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Finally, a cutting-edge film city like Seattle has a cutting-edge film program of its own!
Director/Screenwriter Barry Blaustein, Beyond the Mat, Coming to America, The Ringer.
Dr. Edwin WeiheDirector(206) 296-5420eweihe@seattleu.edu
Thorne Clayton-FallsAdministrative Assistant(206) 296-5420claytont@seattleu.edu
Because Film Studies is an independent B.A. program, Film Studies majors and minors can also double-major or minor in English or English/Creative Writing, literary disciplines that importantly complement the visual storytelling discipline of film study.
With this extraordinarily comprehensive and visionary film studies program, Seattle University instantly places itself at the forefront of America’s top universities offering courses in the art, craft, and business of film-making.
Tom Wright, producer, screenwriter (Newjack City) and author of Working in Hollywood and American Screenwriters
Edwin Weihe, director of Film Studies, is a member of the Board of Directors of the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) and also a member of the Advisory for Washington Film Works. “These and other affiliations move Seattle University closer to the region’s film community and move that community closer to us," Weihe said.
Edwin Weihe, director of Film Studies, is a member of the Board of Directors of the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF)...
It’s lights, camera, action for budding filmmakers and cinema buffs as SU launches new film studies program...This fall, the next Scorsese or Coppola may cut their filmmaking teeth...
Film-makers Lindy (University Advancement) and Kris Boustedt spent a recent Sunday morning filming on campus in the Connolly Center...
Noted film-makers, writers, and film scholars, regional and national give lectures and presentations on campus at least once each quarter. The series has hosted a wide range of...
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The WesternFILM 321/ENGL 391Winter QuarterRobert C. CumbowMondays 6-10Fine Arts 116
Nothing could be easier! Come to the English Department (Casey 5th) and complete a form declaring your major or minor in Film Studies. You will be assigned a faculty advisor right away. And you will be encouraged to introduce yourself to Dr. Edwin Weihe, director of Film Studies, and other Film Studies faculty.
Art of Film, History of Film, Woody Allen, Global African Film, Westerns, Screen Adaptations, Sci Fi Film, Japanese Cinema, Horror, Shakespeare in Film, Women in Cinema, Film and Religion, Silent Film, Films of the 1960s, Documentary Film, Screenwriting, Film Production I, and a for-credit Interdisciplinary Core Film Lecture Series.
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