Introducing The Spotlight Academy 2019
Alumni News & InterviewsTo commemorate our 20th anniversary, we created our first-ever Spotlight Academy. The Spotlight Academy recognizes the sustained and significant accomplishments of our alumni who have made exceptional contributions to the entertainment arts, including film, television, music, audio, gaming and media industries.
This Summer Blockbuster is Heating Up with Alumni Credits
Blog, Alumni News & Interviews Photo via THR LAFS alumni Cody Troxel and Marlon Rivas contributed their talents to Universal's Hobbs & Shaw
The beloved, and long-running, Fast & Furious franchise released its first official spinoff—Hobbs & Shaw. So far, the film…
How This International Alum Made it to Hollywood
Alumni News & Interviews #LAFSTURNS20 Alumni Spotlight—Jonah Ndirite For our 20th-anniversary spotlight series, #LAFSTURNS20, we're shining the spotlight on international Music Production alumnus, Jonah Ndirite. Welcome to International Month! During August,…
Hannah Lux Davis Dominates The VMAs
Alumni News & Interviews Hannah Lux Davis proves once again to be one of the most in-demand talents in the music video industry
The 2019 MTV Video Music Award nominations are in, and 2006 Film alumna Hannah Lux Davis has racked up eight nominations leading up the big…
ANIMATION ALUM MARLON RIVAS WORKED ON SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME
Alumni News & Interviews The Animation Alum Has Worked On Everything From Aquaman To Hobbs & Shaw
Marlon Rivas is an Animation program alum who has seen his career explode over the past several years. You've likely seen his work on films such as Spider-Man:Far…
LAFS at the 2019 Emmys
Alumni News & Interviews Congratulations to the 37 alumni who worked on 31 Emmy-nominated Productions for 2019
We are proud to recognize the talented alumni who worked on Emmy-nominated productions for the 71st Annual Primetime Emmys. The Academy has roughly 24,000…
Inside Recording Arts with Sheyenne Sims
Alumni News & Interviews #LAFSTURNS20 Alumni Spotlight—Sheyenne Sims For our 20th-anniversary spotlight series, #LAFSTURNS20, we're shining the spotlight on recording arts alumna, Sheyenne Sims. Sheyenne is a multitalented recording artist—she sings, raps,…
How to Overcome Writers’ Block
Blog, Alumni News & Interviews #LAFSTURNS20 Alumni Spotlight—Karliah Butler
For our 20th-anniversary spotlight series, #LAFSTURNS20, we're shining the spotlight on film production alumna, Karliah Butler. The writing process is difficult. But overcoming writers' block…
The new king of comedy filmmaking
Alumni News & InterviewsKyle Newacheck is the king of comedy filmmaking Kyle Newacheck is the real deal. Both humble and hard-working, the Film alum's impressive credits list speaks for itself. With 34 directing and 21 writing credits spanning the past decade and…
