{"id":28722,"date":"2021-04-27T13:51:57","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T17:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/?post_type=bu-program-page&#038;p=28722"},"modified":"2026-06-18T11:40:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T15:40:18","slug":"mfa-in-screenwriting","status":"publish","type":"bu-program-page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/programs\/film-television\/mfa-in-screenwriting\/","title":{"rendered":"MFA in Screenwriting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-bucom-black-color has-bucom-light-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h4>Program Notes<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>No GRE required.<\/li><li>Teaching assistantships available<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/admissions\/graduate\/tuition-scholarships-aid\/\">Merit scholarships available<\/a>. No additional application required.<\/li><li>Current BU students &amp; alumni: learn about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/grad\/double-terrier-scholarship\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/grad\/double-terrier-scholarship\/\">Double Terrier scholarship.<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/bu-com.cas.myliaison.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">apply now<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/prospective-graduate-student-events\/\">upcoming info sessions<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3>Why BU\u2019s MFA in Screenwriting Is Among the Best Schools for Screenwriting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>4 semesters; 2 cities<\/strong>\u2014build the skills, experience, and community to launch a career in TV and film. Start with coursework, writing, and workshops in Boston, then spend the fourth semester interning in Los Angeles with established writers.<\/li><li><strong>Create with industry-savvy writers<\/strong>\u2014your new mentors are veteran creatives who earned their stripes writing for film and TV. BU COM\u2019s screenwriting faculty share feedback on 7+ scripts and share networks to help get you hired.<\/li><li><strong>Join successful alumni<\/strong>\u2014one of the best schools for screenwriting (<em>Variety<\/em>, <em>TheWrap<\/em>, <em>Hollywood Reporter<\/em>), BU COM has graduates in roles at Netflix, Gersh, Hot Sauce Productions, Barnstorm VFX, Central Casting, Sri and Co., Busch Entertainment Company, and more.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3>What Can You Do with an MFA in Screenwriting?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>An MFA in Screenwriting opens the door to a wide range of creative careers. Write for film, television, streaming platforms, and digital media. Teach university-level courses, or use your storytelling skills to create podcasts. With a strong foundation from one of the best colleges for screenwriting and an impressive portfolio, you\u2019ll be prepared not just to break into the industry\u2014but to shape it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4><strong>Employers of MFA in Screenwriting Alumni<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Netflix<\/li><li>Gersh<\/li><li>Net Ease Games<\/li><li>Hot Sauce Productions<\/li><li>Barnstorm VFX<\/li><li>Central Casting<\/li><li>Sri and Co.<\/li><li>Busch Entertainment Company<\/li><li>Ubisoft Entertainment<\/li><li>Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4><strong>Jobs of MFA in Screenwriting Alumni<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>With an MFA from one of the best schools for screenwriting, BU COM alumni go on to secure exciting roles in film and television.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recent roles held by our alumni include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Creative Roles<\/strong>: Screenwriter, Showrunner, Script Supervisor, Story Editor, Producer<\/li><li><strong>Industry Positions: <\/strong>Talent Relations Coordinator, Development Executive, Copywriter, Writer\/Editor, Story Analyst<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4><strong>Take a Page from BU COM Alumni<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>When you enroll in the MFA in Screenwriting at BU COM, you join an incredible community of inspiring and driven creatives. All of these incredible talents got their start here, in one of the best screenwriting programs in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>After a short film by <strong>Tianyu Du<\/strong> (COM\u201924) called <em>Bob<\/em> won the coveted 2023 Directors Guild of America Student Award, she expressed appreciation for her professors for giving her both instruction and support. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2024\/com-student-wins-directors-guild-of-america-student-award\/\">Read More<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Rob Turbovsky<\/strong> (COM\u201908), a writer and co-executive producer on the hit Hulu series<em> Only Murders in the Building<\/em>, honed his comedic chops at BU, doing stand-up at the Comedy Studio in Somerville. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/articles\/com-alum-is-killing-it-with-only-murders-in-the-building\/\">Read More<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Nesta Huda<\/strong> (COM\u201922) wrote, directed, and produced a 14-minute film centering on mental health called <em>Taboo<\/em>, which first screened in March 2023. For Huda, \u201cMedia is such a huge agent of change.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2023\/taboo-tackles-mental-health-muslim-community\/\">Read More<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4>Comparing Programs<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/academics\/film-television\/ms-in-television\/\"><strong>MS in Television<\/strong><\/a>: Choose the MS in Television if your goal is to become an industry executive. Prepare to create and sell ideas to networks and streaming.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/academics\/film-television\/mfa-in-film-and-television-studies\/\"><strong>MFA in Film and Television Studies<\/strong>:<\/a> Choose the MFA in film studies if you want to develop a critical eye for film, television, podcasts, and online media\u2014and understand their cultural impact.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/academics\/film-television\/mfa-in-screenwriting\/\"><strong>MFA in Screenwriting<\/strong><\/a>: Pick this MFA in Screenwriting if you are committed to getting your pieces into the world. One of the best screenwriting programs, BU COM requires a minimum of seven scripts and includes work experiences in Los Angeles.