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Welcome

Our degree programs combine the latest industry practices, traditional storytelling, and a scholarly film history context to help you build a strong foundation for graduate study and careers in the dynamic worlds of film, television, and digital media.

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The Film Dept. Movie Review Podcast

Each semester, join three student film connoisseurs as they respond to screenings of films at The Beverly Theater: Las Vegas’ first and only independent film house, storytelling arena, and live music venue.

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Black Lives Matter

UNLV Film actively endorses and embraces the spirit and calls to action embodied by the Black Lives Matter movement and its support for safety, respect, justice, equality, and liberty for every person in the United States, and across the world.

We are excited about the ways in which cinema can be a powerful force for positive change during this transformative time - inspiring creativity, exposing oppression, and celebrating empathy and compassion.

2020-22 UNLV Film School Student Reel

What's Happening

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The conversation will feature an exclusive behind-the-scenes introduction to the plan for Warner Bros. Studios Nevada.

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Students will gain valuable experience in the independent film and television industry.

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This free event features art exhibitions, live music, dance and theatre performances, film demonstrations, food and wine tastings, a beer garden, and much more.

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  • | Las Vegas Review Journal
  • | Las Vegas Sun
  • | KVVU-TV: Fox 5
  • | Hoodline

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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.

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The Department of Film is one of the departments in the College of Fine Arts.