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CCSU Film Graduate is A Recipient of Spike Lee’s Production Fund.

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January 24, 2020

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 Film program in 2009, has since been accepted to NYU’s prestigious MFA program in Film at Tisch School of the Arts. His work has been seen in national and international film festivals.

We are extraordinarily proud of Rashad and all others who continue to pursue their passions, advance skills and tenaciously tell meaningful stories. Never give up!

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posted by Jeff Teitler

Professor, Filmmaking, Central Connecticut State University

CCSU Film Alumnus Accepted to NYU’s Tisch School of The Arts – MFA Film

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March 28, 2016

First generation CCSU college graduate, CCSU Film alumnus and Hartford-based filmmaker, Rashad Frett ’09 gains acceptance to New York University’s MFA Film program at Tisch School of The Arts. The highly competitive and prestigious Kanbar Institute of Film and Television accepts only 7 percent of applicants. Frett will now advance his filmmaking under notable directors, writers and cinematographers including, Spike Lee and Kenneth Friedman and Sandra Sissel to name a few.

Frett, credits Central Connecticut State University’s Film program and the Department of Communication for his artistic foundations, mentorship and development. The CCSU Film program is proud to have played a part in not only Frett’s extraordinary accomplishment, but also in the meaningful work, skills and recognitions our students and alumni produce and achieve regularly.

Though artistic study in Filmmaking is not easy, the desire to tell stories, along with the ability to practice, evaluate and improve, earns powerful talents, skills and stories.

Frett’s accomplishment speaks to this notion. For additional information, see: www.ccsufilm.com

To see the write up in the Hartford Courant, CLICK HERE

Posted by, Associate Professor, Jeff Teitler – CCSU Film Program – Department of Communication