From the new Amazon streaming hit at SXSW panels, Emmy’s appointments and independent Indie projects, the alumni of the Los Angeles Film School make headlines through the entertainment landscape. Discover these incredible achievements of our talented community!
“Holland” by Martin Pensa takes Amazon prime by storm
The editor -in -chief behind the greatest premium success in 2025
The Nominine at Oscars Martin thought (film, 2001) has another blow on her hands! His latest project, Nicole “Holland “‘s thriller Kidman is currently the Streaming film No. 1 on Amazon Prime for 2025.
This “extremely unpredictable thriller” follows the meticulous teacher Nancy Vandergroot (Kidman) whose perfect life with her husband (Matthew Macfadyen) and her son (Jude Hill) are uprooted into a twisted history of suspicion and secrets.
Pensa, who joined our Spotlight Academy in 2020, continues his illustrious career which includes an Oscar nomination for “Dallas Buyers Club” in 2014.
Hannah Lux Davis drops knowledge in Sxsw
Music Visionary shares the secrets of industry
Hannah Lux Davis (film, 2006) captivated the public in Sxsw with his Candide panel “How to Making A F * Cking Awesome Music Video”. The member of the Spotlight Academy shared ideas from his record career, which includes videos that beat YouTube Records (including “Thank you, Next” by Ariana Grande) and nearly two dozen VMA nominations.
Beyond the musical video landscape revolution, the series of versatile documentaries for Hannah’s realization extends documentary series like “Demi Lovato: simply complicated” and high-level brand campaigns for Pepsi, L’Oréal, McDonald’s and Samsung.
Listen: How to make a great clip F * CKRA | Sxsw
Joe Smith: From Mr. Beast to “Red Sonja”
Joe Smith (film, 2011) gives life to the emblematic warrior “Red Sonja” in the adaptation of the highly anticipated comic strip of this year. But this is only the start – its packaged schedule includes an independent thriller production and collaboration with legendary director Renny Harlin in Munich.
Smith’s impressive CV covers both traditional and new media, including more than 100 television episodes nominated at the Emmy Emmy (including five seasons of “Wahlburgers” with Mark Wahlberg) and as the main producer for Mr. Beast, the biggest YouTube channel in the world.
Nicole Fletcher wins recognition to the Emmy
Solid expert nominated for “monsters at work”
Nicole Fletcher (Recording Arts, 2009) received a prestigious appointment for Emmy Awards for children and family for its edition of exceptional dialogue on “Monsters at Work” from Disney +. The animated series, now in its third season, continues the beloved universe Monsters Inc., according to Toulor Tuskmon while he passes from the scary aspirant to Jokester.
The appointment of Fletcher for the exceptional sound mixing and the sound edition for an animated program highlights the crucial role that our former audio students play in the delivery of the animated worlds.
Veterans tell the stories of veterans in “Le Cost”
The collaboration of the alumni addresses the stigma of military mental health
Three recent graduates – Shawna Cunningham (Digital Filmmaking, 2022), Ernesto Rodriguez (Film, 2023) and Christian Garrido (Film / Entertainment Business, 2022) – sit in “The Cost”, a powerful film sending mental health difficulties among military veterans.
The story follows the elite shooters of the Marine Corps Scout David Cervantes, who must attend therapy after a critical moment on the battlefield affects the security of his unit. Created mainly by veterans, this important project aims to normalize the search for psychological aid within military communities.
Entertainment news
Youtube at 20: how the Colossus video launched the creator’s economy and went from the enemy of Hollywood to the friend | Variety
Over the past 20 years, YouTube, belonging to Google, has become the most watched video platform in the world and, over time, has made big television leagues thanks to the NFL, Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery and Nbcuniversal.
Paid streaming reaches 100 million milestones while growth in recorded music income is slowed at 3%: Riaa | Display panel
Streaming income represented 84% of the $ 17.7 billion generated last year.
The tents are only the beginning: in the Disney plan for the domination of multiplatform advertising | The Hollywood Reporter
Disney sells ads in streaming around the winner of Oscar “Anora”, while the next female university basketball tournament sees NFL type purchases.
How the musical branding company has become a billion dollars industry | Display panel
While Billboard brings back his first list of brand brand players since 2019, partnerships with artists “are bigger than ever”, explains Marcie Allen by Mac Consulting.
These success stories represent only an overview of the way in which the ancients of the film School Rehaps entertainment on all platforms. From successful features to streaming giants, music clips with significant independent films – our graduates continue to prove that the alumni of the School film are really a force with which it is necessary to count.Contact the Office of Relations with the Elders!