Chicago’s Film/TV Boom Continues
Are you a fan of the hit TV show Empire? What about Shameless, Chicago Fire or Sense8? Did you marvel at the spectacles of the Hollywood blockbusters like Man of […]
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Game Day Screening
On April 26th, Loyola University’s FDM program hosts a special, test screening of the feature film Game Day, a comedic drama starring Elizabeth Alderfer (The Good Wife, Orange is the […]
Alumni Make Feature Film
A group of Film alumni have joined together to make an exciting feature film, Ginger. Alumni Melissa Beck-Boratyn (2010) and Jimmy Boratyn (2011) are co-directing the dark comedy based on […]
James Lagen (2011) – VFX Editor
James Lagen (class of 2011) lives in NYC, where he works as an editor and vfx artist. Since moving to NYC, James has worked as an assistant editor on a […]
Madison Girifalco (2011) – Development Executive
After shooting a “making of video” for an independent feature in Barcelona (Hooked Up), Madison moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in writing. She did a number of […]
Michelle Vega Becerra (2010) – Creative Producer
Michelle (Vega) Becerra, 2010 graduate, works as a Creative Producer at Univision— the 5th largest television network in the U.S. and the largest Spanish-language network. She starter at Univision as […]
Matt Liljegren (2012) – Camera Tech and DP
Matthew Liljegren (2012 graduate) is the Operations Manager for Cineverse Chicago, one of the most state-of-the-art camera rental house facilities in the country (meaning that Matt has his hands on […]
Chicago a Top City for Movie Makers
For the second consecutive year, MovieMaker magazine named Chicago one of the 3 best cities to live and work as a filmmaker. This year, Chicago was rated the number 3 […]
Dance-Film Collaboration
This year Professor Aaron Greer and a group of film students are collaborating on a project with Choreographer Amy Wilkinson and dancers from the Loyola Department of Fine Arts to […]
Joe Peraud (2013) – Associate Producer
After graduating in May 2013, Joe took a position at Orbitz Worldwide, first as an intern and then as Content Coordinator. While there, he administrated a nationwide hotel photography initiative, […]
