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Cinema & Media Arts

Film Production
Screenwriting
Media Arts
Cinema and Media Studies
MFA in Film
MA in Cinema & Media Studies
PHD in Cinema & Media Studies
MBA/MA|MBA/MFA in Joint Degree Program
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780+

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size of York’s soundstage at CineSpace studios

CMA AT YORK GRADUATES

Our Alumni

Sofia Bohdanowicz

Sofia Bohdanowicz is most noted for her documentary film Maison du Bonheur (2017), which was a finalist for the Rogers Best Canadian Film Award at the Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2018, and her thesis film Veslemøy's Song (2018), which was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual Canada's Top Ten list in 2018. Her film MS Slavic 7 (2019) has been featured on the film streaming platform MUBI.

Sofia Bohdanowicz Director
Film MFA 2020

Paul Sarossy

Paul Sarossy is known for his collaborations with director Atom Egoyan, serving as his Director of Photography on twelve feature films: Speaking Parts (1989), The Adjuster (1991), Exotica (1994), The Sweet Hereafter (1997), Felicia's Journey (1999), Ararat (2002), Where the Truth Lies (2005), Adoration (2008), Chloe (2009), Devil's Knot (2013), The Captive (2014) & Remember (2015).

Paul Sarossy Cinematographer
Film BFA 1986

Iris Ng

Iris Ng has been a cinematographer for over 10 years, collaborating with award-winning directors Sarah Polley, Min Sook Lee, Fredrik Gertten, Vikram Jayanti, Angad Bhalla, Liz Marshall, and Rama Rau on a variety of films, Ng has worked on noted titles Making a Murderer (2015) and Stories We Tell (2012).

Iris Ng Cinematographer
Film BFA 2001

Jenny Lewis

Jenny Lewis and business partner Sara Kay have been in business together for fifteen years with their casting company “Lewis Kay Casting”. She has casted for many hit Canadian TV shows and has won Geminis and Canadian Screen Awards for Heyday (2006) Bitten (2016), and Letterkenny (2017).

Jenny Lewis Casting Director
Film BFA 1994

Matt Miller

Matthew Miller’s credits as producer include prize-winning films at TIFF, Sundance, Locarno and Busan. He produced and story edited Matt Johnson’s breakout hit The Dirties (2013), and teamed up with Johnson to form Zapruder Films, a production company behind Johnson’s mockumentary thriller, Operation Avalanche (2016). Miller is an Executive Producer for VICELAND'S TV series, Nirvanna the Band the Show (2017)

Matt Miller Director / Producer
Film BFA 2003

Matt Johnson

Matt Johnson is a Canadian actor and filmmaker. He is known for his independent feature films, including The Dirties (2013), which won Best Narrative Feature at the Slamdance Film Festival, and his thesis film Operation Avalanche (2016), which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.

Matt Johnson Director / Producer
Film BFA 2006, MFA 2016

Matthew J. Lloyd

Matthew J. Lloyd is a popular cinematographer working on films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He was the director of photography for the first season of Daredevil (2015), the first season of The Defenders (2017) and Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019).

Matthew J. Lloyd Cinematographer
Film BFA 2006

Albert Shin

Albert Shin is a Canadian filmmaker, best known for his critically acclaimed Canadian Screen Award-nominated films In Her Place (2014) and Disappearance at Clifton Hill (2019). Shin founded the Toronto-based production company Timelapse Pictures with producing partner Igor Drljaca.

Albert Shin Director
Film BFA 2006

Howard Barish

Howard Barish is president and CEO of Kandoo Films, an Oscar nominated, Emmy award winning entertainment company known for its producing partnership with Ava DuVernay. Barish and Kandoo's most recognized project to date, 13TH, is a 2016 American documentary from Netflix directed by DuVernay.

Howard Barish Producer, Founder and President of Kandoo Films
Film BFA 1982

Lina Evans

Lina Evans works as an Art Director, Production Designer and Art Assistant. She landed her first gig out of school on the Emmy award winning series Giver in the Art Department as the Construction and Art Assistant. She has since gone on to work as an assistant set decorator for a Netflix feature and continues to work in film and television.

Lina Evans Associate Producer and Assistant Set Director
Film BFA 2016


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