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3>How to Get a Job in Screenwriting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The film and television industry is powered by connections. In addition to sharpening your skills, you\u2019ll build a network of professionals at industry-leading companies in the MFA in Screenwriting from BU COM. This helps you land a writing gig you can be excited about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4>Curriculum Overview<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Master of Fine Arts in Screenwriting offers the best of both worlds: a learning environment on the east coast and a working-world experience on the west coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over four semesters in two cities, you&#8217;ll build the skills, experience and community to launch a career into the television and film industry. Start with three semesters in Boston and become part of a close-knit community who wants to grow together. COM keeps things intimate and nurturing by design, so you&#8217;ll collaborate and learn from peers as well as faculty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio is-style-background-yellow\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"responsive-video responsive-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Madi Goldman (&#039;20) \u2014 Screenwriting\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2cyaPblKftk?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-caption has-bucom-black-color has-text-color\">Then, spend your fourth semester in Los Angeles, learning through an industry internship and gaining valuable experience from established writers and guest presenters while networking with our Los Angeles-based alumni. All students take a rewrite class to revise and polish a script started in Boston. More information about the Los Angeles semester (cost, curriculum, and housing) is on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/abroad\/programs\/los-angeles-internship-program\/\">Study Abroad website.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students will write a minimum of seven scripts for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Two feature-length screenplays<\/li><li>Two short screenplays<\/li><li>An existing hour-long TV drama<\/li><li>An existing half-hour TV comedy<\/li><li>An original TV pilot and series bible<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Courses cover writing for television (including Writing the Pilot, Writing the Sitcom, and Writing the Episodic Drama, among them) as well as for film (Writing the Short Film, Script into Film, three feature screenwriting workshops).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Try Your Hand at <\/strong><strong>Different<\/strong><strong> Types of Writing for Film and TV<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Courses in the MFA in screenwriting program cover:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Writing for television<\/strong>:<strong> <\/strong>Writing the Pilot, Writing the Sitcom, Writing the Episodic Drama, and more<\/li><li><strong>Writing for film<\/strong>: Writing the Short Film, Script into Film, three feature screenwriting workshops, and more<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/academics\/film-television\/mfa-in-screenwriting\/degree-requirements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">see courses<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3>Choose an MFA in Screenwriting with Real Experience<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The BU COM program focuses on helping you develop your voice while building a robust network and portfolio. This deep writing experience helps you take on LA in your last semester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The LA Internship Semester<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"758\" height=\"460\" src=\"\/com\/files\/2025\/02\/bu-la-clapper-board.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/files\/2025\/02\/bu-la-clapper-board.png 758w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/files\/2025\/02\/bu-la-clapper-board-636x386.png 636w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 758px) 100vw, 758px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When we say we give you real-world experience, we mean it. In your fourth semester, you\u2019ll head to the center of the industry, Los Angeles, to complete your industry internship. Gain valuable experience from established writers and guest presenters while networking with our Los Angeles\u2013based alumni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/losangeles\/\">See LA Internship<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4><strong>Create an Impressive Portfolio<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>As a student in the MFA in screenwriting, you\u2019ll write a minimum of seven scripts for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Two feature-length screenplays<\/li><li>Two short screenplays<\/li><li>An existing hour-long TV drama<\/li><li>An existing half-hour TV comedy<\/li><li>An original TV pilot and series bible<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4><strong>Film Series and Archives<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>As a student in the MFA in screenwriting, you\u2019ll benefit from Cinemath\u00e8que, BU COM\u2019s series of screenings and conversations. Student scholars can engage in interesting and relevant conversations and also enjoy full access to BU\u2019s Krasker film and video resource center with 16mm prints and rarities at the Mugar Memorial Library on campus.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/mugar-memorial\/research\/krasker-filmvideo\/\">Explore Krasker<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4><strong>Build Teaching Experience with a Grad Assistantship<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Gain teaching experience while also earning a paycheck through a graduate assistant position. After teaching their own section of an undergraduate screenwriting course, students in the MFA in screenwriting have gone on to adjunct and full-time teaching positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Your Screenwriting Success Starts with Award-Winning Mentors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Our faculty make us one of the best screenwriting programs. Benefit from the mentorship of industry-savvy professionals who\u2019ve written for film and television shows on networks like FOX, Disney Channel, and the WB\u2014and consulted for companies like New Line Cinema, MTM Enterprises, and the Fred Silverman Company. After three semesters on Boston\u2019s campus, get inspired by BU COM\u2019s network of Los Angeles alumni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4>Meet the Screenwriting MFA Faculty<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>Students don\u2019t just want to entertain\u2014they want to write and make films with social purpose \u2026 and the faculty here care deeply. We spend hours outside of class, mentoring students on sets, in post, and on the page.