The Department of English’s Film and Media Event series brings artists, industry executives, and scholars to ASU for presentations or short residencies throughout the academic year.
For more information about FMS events, please contact Jessica Lee, Program Manager.
Coming Up
Oct. 20, 2025
- The Art and Science of Conlanging. 10:10 a.m. Film and television language creators David and Jesse Peterson visit for ASU Humanities week. Armstrong Hall 101. Register
Oct. 24, 2025
- So What Are You Going to Do with That?: Humanities Alumni Panel. 11 a.m. English, film and media studies and other humanities majors and minors discuss how they use their degrees in their careers. Armstrong Hall L1-30 and online. Register
Oct. 31, 2025
- Film and Media Studies Student Showcase. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Students present projects in film, TV, gaming and more. Ross-Blakley Hall 117 and online. In-person RSVP
Nov. 13, 2025
- ASU Book Group: ‘Roadside’ by Dylan Park-Pettiford. 12 p.m. Screenwriter and ASU film and media studies alum Dylan Park-Pettiford (BA '11) discusses his Iraq War memoir. Hayden Library 101 and online. Register
Previous Events
Film and Media Studies Student Showcase (Oct. 23, 2024)
Film and Media Studies Student Showcase (Apr. 19, 2024)
Film and Media Studies Humanities Week Open House (Oct. 18, 2023)
ASU Online Bachelor's Degrees in English and Film and Media Studies Info Session (Aug. 30, 2023)
Film and Media Studies Student Showcase (Apr 21, 2023).
Film and Media Studies Alumni Panel: Internships, Resumes and Portfolios (Apr 7, 2023).
- Brandon Marlo, Class of 2014, Co-Founder, Rainbow Media Co.
- Autumn Malhotra, Class of 2022, Production Assistant, Maryland Public Television
"Synching Justice" Keynote by Dr. Max Liboiron for the "Ecologies of Justice: Wasteland, Wastewater, and Human Disposability" symposium (March 23, 2023).
Film and Media Studies Alumni Panel: Social Media Networking (Feb. 7 2023).
- Ashley Burton, Class of 2019, Recruiting Coordinator at LAIKA Studios
- Jasmin Figueroa, Class of 2020, Office Coordinator at Paradox
- Rayne Simmonds, Class of 2018, Junior Creative Producer at Jenni Kayne
Chasing Coral: Ecomedia Screening and Discussion (Oct 21 2022)
- ASU Assistant Professor Lisa Han (film and media studies)
- MG Hall, the climate impact coordinator at Exposure Labs, the film production company behind “Chasing Coral,” “Chasing Ice,” and “The Social Dilemma.”
- ASU Assistant Professor Jacob Greene (writing, rhetoric and literacies)
- PhD student Thomas Ingalls, a marine scientist working on coral reef research and management.
The Future of Television: Social Justice and Media Industries (September 22, 2022).
- Featuring: Courtney Hoffman, Alex Stapleton, Peter Murietta, Fanshen Cox, Vera Miao
Film and Media Studies Alumni Panel: From College to Career (Feb 11 2022)
- Elizabeth Schroeder, Class of 2021, Social Media Manager, Spark Growth Strategies
- J.P. Estes, Class of 2015, Writer/Producer
- Luu Nguyen, Class of 2014, Senior Video Editor ASU’s Enterprise Marketing Hub
- Mark A. Silba, Class of 2018, Head of Acquisitions, High Octane Pictures
Harlan Jacobson on the History of Film (2020)
Whit Stillman, writer and film director (March 27, 2017).
Michael Phillips, Film Critic, Chicago Tribune (March 1, 2017).
Miranda Banks, Assoc. Professor, Emerson College (February 9, 2017).
Clark Spencer, Zootopia Producer (March 2, 2016).
The Indie Film Market Today: Inside Hollywood with Alumnus Adam Galen (2016)
Rob Thompson, Animation Artist, Disney-Pixar (November 5, 2015).
Kitior Ngu, Rackham Merit Fellow, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (April 1, 2015).
John T. Caldwell, Filmmaker and Prof., UCLA (February 13, 2015)