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Virtual Panel: Life after LAFS

Featured Alumni: Shane Foster, Davis Chris, Chase Thomas, Stefanie Visser

Moderator: Steve Longo / Chat Moderator: Rachel Betts

Join us for an engaging and insightful panel featuring graduates from the Los Angeles Film School who have embarked on a diverse array of career paths in the media and entertainment industry. These dynamic alumni will share their personal journeys, from the challenges they faced transitioning from student life to professional careers, to the strategies that helped them thrive in the competitive film and entertainment landscape. Whether you're gearing up for graduation or simply looking for real-world advice, this panel will offer invaluable tips, inspiration, and a glimpse into what lies ahead.

Focusrite Mix Engineers Panel

Hybrid Event
Focusrite will be presenting a panel with Grammy award winning audio mixers with Harriet Tam and Rafa Sardina. There will be a discussion and Q&A after the panel.

3x3x3 Screenwriters’ Challenge (Online/On campus students & alumni )

Virtual Event
Digital Filmmaking Events presents the 4th annual 3x3x3 Screenwriters’ Challenge. The challenge is to write an original narrative short screenplay that meets the 3x3x3 requirements found on FilmFreeway.com/DigitalFilmmakingEvents. All LAFS students and alumni are invited to participate. Visit FilmFreeway for more information and how to submit.
The deadline to submit is August 28th.

https://filmfreeway.com/DigitalFilmmakingEvents

Spotlight Awards

Hybrid Event
Get ready to celebrate the 5th Annual Spotlight Awards on September 12, 2024. Five alumni will be inducted into The Los Angeles Film School Spotlight Academy. Every year the Spotlight Awards ceremony inaugurates a new class into #LAFSSpotlight on the final day of Spotlight Week. These individuals have shown their unyielding commitment to excellence in their professional careers and selfless contributions to our students. We are proud to announce James Cotten, Joshua Gitersonke, Mehrnaz Mohabati, Peter Munters, and Marlon Rivas, as our Spotlight Academy Class of 2024.

Q+mmunity Club Meeting

Join the Q+mmunity Club! Dedicated to the LGBTQ+ community, encompassing all queer and questioning individuals. We also open the door for those who are allies to the queer community. The next meeting will be held on Zoom on Friday, 9/13, at 6:00 pm PT / 9:00 pm ET. If you have any questions or want us to add you to our email list, contact Hunter Luis (he/him/his) at b.cummings1@/lafilm.edu or Tori Maxwell (they/them/theirs) at t.maxwell-pasanen@/lafilm.edu.

Campus Multicultural Celebration Auditions

Calling all campus creatives! The Global Ambassadors are hosting one more round of auditions for the Multicultural Celebration. We are looking for active campus students who are interested in performing culturally themed acts of music, dance, poetry, spoken word, and more! Auditions will be held at the LARS campus in room 201 on Tuesday, 9/17 from 3:30 to 5:00pm PT. For more information, please contact globalambassadors@/lafilm.edu or stop by the Student Advising Hub!

No Sleep Til’ 48 Hour Film Festival

No Sleep ‘til Film Fest is a 48-hour global short filmmaking competition hosted by AGBO, the powerhouse independent studio founded and led by the Russo Brothers. Filmmakers from around the world create compelling 3-minute short films within 48 hours, inspired by a unique creative prompt, and judged by AGBO’s creative executives. Winners receive high-level filmmaking prizes and gain access to the AGBO Storytellers Collective, receiving mentorship and resources from the studio. Since its launch in 2021, this virtual festival has garnered over 2000 submissions from 60+ countries.

Online Multicultural Celebration Auditions – Submission Deadline

Calling all online creatives! The Global Ambassadors are hosting auditions for the Online Multicultural Celebration. We are looking for active online students who are interested in performing culturally themed acts of music, dance, poetry, spoken word, and more!

Please send all video submissions to globalambassadors@/lafilm.edu. The deadline for submissions is Friday, 9/27.

