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2024
Billboard Magazine – Billboard’s 2024 Top Music Business Schools
Variety Magazine – Top Film Schools in North America
2023
Filmmaker Magazine – Film School Guide 2023
Billboard Magazine – Top Music Business Schools 2023
TheWrap – Top 50 Film Schools for 2023
Variety- Top Film Schools and Educators in North America 2023
2022
TheWrap – Top 50 Film Schools for 2022
Billboard Magazine – Top Music Business Schools Revealed
Filmmaker Magazine – Summer Film School Guide
Variety Magazine – Top 30 Film Schools of 2022
Intelligent.com – Best Online Film Degree Programs of 2022
Intelligent.com – Best Online Bachelor’s in Graphic Design
Intelligent.com –Best Graphic Design Degree Programs
Intelligent.com – Best Film Degree Programs
2021
College Factual- Most Popular Music Schools
TheWrap – Top Film Schools in the Nation
Intelligent.com – Best Online Graphic Design Degree Programs
Variety Magazine – Top 50 Film Degree Programs
Intelligent.com – Top 50 Film Degree Programs
Shiksha Study Abroad – Top Ten Film Schools in The World
2020
Online Schools Report – 5 Best Online Graphic Design Degrees for 2020
Intelligent.com – The Best Online Degree Programs
2019
TheWrap – The Top U.S. Film Schools 2019
The Hollywood Reporter – When USC is Out of Reach: 8 Film School Alternatives in LA and NYC
Billboard Magazine – Billboard’s 2019 Top Music Business Schools: Taking Classes From The Grammys To SXSW
Variety – Entertainment Education Report:The Best Films Schools 2019
Value Colleges – Top 15 Best Online Graphic Design Bachelor’s for 2019
Filmmaker Magazine – Summer Film School Guide Filmmaker Magazine
2018
The Hollywood Reporter – 6 L.A.-Based Film Schools with Hollywood Ties
Billboard Magazine – Bonnaroo U? Billboard’s 2018 Top Music Schools
LA Weekly – Education March 2018
The Art Career Project – Online Art Schools And Degrees #10 ranked
Variety – Entertainment Education Schools
2017
Billboard Magazine – The 15 Best Music Schools in 2017
LA Weekly – Spring Education Issue: Degrees of Creativity
The Hollywood Reporter – The Top 25 American Film Schools 2017 (#26)
Online College Plan.com – 10 Best Film Schools in Los Angeles
The Wrap – Top 50 Film Schools of 2017 Ranked, From USC to Full Sail
Billboard Magazine – Where to Start on a Pre-Law Path – top schools for music business
Variety – Schools on the Move
LA Weekly – Entertaining Education
Variety – 110 Students to Watch
THE LOS ANGELES FILM SCHOOL IN THE NEWS
Kayla ShaDay | Spotify.com – Brews & Banter: Ep 81 Kayla ShaDay Interview – Producer, Assistant Director, Band Manager, and Photographer
Aleksander Cuk | 4GQTV – Interview: Alex Cuk LA Film School and Ubisoft Associate Producer
Tristan Thai | Spotify.com – Brews & Banter: #80 Tristan Thai – Writer, Producer, Director
David Kocher | Youtube.com – Alexander G. Seyum’s The Son Rises Screening at The Los Angeles Film School
Chris Bianchi | Medium.com – Get to Know Romina Groot- the Rockstar Publicist and Founder of Groot Pr
Triagonal Podcast – Interview with First NFT Artist at Sotheby’s Car Auction Jeremy Ian Thomas
Emmy.com – Me and My Emmy: Oz Rodriguez
4GQTV – LA Film School Alumni and Ubisoft Associate Producer Alex Cuk | AC Shadows
Claims Media – Insights on media and entertainment claims from Alex Nicoll
Authority Magazine –
Animation Magazine – Get Ready for a Real Animation Education with L.A. Film School
Post Perspective – People’s Television’s Nick Trenum on Editing TED’s In the Green
Variety.com – Entertainment Education Impact Report: Discover Top Film Schools and Educators in North America
AOL.com – Entertainment Education Impact Report: Discover Top Film Schools and Educators in North America
CEOWorld.biz – Best Colleges To Study Filmmaking In The USA
TheHollywoodTimes.com – Let’s Talk Entertainment Law
AcademicLeader.com – Celebrating Multiculturalism to Deliver Diverse Education Experiences
MusicConnection.com – The Guild of Music Supervisors 9th Annual Conference
FilmmakerMagazine.com – 2023 Summer Issue- Film Program Guide
MixOnline.com – L.A. Film School Honors Audio Grads
APNews.com – Breaking Barriers & Celebrating Excellence: Industry Connext 102 Honors Latinos & Ignites The Future of Entertainment
YahooEntertainment (Yahoo.com)- ShortList Film Festival 2023: TheWrap Toasts Nominees at LA’s Culver Theater (Exclusive Photos)
KTLA – Off Script at the Los Angeles Film School
TheHypeMagazine.com – An Immersive Experience for All
HR.com – Championing Continued Learning In The Workplace Drives Employee Success
The Creative Influencer – Derek Toombs: (Almost) Everything is Storytelling
Marietta Daily Journal (mdjonline.com) – Ted Lasso’ star is most likely playing a Minnesotan in the 5th season of ‘Fargo’
Games Magazine – Riot appoints Brazilian Carlos Antunes as eSports for LoL Director in the Americas
Billboard.com – Billboard’s 2023 Top Music Business Schools
NoFilmSchool.com – What Are the Top Film Schools in America in 2023?
