The Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts (colloquially known as The Film School) is the film school of the

Florida State University Florida State University (FSU) is a public research university in Tallahassee, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida. Founded in 1851, it is located on the oldest continuous site of higher education in the st ...

. About 215 students are enrolled in classes, including undergraduates and graduate students, including

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and

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students. In 2017, Reb Braddock was named dean of the college. He succeeded Frank Patterson, who left the film school that year to become president of Pinewood Atlanta Studios. In 2019, '' The Hollywood Reporter'' ranked the college #13 in its annual list of the top 25 American film schools. In 2022, Th
''FSU News''
announced that Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts shot up be #14 in the Top 25 American Film Schools. As stated from Reb Braddock (the schools Dean), “We are so proud of our film school family,” Braddock said. “Especially our great alums who are out there working in every aspect of the movie business.” It was written i
''The Hollywood Reporter''
that the school can give a lot of credit towards its tight knit group of schools alums. In September of 2022, FSU alumni and Director from the FSU College of Motion Picture Arts (MPA), Oualid Mouaness screened his latest film 1982 at the Ruby Diamond Concert Hall. The film is based on the directors memories of his childhood and of the Israeli invasion of Lebanon.

Notable alumni

Barry Jenkins Barry Jenkins (born November 19, 1979) is an American filmmaker. After making his filmmaking debut with the short film ''My Josephine'' (2003), he directed his first feature film ''Medicine for Melancholy'' (2008) for which he received an Indep ...

– writer and director, ''

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'', ''

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'' * T.S. Nowlin – screenwriter, '' The Maze Runner'' series *

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– composer, '' Twilight'' *

Wes Ball Wes Ball (born October 28, 1980) is an American film director, visual effects artist and graphic artist. He is best known for directing the ''Maze Runner'' film trilogy, based on James Dashner's series of novels of the same name. Ball's next fil ...

– director, '' The Maze Runner'' series *

Josh Tickell Josh Tickell (born August 7, 1975) is an American film director who specializes in movies with a social message. His first feature movie, ''Fuel'' won the Sundance Audience Award for Best Documentary, was released theatrically in the United St ...

– writer and director, ''

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'' * David Robert Mitchell – writer and director, ''

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'', '' It Follows'' *

Ron J. Friedman Ron Jared Friedman (born November 30, 1972) is an American screenwriter best known for his work with writing partner Steve Bencich. Friedman and Bencich have collaborated on screenplays for several animated films, including ''Brother Bear'', ''Ch ...

– writer, '' Brother Bear'', '' Chicken Little'', '' Open Season'' *

Greg Marcks Greg Marcks (born August 12, 1976) is an American director and screenwriter of motion pictures. Early life Marcks grew up in the town of Chelmsford, Massachusetts and attended Chelmsford High School. He studied creative writing at Carnegie Me ...

– writer and director, '' 11:14'', ''

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'' * Matt Chapman – co-creator (as one of

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), '' Homestar Runner'' *

Joi McMillon Joi McMillon is an American film editor, known for her work on the Academy Award-winning film '' Moonlight'' (2016), for which she won several accolades. Career McMillon initially planned to be a journalist, but a high school field trip to Univ ...

– editor, ''

'', ''

'' *

Lauren Miller Lauren Anne Miller Rogen (née Miller; born July 24, 1982) is an American actress, comedian, screenwriter, and director. She has appeared in the films ''Superbad'' (2007), ''Zack and Miri Make a Porno'' (2008), and '' 50/50'' (2011). In 2012, s ...

– actress and screenwriter *

Nat Sanders Nathaniel "Nat" Sanders (born August 9, 1980) is an American film editor. He is best known for his collaborations with Destin Daniel Cretton and Barry Jenkins. He won Independent Spirit Awards for both '' Short Term 12'' (2013) and '' Moonlight' ...

– editor, ''

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'', ''

'' *

Dan Murrell Screen Junkies is an online movie magazine and YouTube channel, owned and operated by Fandom, that focuses primarily on movies and television. Screen Junkies produce numerous shows now spread across two YouTube channels, including ''The Screen J ...

– editor and writer for Screen Junkies *Oualid Mouaness - director, 1982

Notable faculty

Chip Chalmers Chip Chalmers is a theater and television director. Biography In 1979, "Chip Chalmers" became the production coordinator of 20th Century Fox Television in Los Angeles. In 1981, Chalmers entered the Directors Guild of America and worked as an assi ...

– television director, '' Miami Vice'', '' 7th Heaven'', '' Beverly Hills, 90210'', ''

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'' *

Victor Nuñez Victor Nunez (born 1945) is a film director, professor at the Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts, Florida State University College of Motion Picture, Television and Recording Arts, and a founding member of the Independent ...

– writer and director, ''

Ruby in Paradise ''Ruby in Paradise'' is a 1993 film written and directed by Victor Nunez, starring Ashley Judd, Todd Field, Bentley Mitchum, Allison Dean, and Dorothy Lyman. An homage to ''Northanger Abbey'' by Jane Austen, the film is a character study about a y ...

'', ''

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'', '' Ulee's Gold'' *

Donald Ungurait Donald F. Ungurait (1936-2013) was the founding Dean of the Florida State University (FSU) Film Schoolbr> and has directed more than 50 plays, musicals and operas and received more than 200 producer-director credits. Ungurait received his BA a ...

– founding dean, director of more than 50 plays, musicals and operas *Mark Vargo, ASC – cinematographer, '' Deep Impact'', '' Ghostbusters'', '' Rise of the Planet of the Apes''

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Florida State University College Of Motion Picture, Television And Recording Arts Film schools in Florida Educational institutions established in 1989 University subdivisions in Florida 1989 establishments in Florida