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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) has supported Film and Electronic Arts students at The Beach for the past 16 years. In addition to providing support for student productions, in 2020 and 2021 HFPA also supported students who experienced immediate need during the global Covid-19 pandemic through emergency grants to…

At the 2021 CSU Media Arts Festival award ceremony, CSULB won Best Documentary/Creative Non-Fiction for "Target Panic" directed by Madeleine Braun (Film & Electronic Arts Department), Best Promotional for "Falling (in Love)" directed by Cathy Bui (Film & Electronic Arts Department), and Best Experimental for "Gireogi Appa" directed by…

In this article for www.slashfilm.com, Ben Pearson reaches out to several professional sound editors, designers, and mixers, many of whom have won Oscars for their work on some of Hollywood's biggest films, to discuss current sound practices in the industry. Among the sound professionals featured in this article is Award Winning CSULB Film Alumna,…

In this article for the International Documentary Association, Kristine Stolakis , the director of “Pray Away” interviews documentary filmmakers to discuss the lack of tangible support in the industry for new parents. Among those interviewed is documentary filmmaker and Film & Electronic Arts Department Associate Professor of Creative Nonfiction, Helen…

The KCET Fine Cut Festival of Films showcases short films made by top student filmmakers from Southern California. This year, three CSULB student films by recent alums are featured as finalists in the 2021 festival, "I Didn’t Mean It" directed by Adriana Morales, "The Home I Never Had" co-directed by Jourdan Amen and Yuliana…

Each year, The CSU Media Arts Festival features countless films from CSULB as well as other CSU campuses. The CSU Summer Arts established the Media Arts Festival in 1991 to give talented students studying film, broadcasting, video, screenwriting, and new media within the 23-campus California State University system an opportunity to present their work…

This year, eleven narrative and five documentary CSULB Film & Electronic Arts (FEA) student films will screen in the 2021 Newport Beach Film Festival. In its 22nd season, the Newport Film Festival is widely recognized by Variety and across the film industry.

"The Pier", directed by Charles Watson, a recent alum of The Film & Electronic Arts Department, is a visual and aural love letter to the Huntington Beach Pier narrated by its visitors. Since graduating from CSULB, Charles has gone on to pursue his MFA at Duke University. During his time at Film & Electronic Arts, Charles won two CSU Media Arts…

These programs offer different avenues to the typical — often private — university education.

The Film & Electronic Arts Department at California State University, Long Beach is one of the founding members of the Green Film School Alliance. The Green Film School Alliance officially launched on August 16th, 2021.

On May 3rd, 26 students in “FEA 417 Editing III” course, became Avid Media Composer Certified Users after passing their second qualifying exam. After completing the “FEA 415 Editing I” course, students take a two-semester journey where they learn the principles, craft and art of editing while also diving into complex software training. 

The Film & Electronic Arts Department joins Hamburg University of Applied Sciences in a collaborative summer virtual filmmaking workshop with students, staff, and faculty from both campuses.