Department of Theatre, Film and Television
News
Posted on Wednesday 29 May 2013
One of the greatest Jacobean comedies, John Marston’s masterpiece weaves together tales of sexual obsession, clever con-tricks, and radical freethinking into a striking plot which leads two of its characters to the foot of the gallows.
Posted on Friday 17 May 2013
Third year PhD by Practice Playwriting student Hannah Davies' play Githa (★★★★ The Scotsman ★★★★ Three Weeks) receives run at York Theatre Royal studio (28th May - 1st June) and a West End transfer to St James Theatre, West End London in June.
Posted on Thursday 16 May 2013
Good luck to our Theatre, Film and Television Students at the Royal Television Society Awards
Posted on Friday 3 May 2013
The TFTV Technical Team has won a Silver Award in a prestigious university-wide scheme for outstanding achievement
Posted on Thursday 2 May 2013
Films by three talented Theatre, Film and Television student filmmakers have been shortlisted for the prestigious Royal Television Society (RTS) Student Television Awards 2012
Posted on Monday 18 March 2013
We are delighted to welcome sound designer and author David Sonnenschein as a guest speaker to our department on Tuesday 26 March 2013
Posted on Saturday 2 February 2013
Theatre, Film and Television students featured in Holocaust Memorial Day event
Posted on Thursday 31 January 2013
A first visit by an award-winning, and now internationally celebrated, young playwright, who is one of our own graduates
Posted on Tuesday 18 December 2012
All our students graduating in January 2013 are invited to a Graduation Reception after the ceremony.
Posted on Wednesday 14 November 2012
Department of Theatre, Film and Television students have scooped the top prizes in three of the four award categories they entered at the Royal Television Society Yorkshire Region Student Awards ceremony.
Posted on Monday 5 November 2012
One of our students has won a prestigious award for his short film.
Posted on Tuesday 23 October 2012
Creative Skillset, the sector skills council, has accredited ALL the department's film and TV courses.
Posted on Tuesday 23 October 2012
One of our lecturers, David Hickman, has been nominated for the prestigious IDA documentary award in Los Angeles.
Posted on Thursday 18 October 2012
We are excited to announce that we will be starting a new undergraduate degree in Interactive Media starting in Autumn 2014.
Posted on Thursday 4 October 2012
A new animated film aimed at UK primary schools has won 1st prize at Durham New Energy Futures Film Festival. 'Why Build a Sun on Earth?' was directed by recent Theatre, Film and Television graduate Nik Morris, who worked with nuclear fusion scientists from York Plasma Institute to develop the images and script. The animation was commissioned to tour UK primary schools in a portable 'Sun Dome' as part of the institute's outreach programme.
Posted on Friday 15 June 2012
Hannah Davies, a post-graduate in the department, has won the prestigious Vice Chancellor's Teaching Award.
Posted on Wednesday 13 June 2012
Heslington Studios sponsor "Most Promising Newcomer" for Royal Television Society Yorkshire awards.
Posted on Friday 25 May 2012
Professor Mary Luckhurst is one of the first academics in the country to be awarded an international scholarship under a new scheme launched by the Higher Education Academy.
Posted on Monday 21 May 2012
Ambassador Theatre Group offers paid internships to Department of Theatre, Film and TV students.
Posted on Friday 23 March 2012
A recent University of York graduate has got his career off to a flying start by landing himself a behind-the-scenes role on the hotly anticipated flagship BBC One drama series The Syndicate, written by Kay Mellor.
Posted on Wednesday 14 March 2012
A ground-breaking partnership between the Department of Theatre, Film and Television and a commercial film production company will produce five feature films over the next year.
Posted on Friday 10 February 2012
Heslington Studios will be flying the flag for Yorkshire film and television production at its official launch at the Broadcast Video Expo 2012 in London.
Posted on Tuesday 3 January 2012
A University of York student will be watching ITV’s new high-profile drama series Eternal Law with keen interest after landing himself a role as a camera trainee on the production.
Posted on Friday 2 December 2011
Congratulations to Dr Benjamin Poore, Lecturer in Theatre in the Department of Theatre Film and Television, on the publication of his first book.
Posted on Friday 2 December 2011
All our students graduating in January 2012 are invited to a Graduation Reception after the ceremony.
Posted on Thursday 1 December 2011
Students from the Department of Theatre, Film and Television recently formed the production crew for an interview with Baroness Estelle Morris.