TheWrap – TheWrap’s Top 50 Film Schools for 2023
Forbes.com – Marilyn Monroe One Of The Ghosts Said To Haunt Hollywood
EDMTunes.com – We’re Thankful For Our Team: The Producers and DJs of EDMTunes
The Maui News – Richmonds’ film ‘Kangaroo Kids’ debuts Christmas Day
The Chronicle Journal – Hollywood’s Newest And Hottest Director Makes His Directorial Debut On His Own Project. Written, Directed, And Starring The Young King Himself, King William
4GQTV- YouTube – Interview with Josh Bramer | Candy Cane Lane | Euphoria and More
4GQTV.com – A Must-Watch Holiday Classic: Candy Cane Lane
Spoke.com – Mediaplanet and Jenifer Lewis Team Up to Celebrate Black History
vietnamtimes.org – Vietnamese Performance Impresses 36th World Theatre Congress
nyweekly.com – How Tommy Turner is Breaking Barriers in the Entertainment Industry
thedailystandard.com – Local rap artist to play in Newport
newyorkmonthlyherald.com – André Des Rochers at The Academy of Tv Arts & Sciences
redlakenationnews.com – NAJA announces 2023 Native American Journalism Fellows
Billboard.com – Guild of Music Supervisors’ 2023 State of Music in Media Conference to Explore Emerging Role of AI
SanDiegoUnionTribune.com – 4S Ranch, Rancho Bernardo filmmakers to debut works at GI Film Festival San Diego
IndianapolisRecorder.com | 5/25/2023 | Meet teacher, author, singer and producer Jai Denise
Billboard.com – Cheryl ‘Salt’ James and Chuck D Bring Hip-Hop History to Guild of Music Supervisors Conference
SoJO 104.9 – Fast Times at Ridgemont High’ Cast: Where Are They Now?
Yahoo News (yahoo.com) – FDA approves cure for sickle cell disease, the first treatment to use CRISPR
SteamboatPilot.com – Steamboat moguls skier juggles busy schedule to prepare for World Cup seasonVariety Entertainment – 30 Top Film Schools in North America
Authority Magazine/Medium.com – How Gerald Wu of The Los Angeles Film School Is Helping To Make the Entertainment Industry More Diverse and Representative
Billboard – Billboard’s 2022 Top Music Business Schools Revealed
HR.com – Personal Excellence: September 2022
Badass BABES of Entertainment – Facebook, Player FM, PodChaser, Babes In Entertainment, Tune In, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Babes In Entertainment, Captivate Podcasts
Always Acting Up – YouTube – Characteristics of a successful person + WINNING 6 Latin Grammys!
