CCSU Film Graduate is A Recipient of Spike Lee’s Production Fund.
Within film instruction, there are times of doubt…and the easiest thing to do is give up…but don’t! When your ideas are realized, the possibilities are predictable and endless! We are pleased to announce that CCSU Film Graduate, Rashad Frett is a selected recipient of Spike Lee’s Production Fund. Frett, who graduated from CCSU’s […]
CCSU Film Student – An Official Selection In NYC
The Digital Filmmaking Program at Central Connecticut State University is pleased to present, Matt Kevorkian’s MIDNIGHTS AT THE DINER. This short film was developed in Kevorkian’s senior year at CCSU and was an Official Selection within the New Filmmakers, NY Film Festival, 2018. MIDNIGHTS AT THE DINER – Directed by Matt Kevorkian, Featuring Zach […]
5 CCSU Film Students To Be Broadcast On NESN
In the Fall of 2017, five Central Connecticut State University Film students produced several new works for NESN’s NEXT PRODUCER. This annual film competition and television show accepts student-productions from colleges and universities throughout the New England region. In an unprecedented outcome, the Film Emphasis within CCSU’s Department of Communication is pleased to announce that […]
Recent CCSU Film Student Published in The New York Times
While the majority of Film students at Central Connecticut State University focus on narrative and documentary filmmaking, there are other areas of production, which also lead to impressive outcomes. In Colleen Lennehan’s case, it was a New York Times publication – an honor given to selected photographers, who are screened by the paper’s Wedding Section. […]
5 CCSU GRADUATES PRODUCE WITH YALE SCHOOL OF DRAMA
The prestigious Yale School of Drama consistently ranks within the top-three theatre schools in the country. Graduates include Meryl Streep, Sigourney Weaver, Paul Newman, Angela Basset and many others. Conversely, Central Connecticut State University’s Film program is not officially ranked. While we accept students with various interests, it is no surprise why five of our […]
CCSU Film Student Is A Finalist for NESN’s NEXT PRODUCER
For Sintia Arelus, college was never about late-night hours in an editing lab….but last semester, changing that would transform everything. In the Fall of 2016, producers of New England Sports Network, (NESN) contacted CCSU in-search of college students, who might be interested in developing sports-related films for their NEXT PRODUCER competition. While normally, this would […]
CCSU Film Student Puts A Dream On The Line
For many, acting on Broadway is a fleeting dream. However, for CCSU Filmmaker, Emily Santarsiero, the goal has become a lesson in adaptation, empowerment and tenacity. Santarsiero began Digital Film Production, (Comm 228) at Central Connecticut State University in 2014. Previously, she received her BFA in Theatre from Marymount Manhattan College and was on her […]
Using Photography to Teach Tolerance
In my 10 years of teaching at Central Connecticut State University, I have never observed a master-class quite like this. Commissioned by Dr. Mendez-Mendez within his digital photography section, the class included a full-day workshop of photographic and studio techniques with a twist – tolerance. Christopher Ammon, a participant on MTV’s THE REAL […]
CCSU Film Student’s 1st work inspires Apple / ITunes to Act
First-year Film Student, Matt Kevorkian is also an independent musician. After posting his work to ITunes, a solutionless dilemma occurred…until he took film. In his own words, this is Matt’s story I have been playing guitar since I was seven years old. After 14 years of hard training, my band, The Not Mikes released our […]
CCSU Film Alumnus Fights for the Lives of others through Filmmaking
CCSU Film Alumnus, Kara Brewer’s latest PSA on organ donation recently won an Award of Recognition through the Best Shorts Competition. Having gone through 2 organ donations herself, the subject is quite close to her heart. IN HER OWN WORDS. I’m here today because of a living organ donor and I’m forever grateful for them. I […]