Entertainment Studies

Kylie Eaton may not have always sought community as she traveled through the film world, but she found it at UCLA Extension, and she has since found a home at the Alliance of Women Directors (AWD). With a career spanning television, music videos and ...

UCLA Extension and the SoLa Foundation today announce a first-of-its-kind partnership to bring tuition-free UCLA Extension programming directly to South Los Angeles, expanding access to university-level education and workforce development ...

Arriving from Germany, Angel Hass was not expecting to find a home in Los Angeles. She was a dancer and had hoped to open a ballet school in her native country. When that fizzled out, she decided to give the United States a try. Growing up, she and ...

What do students take away from the UCLA Extension Entertainment Studies Program? Many find community in the classroom, and go on to work as collaborators in the industry. Others cherish the required deadlines so that they can finally finish their ...

This year marks the milestone 10th anniversary of the UCLAxFilmFest, an annual showcase celebrating the creative works of UCLA Extension Entertainment Studies students and alumni. Since its inception, more than 100 short films have been screened, and ...

William Samayoa's rise within the entertainment ranks would have never been possible if not for the work he put in at UCLA Extension and the translation of those lessons into his day-to-day job. He began his journey with UCLA Extension in 2011. ...

UCLAxFilmFest returns for an encore, marking 10 years of celebrating the creative works of UCLA Extension Entertainment Studies' students and alumni, at the historic Los Angeles Theatre in downtown Los Angeles, May 3-9, 2026. "For this milestone ...

Dina LaPolt lives her life with an ethos of doing the right thing and doing right by the people who need her help the most. Her activist streak sprang to life in high school, when the administration unfairly fired a popular guidance counselor, keeping ...

NOTE: Scott Edwards will be moderating a special event at the Bruin Collaborative in UCLA Downtown on Thursday, Nov. 20. From Buzz to Binge: How Creative Teams Build Assets that Drive Demand will gather executives from Fox Sports, Tubi Media Group, ...

For the past several weeks, Laurel Busby has not been herself during the lunchtime hour. Instead, she has been a jilted lover, an estate planning daughter and even a nuclear scientist. When she steps through the doors of the Bruin Collaborative at ...