<\/p><cite><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/profile\/debbie-danielpour\/\"><strong>Debbie Danielpour<\/strong><\/a>, Assistant Professor and Director, Cinematheque; published fiction writer and 20+ year veteran in the classroom, whose seventh motion picture screenplay is currently in development<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"related-content related-profiles\">\n\t\t<div class=\"related-content__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"related-content__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMeet the Screenwriting Faculty\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"related-content__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"profile-card post-1600 profile type-profile status-publish hentry discipline-type-film-television profile-type-faculty\">\n\t<a class=\"profile-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/profile\/scott-j-thompson\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"310\" height=\"504\" src=\"\/com\/files\/2015\/08\/2024-Headshot_Scott-Thompson_001-1024x1024-3-310x504.png\" class=\"attachment-bucom_profile size-bucom_profile\" alt=\"Scott Thompson headshot\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card__information\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"profile-card__name\">Scott Thompson<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"profile-card__title\">Director, Screenwriting Program; 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Students have completed internships at entertainment companies throughout LA, from Netflix to Universal Studios and more.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3>Comparing Programs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about our other&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/admissions\/graduate\/\">graduate programs<\/a>&nbsp;in communication and media, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/academics\/film-television\/ms-in-television\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/academics\/film-television\/ms-in-television\/\">MS in Television:<\/a><\/strong> Choose Television if your goal is to become a producer or industry executive. Prepare to create, package, and sell original ideas to networks and streaming platforms.<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/academics\/film-television\/mfa-in-film-and-television-studies\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/academics\/film-television\/mfa-in-film-and-television-studies\/\">MFA in Film and Television Studies: <\/a><\/strong>Pick the master\u2019s in film studies and TV studies to develop a critical eye for film, television, and digital media, and understand their cultural and societal impact. It serves as a strong foundation for doctoral work.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/bu-com.cas.myliaison.com\/applicant-ux\/#\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">apply now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"featured-content-card layout-3-cards grey-right-background\">\n\t<div class=\"featured-content-card__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"block-featured-content__title\">articles<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"block-featured-content__cta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/category\/film-television\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tBrowse More\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-card__cards\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-card__card card-article\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"card-article__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/articles\/film-and-television-gets-a-new-studio\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"758\" height=\"460\" src=\"\/com\/files\/2025\/04\/231017_BabcockStudioFilmandTV-168-758x460.png\" class=\"attachment-bucom_card_large size-bucom_card_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Babcock Film and TV studio\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-article__cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-article__cat-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"card-article__cat-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/category\/film-television\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFilm &amp; TV\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-article__cat-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"card-article__cat-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/?bu-legacy-page=about-com\/news-features\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNews\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card-article__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"card-article__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/articles\/film-and-television-gets-a-new-studio\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFilm and Television Gets a New Studio\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-article__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 2, 2025\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"feautred-content-card__card-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-card__card card-article\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"card-article__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/articles\/alums-break-through-at-slamdance-film-festival\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"758\" height=\"460\" src=\"\/com\/files\/2025\/04\/comtalk-slamdance-banner-2-758x460.png\" class=\"attachment-bucom_card_large size-bucom_card_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-article__cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-article__cat-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"card-article__cat-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/category\/alumni\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlumni\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-article__cat-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"card-article__cat-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/category\/film-television\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFilm &amp; TV\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card-article__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"card-article__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/articles\/alums-break-through-at-slamdance-film-festival\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlums Break Through at Slamdance Film Festival\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-article__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 1, 2025\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-card__card card-article\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"card-article__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/articles\/com-student-wins-directors-guild-of-america-student-award\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"758\" height=\"460\" src=\"\/com\/files\/2024\/03\/tianyi-du-card-758x460.jpg\" class=\"attachment-bucom_card_large size-bucom_card_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tianyi Du in-action directing her film &quot;Bob.