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Immerse yourself in the production and critique of film, media, television, and video art.

Our interdisciplinary programs combine research and hands-on training, as we encourage you to become engaged makers and critical consumers of media.

  • Cinema and Television Studies
  • Media Studies
  • New Media
  • Playwriting and Screenwriting

  • Film BFA

  • Film/Video Production
  • Television Theory and Practice
  • Media Studies
  • Playwriting
  • Screenwriting
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For More Information

fms@purchase.edu
(914) 251-6860
facebook.com/purchasefmstudies

Academic Programs

Cinema and Television Studies

  • Major
  • BA

Film

  • Major
  • BFA

Film/Video Production

  • Minor

Media Studies

  • Major
  • Minor
  • BA

New Media

  • Major
  • BA

Playwriting

  • Minor

Playwriting and Screenwriting

  • Major
  • BA

Screenwriting

  • Minor

Television Theory and Practice

  • Minor

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The 21 x 35-foot interactive sign, Capitalism Works for Me! True/False invites audiences to engage in thoughtful reflection and meaningful debate at the Zürcher Theater Spektakel, a festival that celebrates art and culture.

Still image from Acetone Reality

New Media Professors’ “Acetone Reality” Debuts at NY Film Festival

Michael Bell-Smith and Sara Magenheimer’s experimental video premieres at the New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center, Sept. 26–Oct. 13.

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Aracelie Aarie Colón ’25 Receives Filmmaking Grant from National Board of Review

The recent grad received a grant from the National Board of Review for her documentary short, Puff Puff Pass, an intimate look at the Black lives impacted by the legal and cultural history of the now-legal cannabis industry.

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