An independent center at Harvard supporting works which record and interpret the world in images and sounds. We provide fellowships to artists with a focus on nonfiction ethnographic film, video, photos, and sound.
The Film Study Center is Harvard's one center devoted to supporting artistic practice and creative work. It was founded by Robert Gardner in 1957 for the purpose of supporting work that records and interprets the world in images and sounds.
As such it sustains endeavors, from the ethnographic to the experimental, that explore and expand the expressive potential of audiovisual media, especially through nonfiction.
To this end, it provides annual fellowships to students and faculty drawn from departments across the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and the University as a whole, as well as to a small number of outstanding visiting filmmakers who are invited to Harvard to share their work with the University community.
The Film Study Center also provides an adminstrative home for the GSAS Secondary Field in Critical Media Practice for PhD students at Harvard who wish to integrate media production into their academic work.
