
For the third year in a row, Loyola Marymount University School of Film and Television has been named one of the top 10 film schools by The Hollywood Reporter, coming in at #8. This year’s rankings were based on visits to campuses, and interviews with educators, insiders and alums. The publication recognized SFTV for our industry access, and they interviewed Francis Lawrence for the piece:
“I applied to a couple of schools, but after I toured Loyola, I actually canceled my applications to the others,” recalls The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1 and 2 director Francis Lawrence (’91) of his time at this picturesque campus nestled in the bluffs over West L.A. But there’s more to Loyola than a pretty setting; the school is wired into the industry like few others…
Check out the full article, and congratulations to all of our faculty, staff, alumni and industry partners. And to our students, thank you for all of your outstanding work.