&quot;\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/files\/2024\/03\/tianyi-du-card.jpg 758w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/files\/2024\/03\/tianyi-du-card-636x386.jpg 636w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 758px) 100vw, 758px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-article__cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-article__cat-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"card-article__cat-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/category\/film-television\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFilm &amp; TV\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-article__cat-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"card-article__cat-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/category\/honors\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHonors\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-article__cat-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"card-article__cat-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/category\/student-work\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStudent Work\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card-article__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"card-article__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/articles\/com-student-wins-directors-guild-of-america-student-award\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCOM Student Wins Directors Guild of America Student Award\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-article__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 27, 2024\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"related-content related-articles\">\n\t\t<div class=\"related-content__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"related-content__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tFilm &amp; TV News\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"related-content__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/articles\/?category=film-television\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"related-content__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"article-card post-46335 bu-article type-bu-article status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni category-film-television tag-cinematography\">\n\t<div class=\"article-card__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-card__cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"article-card__cat-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-card__cat-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/category\/alumni\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlumni\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"article-card__cat-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-card__cat-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/category\/film-television\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFilm &amp; TV\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"article-card__heading\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article-card__heading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/articles\/the-marvel-ous-world-of-hillary-fyfe-spera\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"article-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThe Marvel-ous World of Hillary Fyfe Spera\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-card__image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/articles\/the-marvel-ous-world-of-hillary-fyfe-spera\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"758\" height=\"460\" src=\"\/com\/files\/2026\/05\/comtalk-fyfe-spera-banner-758x460.jpg\" class=\"attachment-bucom_card_large size-bucom_card_large\" alt=\"Hillary Fyfe Spera giving direction to a camera crew.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"article-card__date\">May 29, 2026<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"article-card post-46105 bu-article type-bu-article status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-film-television category-honors category-journalism category-student-work tag-butv tag-national-academy-of-television-arts-and-sciences\">\n\t<div class=\"article-card__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-card__cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"article-card__cat-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-card__cat-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/category\/film-television\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFilm &amp; TV\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"article-card__cat-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-card__cat-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/category\/honors\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHonors\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"article-card__cat-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-card__cat-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/category\/journalism\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJournalism\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"article-card__cat-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-card__cat-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/category\/student-work\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStudent Work\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"article-card__heading\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article-card__heading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/articles\/com-students-honored-at-student-production-awards\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"article-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCOM Students Honored at Student Production Awards\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-card__image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/articles\/com-students-honored-at-student-production-awards\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"676\" height=\"380\" src=\"\/com\/files\/2021\/05\/natas-nspa-768x432-1.png\" class=\"attachment-bucom_card_large size-bucom_card_large\" alt=\"National Student Production Award logo\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/files\/2021\/05\/natas-nspa-768x432-1.png 676w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/files\/2021\/05\/natas-nspa-768x432-1-636x358.png 636w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"article-card__date\">May 11, 2026<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"article-card post-45956 bu-article type-bu-article status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni category-film-television tag-comedy tag-french\">\n\t<div class=\"article-card__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-card__cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"article-card__cat-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-card__cat-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/category\/alumni\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlumni\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"article-card__cat-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-card__cat-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/category\/film-television\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFilm &amp; 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Teaching assistantships available Merit scholarships available. No additional application required. 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