Department of Film News
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.
Current Film News
The conversation will feature an exclusive behind-the-scenes introduction to the plan for Warner Bros. Studios Nevada.
Students will gain valuable experience in the independent film and television industry.
This free event features art exhibitions, live music, dance and theatre performances, film demonstrations, food and wine tastings, a beer garden, and much more.
The film presents the dramatic story of incarcerated men restoring their lives through theatre.
The season begins with a very special percussion concert 'Experiential Awareness' Sept. 18.
Students share the moments that mirror — and defy — internship stereotypes in popular media.
Film In The News
As talk emerged about bringing the movie industry to Las Vegas, Warner Bros. exec Dan Dark pulled on a red UNLV ball cap. A healthy cheer went up from the crowd jammed into an auditorium at UNLV’s Flora Dungan Humanities building.
Celine Johnson was born and raised in Las Vegas, so it’s no surprise she’d gravitate toward an industry like film. The 19-year-old film major at UNLV has big plans to master skills in cinematography, editing and producing so she can one day join the ranks of filmmakers like Steven Spielberg and Greta Gerwig.
Thousands of film producers and industry insiders are meeting in Las Vegas for the very first time, as the world’s largest film market makes its inaugural debut in the Entertainment Capital of the World.
In a recent gathering at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), Nevada lawmakers and representatives from Warner Bros. engaged in a town hall discussion regarding a prospective bill aimed at bolstering the state’s film industry with tax credits. The bill encourages Warner Bros. to establish a campus in Las Vegas, potentially bringing thousands of jobs to the area. State Senator Roberta Lange, who is optimistic about the bill's passage, emphasized the broader implications for state revenue and the funding of critical services such as education and housing, as reported by FOX5.
A town hall was held Wednesday to discuss one of two proposals to bring the film and television industry to Nevada, contingent on the passage of a bill to expand state film tax credits. Warner Bros. plans to commit more than $8 billion to partner with UNLV and create ‘Nevada Studios,’ a film and television studio facility near Durango Drive and Sunset Road.
Moviemaking likely wasn’t at the front of Howard Hughes’ mind when he moved to Las Vegas in late 1966, though the aerospace pioneer and business magnate had done plenty of it. He’d produced more than two dozen films, directed 1930’s Hell’s Angels, and even ran a studio, RKO Pictures, from 1948 t0 1955,They Live by Night.during which time he produced such film noir classics as Nicholas Ray’s
