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Check out the Selznick Graduate Program in Film and Media Preservation

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Gollin Film Festival

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Intern at a prestigious art, media, or cultural institution in New York City

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Major & Minor

Pursue a degree or take courses in film and media studies.

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Gollin Film Festival

UR's premier student film festival gives undergrads the chance to see their films on the big screen and win cash prizes.

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Art New York

Immerse yourself in big city life while completing an internship at a prestigious art, media, or cultural institution.

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Close-up shot of Tina Lifford as Violet Bordelon in “Queen Sugar"

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Mellon grant supports a close-up on close-ups

Through a $100,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation’s Public Knowledge Program, the close-up is the subject of a 15-month collaborative study between the University of Rochester and Bowdoin College. Hollywood would be hard-pressed to script a better partnership. The project, “A Digital History of the Close-Up in Narrative Film and Television,” is being led at Rochester by Joel Burges, an associate professor of English and of visual and cultural studies.

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Master of Arts in Film and Media Preservation

Combining practical, hands-on training in motion picture preservation with a formal graduate degree program, the Selznick School of Film Preservation and the Department of English offer a Masters of Arts degree program in film and media preservation. Students in the Selznick Graduate Program in Film and Media Preservation work with Film and Media Studies faculty through the Department of English at the University of Rochester.

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Did you know?

FMS students can participate in Art in New York program. Students in this program spend a semester interning at prestigious art, media and cultural institutions in NYC while taking two classes.

The University maintains a reciprocity agreement with several area colleges. Students can take courses taught at allied schools for no extra cost if they are not offered here.

FMS jointly runs the Selznick Graduate Program in Film and Media Preservation with the George Eastman Museum. This award winning program allows students to earn a certificate in Film and Media Preservation in just one year.

40students

The Film and Media Studies Program has an enrollment of approximately 40 students in the major and minor.

Why FMS?

There are many opportunities open to students of film and media arts. Many students go on to film or television school, pursuing graduate work in producing, directing, editing, cinematography, screen writing, acting, and other creative aspects of media.

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