Helping Students Tell Redemptive Stories

Azusa Pacific University’s cinematic arts programs, offered through the School of Visual and Performing Arts, combine rigorous coursework and hands-on learning opportunities, preparing students to graduate ready to enter the industry.

Check out the video below to see how APU students tell redemptive stories, one film at a time.

APU CINEMATIC ARTS SIZZLE REEL 2017

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In each cinematic arts program, faculty bring years of industry experience to the classroom, guiding their students to become difference makers in television and film. Once students have completed the program, they have access to our network of alumni who have risen to positions of authority in the entertainment industry, where they can help us place interns and recommend our top graduates for jobs in their organizations.

Cinematic arts programs include:

• M.A. in Screenwriting
• B.A. in Cinematic Arts with concentrations in Production and Post, Entertainment Executive, and Screen Studies.
• B.A. in Animation and Visual Effects
• B.A. in Games and Interactive Media
• BFA in Cinematic Arts Production
• B.A. in Screenwriting
• Screen Studies minor
• Screenwriting minor

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• This week, we sat down with Jaye Beekhuis, a junior at Azusa Pacific University in Cinematic Arts working toward a double major in Screenwriting and Honors Humanities. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Any advice for a prospective APU… https://t.co/ebihY0XoPz

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• "@1917: #Hollywood at its best" Read the new Blog! "Part of me hates to go on and on about the long takes in 1917, because, the fact is, there''s a lot more to the film than that." #apucinema #filmreview #movies #WednesdayVibes https://t.co/GamSCXILYr

  January 15, 2020

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  January 15, 2020

YouTube: See Our Recent Videos

• Global Game Jam 2019 Recap @apucinema

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  Watch the Global Game Jam 2019 recap at Azusa Pacific University!
  
  Do you have a passion for Filmmaking? Enroll today to our Cinematic Arts program where you can learn: Animation, Games, Film Production, Screenwriting, & VFX. Apply Today! https://www.apu.edu/vpa/cinematicarts/ or call 626-815-600 ext 5297 or email cinema@apu.edu

  February 13, 2019

• Wildblume

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  Student produced as part of the coursework requirements for Cinema-TV Production II at Azusa Pacific University.
  
  Awards include:
  Official Selection - Treasure Coast Int'l Film Festival
  
  Official Selection - Bel Air Film Festival
  
  Official Selection - Monarch Film Festival
  
  Official Selection - Tallgrass Film Festival

  November 12, 2018

• I Wanna Be a Cowboy

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  Student produced as part of the coursework requirements for Cinema-TV Production II at Azusa Pacific University.
  
  Awards include:
  Festival of Media Arts: Broadcast Educator's Association 2-year/small college Narrative 2nd Place 2013

  November 12, 2018

• Suicide and Goldfish

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  Student produced as part of the coursework requirements for Cinema-TV Production II at Azusa Pacific University.
  
  Awards Include:
  Second Place, Broadcast Educator's Association Festival of Media Arts, 2009.
  Redemptive Film at Redemptive Film Festival.
  
  Learn more about our program by visiting our website: http://www.apu.edu/cinema

  November 12, 2018