Entertainment & Media Studies

Entertainment &
Media Studies

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Faculty and MFA Film students participate in inaugural Athens Film Festival

The film industry is thriving in Athens, Georgia, as evidenced by the 2022 opening of the new Athena Studios; growing momentum of the UGA MFA in Film, Television and Digital […]

Grady InternViews: Shanylah Sainvil

This is part of a series where we ask Grady College students to describe their internship experience.   Shanylah Sainvil is a fourth-year entertainment & media studies and student working as […]

Grady InternViews: Amanda Whylie

This is part of a series where we ask Grady College students to describe their internship experience.   Amanda Whylie is a fourth-year entertainment & media studies student working at Omnicom […]

84th Annual Peabody Award winners announced

The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors announced the 34 winners elected to represent the most compelling and empowering stories released in broadcasting and streaming media during 2023. The winners were […]

Profiles of Tenacity: Ray Wheeler

Third-year EMST student Ray Wheeler shares his experience in the film program and his love for writing screenplays. He encourages other students to watch films, find their niche in the […]

Lauren Musgrove directs first feature film

While Lauren Musgrove is already an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, co-owner of a film production company called Purple Magnet Productions and instructor of courses in production basics and cinematography, she is […]

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Profiles of Tenacity: Siena Miyamura

Siena Miyamura is a fourth-year entertainment and media studies student. Siena Miyamura is a fourth-year entertainment and media studies student. She encourages students to go outside their comfort zones and […]

A group photo of all members of the NMI capstone Tranquil Study team.

NMI students create study app for Apple Vision Pro

The app, Tranquil Study, was one of the first 600 applications available on Apple Vision Pro’s app store on the day the product was released. It was last summer, June […]

Keith Wilson on the left holding up a fist in celebration. Nate Sizemore on the right sitting in a cafe.

Keith Wilson and former student Nate Sizemore reconnect in the film field

In late November, Keith Wilson, an assistant professor in the Entertainment and Media Studies Department at Grady College and an active director, producer and visual artist, was on a Zoom […]

Profiles of Tenacity: Timi Meade

Third-year EMST student Timi Meade values the friends and connections she’s made during her time at Grady and encourages students to get involved and meet people in the industry. Why […]

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Inside Booker T. Mattison’s filmmaking and teaching processes

Listen to the full episode on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Booker T. Mattison, an associate professor in the Department of Entertainment and Media Studies at Grady College, teaches screenwriting and directing for the […]

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Bulldog 100 Honoree Interview: Trevor Williams (ABJ ’02, MA ’04)

This is one of a series of interviews honoring Grady College alumni who have been recognized as Bulldog 100 recipients in 2024. The Bulldog 100 is sponsored by the UGA Alumni Association […]

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Peabody adds to Board of Directors; names David Kramer to Chair of West Coast Board

Peabody announced that it has added several new members to its Board of Directors, including Grady College alumnus and Board of Trust member Jamie Waldron (ABJ ’88). Additionally, another Grady […]

Marie Hunter holding a Bulldog bobble head.

Bulldog 100 honoree interview: Marie Hunter (ABJ ’02)

This is one of a series of interviews honoring Grady College alumni who have been recognized as Bulldog 100 recipients in 2024. The Bulldog 100 is sponsored by the UGA Alumni Association […]

Fardosa Hassan in her graduation gown, sits at the UGA Arch.

Alumna Fardosa Hassan named Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellow

Fardosa Hassan, a 2023 graduate from the Department of Entertainment and Media Studies at Grady College and financial planning from the College of Family and Consumer Sciences, was selected for […]

Events

Dean Davis poses for a photo with two others at the 2023 alumni tailgate in the PAF.

Grady Alumni Tailgate

Please join us on the Schnitzer Family Media Lawn from 1:30 – 4 p.m. before kickoff against Mississippi State for an alumni tailgate. Tailgate tickets are $35 per person (kids 5 and under free.) Please note that parking and tickets to the game are not included. Register at: https://gail.uga.edu/events/jrnl/grady-college-tailgate-2024.

Study Abroad Information Session: AdPR Japan

Join us for a Study Abroad Information Session on AdPR Japan on Oct. 15, 2024 at 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. in the PAF Conference Room.   Lunch provided to those who RSVP. RSVP HERE

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Fall 2024 TEGNA Visit

TEGNA is coming to visit Grady College for internship and full-time hiring. More details are forthcoming.

Study Abroad Information Session: Travel Writing in Prague

Join us for a Study Abroad Information Session on Travel Writing in Prague on Sept. 16, 2024 at 12 p.m. in Journalism 239A.

Field Study Information Session: Grady Chicago Field Study and Internship Program

Join us for a Field Study Information Session on the Grady Chicago Field Study and Internship Program on Oct. 16, 2024 at 1-2 p.m. in the Journalism 239A.

Study Abroad Information Session: International Mass Communication in Croatia

Join us for a Study Abroad Information Session on International Mass Communication in Croatia on Oct. 16, 2024 at 3:15 – 4:15 p.m. in Journalism 239A.

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Perspectives

“I chose to study Entertainment & Media Studies because I believe that media is an influential tool that gives us the power to raise consciousness, form opinions, and think critically about the world around us – I wanted to learn how to wield that tool so that I can do my part to ensure diverse and authentic stories are told.”

Amanda Whylie

Current EMST Student

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Perspectives

“When I first came to UGA, I saw jobs within entertainment as an actor or director, and nothing else. I never saw myself fit for either role, but through my classes at Grady, was able to understand the full extent of jobs possible between production companies, management companies, marketing groups, studios, and freelance.”

Siena Miyamura

AB ’24

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Perspectives

“Just over a year ago, I started writing the screenplay that would win 1st Place at the Broadcast Educators Association’s Festival of Media Arts Award for Best Narrative Feature Screenplay. I started out making every beginner mistake, but over time and eight different drafts, it has become something I am extremely proud of.”

Ray Wheeler

Current Student

Perspectives

“Since I’m interested specifically in acting for film and television, Entertainment and Media Studies was the perfect major to learn what working behind the camera was like and fill in the gaps about acting for film that my theatre major didn’t cover.”

Demi Lehman

Perspectives

“Taking Entertainment Industries instilled in me the background knowledge of the industry. This helped tremendously in being able to hold a conversation with the other interns and the agents. Being film/TV literate has also helped a lot in being able to connect with the people that are out here.”

Rahel Kefetew

EMST, Commercial Endorsements Intern, Creative Artists Agency (Summer 2023)

Perspectives

“This major, Entertainment and Media Studies, was the best way for me to learn everything I need to know before entering the industry. It also gave me connections I wouldn’t have gotten otherwise.”

Raika Kachwalla

Perspectives

“The EMST Intro Industries class provided a great baseline of knowledge. I am confident that I can hold a conversation with an industry professional on almost any hot topic. Without that course, I would feel like I had no standing to even be talking to anyone about the entertainment field.”

Taylor Shults

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