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Happenings in the documentary industry and within SVA's MFA Social Documentary Film community

March 16, 2017

SocDoc-ers Win Support from Chicken & Egg and Impact Partners.

We could not be more proud of current thesis student, Chelsi Bullard (class of 2017), for being selected as one of Chicken and Egg Accelerator Lab grantees for her film Kids... Read More

December 02, 2016

Awards Season Begins with SocDoc Nominations & Sundance Grantees

Kirsten Johnson (SocDoc camera faculty) is having a well-deserved year in the spotlight. Her groundbreaking feature-length documentary, Cameraperson (pictured), is among the 5 films nominated for “Best... Read More

August 10, 2012

Amitabh Joshi wins Princess Grace Award

Following in the footsteps of last years’ winner, Raul Paz Pastrana (’12), SocDoc student Amitabh Joshi (’13) was awarded a fellowship from the Princess Grace Foundation as part of their... Read More

June 17, 2009

Cinereach Seeking Young Filmmakers for $5,000 Fellowship

Cinereach, a not-for-profit dedicated to supporting and producing artful films that depict underrepresented perspectives, cross cultural boundaries, and promote dialogue, is currently seeking applicants... Read More