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The Los Angeles Film School Alumni Shine With 28 Oscar Nominations Across Seven Films Including 2 Wins

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The 96th Academy Awards aired on ABC LIVE on Sunday, March 10, 2024. We are proud to announce that four alumni worked on two Academy Award-winning films (Barbie and American Fiction). Congrats to all the alumni from The L.A. Film School who contributed their talents to Oscar-nominated and winning productions!
Harold White

Alumni Profile: Harold White- Kickin’ It Old School

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If you knew nothing else about Harold White, you'd have fair reason to assume that a man with his savvy and effortless knack for networking was a product of being raised in a big metropolis like LA or New York. The smoothness with which…
2024 Grammys

The Los Angeles Film School Proudly Celebrates Alumni Contributions to GRAMMY-Nominated Works

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Los Angeles Film School alumni gear up for the music industry’s biggest night with nominated projects by SZA, Carlos Vives, and Paramore Recording engineers and mixers Hector Castro, Andrés Borda, and Jhair Lazo made significant contributions…
75th Emmys

The Los Angeles Film School Celebrates Alumni Work in 75th Primetime Emmy Awards Wins

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We are proud to recognize the talented alumni who worked on Emmy-nominated productions for the 75th Annual Primetime Emmys. More than 40 alumni contributed their talents to productions including The Last of Us, Succession, White Lotus, and Ted Lasso.
Golden Globe Award

Alumni Work on Golden Globe Nominated Productions

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It’s a new year and Hollywood rolled right into awards season with the Golden Globes on Sunday, January 7. Congratulations to the 26 alumni who worked on 19 nominated productions. Four of those productions received wins in their nomination categories.

The Best of Spotlight Week 2023

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The 4th Annual Spotlight Week celebration and Spotlight Awards were a huge success! The annual event showcased some of the biggest names in the entertainment and tech space.

Meet Jeff Barnes, President of Record Plant Studios

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As a SoCal native, Jeff Barnes has been in and around the entertainment industry for most of his life. Jeff’s music business career took off once he landed an internship at Record Plant Studios in Hollywood. Unbeknownst to Jeff at the time, Record Plant would become a foundational job path and lead him to spend most of his career with the studio as President. Read more.

Meet Paquita Hughes, Independent Producer and Locations Manager

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Paquita Hughes discovered her talents for producing and landed on the sets of major productions including HBO’s Perry Mason, Hulu’s Little Fires Everywhere and Peacock’s Bel-Air. Paquita is a location scout/manager and resides in Los Angeles with her daughter. In 2023, The L.A. Film School nominated Paquita for the Spotlight Academy where she will be inducted on June 29, 2023, in a live ceremony at Ivar Theatre.

Meet Phillip Bladh, Oscar-Winning Production Sound Mixer

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Phillip Bladh is among a small subset of people who can say they’ve personally won an Oscar. The number of Oscar winners is under 5,000 as of today. As our first known Oscar-winning alumni, we are proud to induct Phillip into our Spotlight Academy Class of 2023.