Film Program in the Media

Recent Media Coverage

• “SMC film, journalism students boosted by Golden Globe grant” (opens in new window)
  — Santa Monica Daily Press (January 21, 2025)

• “Influential Prize: Golden Globe Foundation offers grants to SMC” (opens in new window)
  — The Argonaut (January 15, 2025)

• "Golden Globe Foundation Awards Grants to SMC Journalism & Film Programs" (opens in new window)
  — SMC.EDU (December 6, 2024)

• "Hitting the Top 10: Magazine dubs SMC one of the best film schools" (opens in new window)
  — The Argonaut (August 8, 2024)

• "The 30 Best Film Schools in the U.S. and Canada in 2024" (opens in new window)
  — MovieMaker, by Greg Gilman (July 17, 2024; updated August 22, 2024)

• "Santa Monica College Named Among Top 30 Film Schools in North America" (opens in new window)
  — Santa Monica Mirror (July 18, 2024)

• "MovieMaker Names SMC to Top 30 Best Film Schools List" (opens in new window)
  — SMC News (July 17, 2024)

• “Santa Monica College Among Top 30 Film Schools: New Ranking” (opens in new window)
  — Patch, by Chris Lindahl (July 17, 2024)

• “SMC Makes List of Top Film Schools” (opens in new window)
  — Santa Monica LOOKOUT (July 17, 2024)

• “Supporting the Next Generation: Foundation awards grants to SMC journalism, film programs” (opens in new window)
  — The Argonaut (January 18, 2024)

• “INK Film Review” (opens in new window)
  — Film Threat, by Bobby LePire (January 18, 2024)

• “Broken Layers’ | A Cinematic Exploration of War’s Aftermath” (opens in new window)
  — The Industry Times (January 15, 2024)

• “Leaving the Factory: A Powerful Glimpse into the Struggles of 1910s Los Angeles” (opens in new window)
  — Elucid Magazine (January 15, 2024)

• “The Heart of Rebellion | An In-Depth Look at “THE WAR WITHIN” (opens in new window)
  — The Industry Times (January 15, 2024)

• “Golden Globe Foundation Renews Grant for SMC Film Program” (opens in new window)
  — SMC.EDU (January 10, 2024)

• “It Lives Inside” Screening (opens in new window)
  — The Corsair/Maria Lebedev (September 19, 2023)

• In “Leaving the Factory,” Alessia Cruci Tells a 1910-Set Story That Still Resonates (opens in new window)
  — MovieMaker Magazine/Tim Molloy (July 10, 2023)

• SMC Student Film “Azizam” Accepted into The American Pavilion at Cannes’s “Student Short Films” Category (opens in new window)
  — Santa Monica Daily Press/SMDP (May 11, 2023)

• SMC Student Film “Azizam” To Screen at Cannes (opens in new window)
  — Santa Monica Lookout (May 9, 2023)

• SMC Student Film “Azizam” Accepted into The American Pavilion at Cannes Film Festival (opens in new window)
  — SMC News (May 9, 2023)

• The American Pavilion Announces Its Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival (opens in new window)
  — Filmmaker Magazine (May 5, 2023)

• Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival: Finalists (opens in new window)
  — Cannes Film Festival website (May 5, 2023)

• Santa Monica College Named One of 40 Best Film Schools in U.S. and Canada (opens in new window)
  — Santa Monica Mirror (August 2, 2022)

• The Best Film Schools in the U.S. and Canada 2022 (opens in new window)
  — MovieMaker (July 28, 2022)

• SMC Film Students Recognized at DTLA Film Festival (opens in new window)
  — The Corsair (October 1, 2022)

• SMC Student Film "Leaving the Factory" One of Three Finalists for the Russo Brothers Italian American Film Forum (opens in new window)
  — Santa Monica Mirror (October 26, 2022)

• SMC Student Film "Leaving the Factory" Wins at Russo Brothers Italian American Film Forum (opens in new window)
  — Santa Monica Mirror (November 8, 2022)

• ETHOS FILM AWARDS Announces 2022 International Film Festival Winners (opens in new window)
  — US News Express (November 22, 2022)

• New Lineup of Italian American Films Gets to the Heart of Our Story (opens in new window)
  — Italian Sons and Daughters of America (November 5, 2022)

• Gold Stars (opens in new window)
  — Argonaut News, by Bridgette M. Redman (October 27, 2022)

• 2022’s Top 25 American Film Schools, Ranked (opens in new window)
  — The Hollywood Reporter, by Mia Galuppo (August 5, 2022)

• Community Colleges Expand Their Cinematic Tracks
  — VARIETY, by Paul Gaita (April 25, 2018)

• Film Professor Creates Low-Cost Production Program at Santa Monica College (opens in new window)
  — VARIETY, by Marina Saval (July 18, 2014)