Posted on Monday 21 November 2011
The University of York currently has a number of competitive AHRC Doctoral Studentships in the Humanities.
Posted on Thursday 13 October 2011
‘a poignant and affecting piece… Little Angels is bleak and uncompromising, but engaging with darkly comic moments and is very well executed.’ The Press
Posted on Monday 10 October 2011
Students from the Department of Theatre, Film and Television have won a commission from York Maze to produce a short horror movie for the attraction's forthcoming Hallowscream horror nights.
Posted on Monday 18 July 2011
The department's first cohort graduates...
Posted on Monday 20 June 2011
Charles Cecil MBE, who runs Revolution Games, came to the department to run a series of lectures about interactivity and multi-platform opportunities.
Posted on Monday 30 May 2011
On 27th May 2011 the Department of Theatre, Film and Television hosted its 2nd Annual Postgraduate Symposium, the first to be held since taking up residence in its new state-of-the-art building.
Posted on Thursday 10 March 2011
David Hickman (one of our lecturers) has had his Channel 4 film Race And Intelligence: Science's Last Taboo nominated for a "Learning On Screen" award.
Posted on Wednesday 2 March 2011
A FilmEducation DVD - Me and Orson Welles - to which Professor Mike Cordner contributed extensive interview material - has won the "Learning on Screen" awards from the British Universities Film and Video Council.
Posted on Sunday 20 February 2011
Archie Norman is a British businessman and politician, who is currently Chairman of ITV plc. In conversation with Greg Dyke, he reveals some of his business secrets.
Posted on Tuesday 11 January 2011
Greg Dyke, Chancellor of York University and a former Director-General of the BBC, argues that the time has come to set up local TV in the UK.
Posted on Saturday 8 January 2011
New report shows that people remember feature films set in the north of the UK better than ones set in the south.
Posted on Monday 29 November 2010
'Playing for Real' edited by Tom Cantrell and Mary Luckhurst from the Department of Theatre, Film and Television, launched at the National Theatre.
Posted on Monday 22 November 2010
Department of Theatre, Film and Television launches new MA in Digital Film and Television Production
Posted on Friday 19 November 2010
Greg Dyke hosts a panel discussion on freedom of the press and investigative journalism.
Posted on Wednesday 17 November 2010
Britain's "most influential television executive" talks on the future of TV in the digital age.
Posted on Sunday 7 November 2010
Neil Hillman wins RTS award for his work.
Posted on Friday 5 November 2010
Top TV Award for Theatre, Film and Television lecturer David Hickman
Posted on Monday 1 November 2010
New resource for professional actors, students and teachers of drama.
Posted on Thursday 28 October 2010
The East Heslington Campus, Cluster One has been awarded The 2010 GGB BDP Building of the Year Award.
Posted on Thursday 14 October 2010
On October 14th, a group of Yorkshire based media professionals visited the new Theatre, Film and TV building, for a tour of the facilities and a talk by University of York chancellor Greg Dyke.
Posted on Monday 11 October 2010
The adventure begins...
Posted on Friday 4 June 2010
The Department of Theatre, Film and Television at the University of York had its first annual postgraduate symposium on Friday 4 June 2010.
Posted on Saturday 17 October 2009
Two day symposium on the subject of the role of film schools and developments in education and training practices and policy in the UK
Posted on Monday 6 July 2009
Professor Mary Luckhurst wins £200,000 award for a National Teaching Fellowship Scheme Project.
Posted on Friday 22 May 2009
Best paper award was given to Mariana Julieta Lopez and Sandra Pauletto.
Posted on Saturday 24 January 2009
Congratulations to our students who graduated on Saturday 24 January 2009.
Posted on Thursday 1 January 2009
Department welcomes Andrew Higson and Duncan Petrie.
Posted on Saturday 30 August 2008
Review into Arts Council England decisions.
Posted on Thursday 28 August 2008
£5000 award for student company.
Posted on Friday 1 August 2008
Michael Oakleigh has won the 2008 James Menzie-Kitchin Young Director Award.
Posted on Friday 1 August 2008
Guardian theatre critic works with LAMDA students.
Posted on Sunday 30 March 2008
Awards for York Student Company.
Posted on Sunday 20 August 2006
York students work on a major feature film.
Posted on Saturday 17 June 2006
Mary Luckhurst has been awarded a National Teaching Fellowship.