Welcome
Welcome to the Film and Television Department at Boston University. Click through the tabs above to check out important registration information, guidelines to getting an internship, important resources for production-heavy courses, and more.
Our Vision
Study. Create. Collaborate. Innovate.
Department Leadership
- Department Chair: Professor Craig H. Shepherd
- Associate Chair: Professor Sheila Sitomer
- FTV Studies Program Head: Dr. Charlotte Howell
- Media Ventures Program Head: Dean Jodi Luber
- TV/Management Program Head: Professor Sheila Sitomer
- Screenwriting Program Head: Professor Scott Thompson
- Production Section Head: Professor Tim Palmer
Department Staff
- Department Administrator: Kellie Innes
- Production Manager: Jamie Companeschi
- Safety Manager: Bert Mayer
Newsletter
The Film and Television Department sends out a departmental newsletter once a week during the Fall and Spring semesters. Newsletters include important information on registration, events, student opportunities, and more.
See our recent email blasts and join our mailing list here.
Cinematheque
Cinematheque is the Film and Television Department’s screening series and Q&A’s with industry professionals. Previous guests have included production designer Egger Ketilsson (Interstellar, Dunkirk), cinematographer James Friend (All Quiet on the Western Front), screenwriter Julia Cox (Nyad), and director, actor, and executive producer Ben Stiller (Severance).
All FTV majors are required to attend ONE event in the series per semester. The total of ONE attendance will fulfill the requirement for all courses that you take in the semester.