you wouldn't believe the skeletons we have in our closets, especially in Stephanie's.

CLICK HERE to view the article on the Media Bistro site.