Department of Film News
The department of film offers students the exciting opportunity to study film in the heart of Las Vegas, “The Entertainment Capital of the World.” Our efforts contribute to UNLV’s status as a premier metropolitan research university by adapting traditional film education values to meet the needs of individuals, communities, and industries in the 21st century.
Current Film News
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The "Script to Screen: The Howard Hughes Film Production Records" exhibit on display in the Flo Mlynarczyk Gallery on the third floor of Lied Library.
This 87-minute heist film stars Eric Roberts, Nate Bynum, Antonio Fargas, and late UNLV film professor Michael Tylo. Professor Francisco Menendez directs.
Theatre MFA candidate Skylar Schock and theatre and film professor Adam Paul executive produce the event, an evening of stand-up comedy, followed by a talk-back with the comics aimed at opening up conversation and sharing resources for mental health.
This special evening with the professional stuntwoman and former nationally-ranked gymnast is free and open to the public.
Riot in Bloom will be directed by film professor Brett Levner in the summer/fall of 2022 with the help of UNLV Film students and local film community.
Film In The News
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas offers the College of Fine Arts, one of the largest fine arts colleges in the nation.
A fast-growing video production company is preparing to bring a bit of Hollywood to Las Vegas.
After a devastating accident on a movie set where a gun shot and killed a director, local filmmakers are sharing the safety protocols they take when a weapon is on set.
It’s raising questions on how could someone be killed with a prop gun?
Michael Tylo, an accomplished film and TV actor who was a professor and dean at UNLV, has died. He was 72.
Soap opera veteran Michael Tylo has died at the age of 72.