Yahoo News – Veteran-Owned DFD Music Brings in Over a Quarter Million Dollars Doing Music Independently in 2021
Variety Entertainment – Flying Lotus to Produce and Direct Slate of Films With XYZ Films, Logical Pictures (EXCLUSIVE)
Las Vegas Weekly – After serving his country, Las Vegan Mahonry Tovar has relaunched his band The Musket VineVariety Entertainment – Variety Entertainment Impact Report: Top 50 Film Schools and Instructors From Around the World
Variety Entertainment – 30 Top Film Schools in North America By Karen Idelson, Nick Clement, Lia Picard, Wilson Chapman
ArcaMax Publishing – Explaining Hollywood: How to get a job as a gaffer
Digital Journal – Indie film on LGBTQ issues, Say Grace, wins prestigious 2022 Telly Awards in 3 categories
Variety Entertainment – ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ Adds ‘Superstore’ Star Nico Santos – Film News in Brief
Shoot Online – Academy Kicks Off Sixth Year of ‘Gold Rising’ Program With 27 Entertainment Industry Partners
Broadway World – Academy Gold Rising Adds Filmmakers Academy As Partner For Summer Internships
The Shahab – Justin Lin Net Worth: How Much is the Fast and Furious Director Worth?
WEHO Times – West Hollywood Hosts First Q Con for LGBT Comic Book Fans
The Beverly Press – Academy announces partners for Gold Rising program
The Law Entrepreneur – Building Your Brand in Entertainment Law
Fresno Bee – Downtown creative space hopes to jump-start Fresno’s film industry
LA Downtown News – Eating in Skid Row’s New “Comfort Zone”
Tulsa World – Tulsa filmmaker known for ‘SNL’ projects dies of cancer at 39
MxDwn – ‘SNL’ Writer and Director Matt Villines Dies at 39
Splitsider – Matt Villines of ‘SNL’s Matt & Oz Passes Away at 39
Evolution Film Festival – Evolution Film Festival
XXL – Flying Lotus Makes Music Out of Checking His Email on ‘The Eric Andre Show
Cosmopolitan – Get That Life
Entertainment Weekly – Gilmore Girls Fan Fest to take place in the town that inspired Stars Hollow
The Wrap – ‘The Interview’ Filmmakers on President Obama: ‘His Rant on Free Speech Got the Movie Released’ (Video)
Digital Spy – Obama made The Interview release possible, filmmakers say
The Sandpiper – Sound Pound Studio Brings Recording Facility to Southern Ocean County
Racked – Meet Hannah Lux Davis
Go Jamaica – Storm Saulter is Filmmaker in Residence in The Department of Literatures in English, UWI, Mona
Paste Magazine – Workaholics: High, Dry and Totally Fly
Oscars – The 86th Academy Awards
Focus Features – Dallas Buyers Club
Rolling Stone – Flying Lotus: Inside the Mind of a Mad Beat Scientist
Phoenix New Times – Kieran Thompson on Broken Leg, Kickstarter, and Screening at Phoenix Film Festival
Georgia Times – Lost Legends: Amirani and Brothers – Graphic Georgian Novel
Sound on Sound – Secrets Of The Mix Engineers: Jaycen Joshua
UPROXX – Director Hannah Lux Davis Collaborates with Pop Stars to Create Iconic Videos
GuitarGirlMag – Video Premiere: Soulful pop crooner Royse releases official music video for ‘Heavy Lies the Crown’
Holr Magazine – Nick Henriques: The 21-year-old Producer with Over Half a Billion Streams
Wall Street Journal – Ariana Grande’s Secret Weapon is Director Hannah Lux Davis
Daily Herald – Rich, drunk and high as a teen, he flunked out of Oakton. Now, he’s a Hollywood agent who helps others
Cosmopolitan – The Director Behind Ariana Grande’s ‘Thank U, Next” Music Video Tells All
Cinema Blend – Why Murder Mystery’s Director Wasn’t (Too) Bothered by Netflix Film’s Bad Reviews
Cinema Blend – Why Netflix’s Murder Mystery Director ‘Would Love’ A Sequel With Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston
Majorca Daily Bulletin – Majorca is the perfect place for a film festival and to make films
Akron Beacon Journal/Ohio.com – Hamilton’s Star Joseph Morales talks about the challenes, rewards of the smash musical as it heads to Playhouse Square
THE L.A. FILM SCHOOL EDUCATORS IN THE NEWS
Authority Magazine Alan Trezza: 5 Things I Wish Someone Told Me When I First Became A Filmmaker
TeachingProfessor.com Derek Toombs – Teaching Students the Art of the Video Essay
Derek Toombs | Break the Business Podcast
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“A Film By…” Podcast featuring Oz Rodriguez
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- A Film By- Twitter | 10/17/2023 | We’re excited to talk with director @ozrodriguez01 today! Oz shares his experience working on #SNL, #FunnyOrDie, winning an Emmy, and his new feature film #MiguelWantsToFight.
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