News

ASAMST 171: Asian Americans in Film and Video

ENGLISH C136: Classical Hollywood Cinema

ETHSTD 122AC: Ethnicity and Race in Contemporary American Films

As part of a campus wide hiring initiative, the Department of Film & Media at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for an Assistant Professor (tenure track) in the area of Critical/Experimental Film and Video Production with an expected start date of July 1, 2027.

If you’re interested in applying, see Job # JPF05434 on the Berkeley Recruit website.

Deadline: applications will continue to be accepted until Monday, Sep 30, 2026 at 11:59pm.

James Schamus (UC Berkeley ’82 BA, ’87 MA, ’03 Ph.D) is an award-winning screenwriter (The Ice Storm), producer (Brokeback Mountain), and former CEO of Focus Features (Dallas Buyers Club, Lost in Translation, Milk, The Pianist). His feature directorial debut, the critically-acclaimed adaptation of Philip Roth's Indignation, premiered at the Sundance and Berlin Film Festivals, and was released by Roadside Attractions.

Anthro 138A: History and Theory of Ethnographic Film(link is external)

The Film & Media department graduation will take place on Tuesday, May 19 at 12-2pm in Pauley Ballroom. More information will be forthcoming.

The UC Berkeley Spring Commencement will be on May 16, 2026 at 10:30am in the California Memorial Stadium. More information can be found on the official university commencement site: commencement.berkeley.edu

ASAMST 171: Asian Americans in Film and Video 

Chicano 135B: Latino Narrative Film since 1990

Chinese 157: Contemporary Chinese Literature

Melc 157: Reel Arabs: Film and Fiction in the Middle East

English 176-002: Literature and Popular Culture - Literature in the Century of Film

COMLIT 171: Topics in Modern Greek Literature - Children During Times War and Crisis: Modern Greek Literature and Film

ENGLISH C136: Topics in American Studies - Classical Hollywood Cinema

ETHSTD 122AC 001 : Ethnicity and Race in Contemporary American Films

The following course may be of interest to Film graduate students:

EA Lang 204: Topics in East Asian Studies: “Environmental Media/Art in the Anthropocene”

ART 171: Video Projects

CHICANO 135B: Latino Narrative Film Since 1990

COMLIT 190-003: Senior Seminar in Comparative Literature - Realism and Media

Enrollment is now open for Summer Sessions. Film & Media courses are available during Session A (May 20 – June 28) and Session D (July 1-August 9).

Pre-approved extra-departmental Film & media electives are also available during Summer Sessions.

ETHSTD 122AC –Ethnicity and Race in Contemporary American Films

CHICANO 135C– Latino Documentary Films

MEDIAST 138 –Ethnographic Film and Documentary Form: History, Ethics and Aesthetics of Reality Based Media

2024 Film & Media Commencement Ceremony*

Wednesday, May 15, 2024
2PM | Zellerbach Auditorium

Tickets are now available here: https://secure-tickets.berkeley.edu/23688/23689

Basic Department Commencement FAQs for students* (more info to follow)

How long is the ceremony?
The ceremony starts promptly at 2pm and lasts approximately 2 hours.

ART 171 001 – STD 001 Video Projects (Priority enrollment for Art Practice majors and intended Art Practice majors)

ART 172 001 – STD 001 Advanced Digital Media: Computer Graphics Studio (Priority
enrollment for Art Practice majors and intended Art Practice majors)

ART 171: Video Projects
Meets Arts & Literature breadth

ASAMST 138: Topics in Asian Popular Culture: “Examining the ‘Korean Wave’, Korean Pop Culture and its’ Global Reception”
Meets Arts & Literature breadth

AMERSTD 110: From Portraits to Snapshots: Memory, identity, and photography in American culture

ANTHRO 138A: History and Theory of Ethnographic Film
In-Person / Meets Social & Behavioral Sciences breadth

ANTHRO 138B: Field Production of Ethnographic Film
In-Person / Meets Social & Behavioral Sciences breadth

AMERSTD 101: Examining U.S. Cultures in Time: A History of the Present from 9/11/2001 to 1/6/2021
Meets Social & Behavioral Sciences L&S Breadth