The Academy Member Engagement program facilitates practical educational opportunities for learning institutions, festivals, conferences, and other film-related events. Students and faculty are provided direct contact with the Academy’s working filmmakers, creating a meaningful connection between the worlds of academia and practice at the industry’s highest levels.
How to Apply
To be considered, a written proposal must be submitted no less than two (2) months prior to your event with the following information:
- The history and scope of the applying institution’s film department
- A breakdown of how the artist’s time would be utilized, including any classes, workshops and screenings in which the artist might participate
- Anticipated impact such a visit would have on the audience involved, and to what extent that audience is knowledgeable about film and filmmaking
- Which branch of the Academy the artist should represent: Actors, Art Directors, Casting Directors, Cinematographers, Directors, Documentary, Executives, Film Editors, Makeup, Music, Producers, Public Relations, Short Films and Feature Animation, Sound, Visual Effects or Writers
- The proposed dates for the artist’s visit
Submit proposals to:
Bettina Fisher
Director of Education Initiatives
8949 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
[email protected]
The Academy carefully considers all written proposals and evaluates them on a basis of merit and need. You will be contacted after your poposal has been received and reviewed.
Past acaDemy member participants:
Trevor Albert
Producer
FAMU Prague
Michael Barnathan
Producer
Students from Belfast, Ireland
Mitchell Block and Robert Shapiro
Producers
CINEMAGIC
J.J. Blumenkranz
Visual Effects
Rochester Institute of Technology
George Chakiris
Actor
Cross Middle School, WI
Longmont High School, CO
Roger Corman
Producer and Director
Indiana University
Giancarlo Esposito
Actor
Florida Film Festival
David Friendly and Scott Kroopf
Producers
Santa Clara University
Michael Giacchino
Composer
Emory University
Eric Goldberg
Animator
BYCTWD
William Goldstein
Composer
Vilnius International Film Festival
Saginaw Grant and DeLanna Studi
Actors
Pitzer’s Native American Summer Pipeline
Grant Heslov
Writer
13th Annual Campus MovieFest Hollywood
Michael Hoffman
Director
Prodigy Camp
Jeffrey Kurland
Costume Designer
Santa Clara University
John Landis
Director
Inner City Filmmakers
CINEMAGIC
John Muto
Production Designer
Hofstra University
University of Kansas
University of Leicester, England
Andrea Nix Fine and Sean Fine
Directors
Nantucket Film Festival
Mark Pogachefsky
PR Executive
APEX Academy
Edward “Judge” Reinhold
Actor
Durango Film Festival
Ben Shedd
Producer and Director
Fresno State University
Becky Sullivan
Sound Editor
Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy
Chris Tashima
Actor and Director
Minnesota State University
Russell Williams II
Sound Engineer
George Washington University
Bradford Young
Cinematographer
Morgan State University
Jessica Yu
Documentary filmmaker
American University