We are a low residency MFA and MA program that meets for six weeks each year on the beautiful Hollins University campus in picturesque Roanoke, VA.
The Screenwriting and Film Studies program is a summer program, with yearly six-week sessions from mid-June through the end of July. Either degree can be completed in three to five summer sessions. Students typically take two courses (eight credits) during their first summer, and three (twelve credits) in subsequent summers. The program’s international teaching faculty is comprised of professors from leading universities as well as industry insiders. Recent faculty members have come from Berlin, Prague, London, UCLA, and NYU. Recent guests of the program have included filmmakers and writers such as Peter Riegert ("The Sopranos"), Tom Noonan ("Damages," "Hell on Wheels"), Academy Award-winner Marleen Gorris (Antonia's Line), Scott Kosar (The Machinist), Sabrina Dhawan (Monsoon Wedding), and UCLA co-chair Hal Ackerman.
