Welcome to Film and Media Studies at Purchase.

Get involved in the production and critique of film, media, television, and video art.

What Our Programs Share

Our interdisciplinary programs combine research and hands-on training, encouraging students to become engaged makers and critical consumers of media.

BA Programs  

For a broad exploration of subject matter and context 

BFA Program

A conservatory-style immersion in all aspects of filmmaking 

Minors

Five minors add depth to any number of majors

Alumni Spotlight

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Making News

  • Hallie Stephenson '25

    Hallie Stephenson ’25 Wins Prestigious Sloan Honorable Mention

    The Playwriting and Screenwriting/Arts Management major earned an honorable mention for her pilot script Abel’s Baby.

  • students inspecting 16mm film

    Cinema Studies Students Attend Film Archiving Conference

    Every year The Association for Moving Image Archivists (AMIA) holds its annual conference. The meeting is a chance for film preservationists, librarians, media historians, and archival professionals to discuss new findings and share knowledge related to preserving and storing moving image media. This year two Purchase Cinema and Television Studies grads, Camila Garcia Cabrera (CTVS ’24) and J.M.S. Emberley (CTVS ’24) attended the conference in Milwaukee to give a presentation. What brought them there?

  • Joey Katz '18

    Joey Katz ’18: Artistic Director of Film Festival

    Katz worked his way up to a leadership role at Boston Jewish Film.

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