 Q+mmunity Club Meeting

Join the Q+mmunity Club! Dedicated to the LGBTQ+ community, encompassing all queer and questioning individuals. We also open the door for those who are allies to the queer community. The next meeting will be held on Zoom on Friday, 9/27, at 6:00 pm PT / 9:00 pm ET. If you have any questions or want us to add you to our email list, contact Hunter Luis (he/him/his) at b.cummings1@/lafilm.edu or Tori Maxwell (they/them/theirs) at t.maxwell-pasanen@/lafilm.edu.

Real To Reel Global 10 Year Anniversary

Real to Reel is an extraordinary film festival in Los Angeles showcasing the incredible talents of young filmmakers from diverse backgrounds. Presented by Better Youth, our festival is a vibrant celebration of creativity and a platform for youth empowerment through showing their talents on the big screen.

Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration

Join us in celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month on Monday, 10/7 in the B2 Lobby from 12:00 - 1:00pm PT. We will be playing Lotería, the traditional Mexican game of chance! Enjoy lively music, while learning how to dance Salsa and Bachata. Plus delicious snacks and amazing prizes!

Animation Department Game Night

Join us for our Game Night and play a variety of games with or against your friends! Grab some food and sit down with other LAFS and LARS students.

Campus Multicultural Celebration

The Global Ambassadors welcomes you to our Multicultural Celebration! Join us as we celebrate and learn more about the beautiful cultures of our campus by playing games from around the world, testing our cultural trivia with a chance to win prizes, and watching our students in their culturally themed performances. Lunch and drinks will also be served! Our celebration will be held on Thursday, 10/10 from 12:00 to 1:30pm in the B2 Lobby. For more information, please contact globalambassadors@/lafilm.edu or stop by the Student Advising Hub!

Online Multicultural Celebration

The Global Ambassadors welcomes you to our Online Multicultural Celebration! We’re excited to play games from around the world, test our cultural trivia with a chance to win prizes, and watch our online students in their culturally themed performances as we learn more about the beautiful cultures of our online community. Our celebration will be held on Friday, 10/11 from 3:00 - 4:00pm PT on Zoom. For more information, please contact globalambassadors@lafilm/.edu!

Q+mmunity Club Meeting

Join the Q+mmunity Club! Dedicated to the LGBTQ+ community, encompassing all queer and questioning individuals. We also open the door for those who are allies to the queer community. The next meeting will be held on Zoom on Friday, 10/11, at 6:00 pm PT / 9:00 pm ET. If you have any questions or want us to add you to our email list, contact Hunter Luis (he/him/his) at b.cummings1@lafilm./edu or Tori Maxwell (they/them/theirs) at t.maxwell-pasanen@lafilm./edu.

Alumni Screening Night

ALUMNI SCREENING/SCREAMING NIGHT
Tuesday, October 15th
4pm (NON-HORROR) AND 7pm (HORROR)
Location: Building 1, Main Theater

Join us on Tuesday, October 15th starting at 4pm, for our last Alumni Screening Night of the year! Free entry, free refreshments, and even a few surprises...

The evening kicks off at 4pm with Before It's Too Late, a somber sports drama directed by 2021 alum, Demario Mclain. Next, we continue with a gritty depiction of the seedy African underworld in Ato Kwabena, a feature-length movie directed by 2017 alum Evans Hermann Condobery followed by the film's cast and crew Q&A moderated by TV host and former Miss Kenya, Rachel Mbuki.

Then, at 7pm, LAFS gets into the Halloween spirit with two horror-themed alumni films. First, we screen 2024 alum Ariel Harris' acclaimed vampire short, Pledge: Change is Good, which has hauled 12 festival placements since it premiered last fall. Our night concludes with the world premiere and cast and crew Q&A of supernatural feature film Unholy Song, executive produced by 2019 alum Matthew Bingham and directed by famed cult horror director Arthur G. Night.
   
If you love film and horror, come out and support your fellow LAFS filmmakers, because this night is for you!

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