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Visiting Artist Series: Tadashi Nakamura
Date: Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 7:00pm
Location: Communications Building, Room 150 (Studio C)
Join us for a public screening of Nakamura’s current film “Third Act” followed by Q&A with the filmmaker. WATCH THE TRAILER.
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Department News and Announcements
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Associate Professor Joseph Erb receives the Perry Aunko Indigenous Language Preservation Award
Taken from the Resilient Tulsa facebook page: This week, the City of Tulsa’s Greater Tulsa Area Indian Affairs Commission (GTAIAC) proudly hosted the 28th Annual…
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YoungEun Kim Awarded the 2026 ACC Future Prize
The National Asian Culture Center (ACC) recently announced that artist YoungEun Kim, Ph.D. student in Film and Digital Media, was awarded the 2026 ACC Future Prize.…
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Dominic Goggins-Rendón Wins Outstanding Academic Advising Award
Dominic Goggins-Rendón, lead undergraduate advisor, Film & Digital Media, was recently the recipient of the 2024–25 Outstanding Academic Advising—New Advisor award. The $1,000 award is…
Alumni News
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Life In Sound: Porter Alum Cuauhtemoc Martinez featued in UCSC Voice
Cuauhtemoc Martinez with mentor and professor Gustavo Vázquez at Vázquez’s retirement celebration.
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Slug 48 Celebrates Its Second Outstanding Year with Film industry Greats Harry Chotiner, Kevin Nolting and Ron Yerxa
Film and Digital Media recently wrapped its second annual Slug 48 48-hour film competition, founded in 2024 by UCSC alumnus and renowned Pixar editor Kevin Nolting. At 5…
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Alumna Yasheng She, Film and Digital Media PhD, Hired as Assistant Professor in Film and Media Studies at North Carolina State University
Dr. Yasheng She (FDM Ph.D. 2024) is a current Postdoctoral Fellow in East Asian Cinema and Media Studies at the University of Idaho and has…
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