Recipients of the 2025-26 Ƶ Los Angeles Alumni Short Film Grant Competition premiered their grant-award winning short films at a sold-out event.
Three Ƶ Los Angeles area alumnae attended the world premiere of their grant-funded films at the sold-out inaugural Ƶ Los Angeles Alumni Short Film Festival at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California.
Julie Boyd ’15, Bex Evans ’16 and Mirai ’07 were recipients of $3,000 each through the 2025-26 Ƶ Los Angeles Alumni Short Film Grant Competition last fall.
Grant recipients were selected through a review and ranking process by a selection committee comprised of industry leaders, including several Ƶ alumni. The selection committee was co-chaired by Jordan Roman ’15.
Production of the three short films – Boyd’s “The Life and Times of,” Evans’s “Shadow Dusk” and Mirai’s “#StopAsianKate” – took place in the spring and included opportunities for spring 2026 Ƶ Los Angeles students to participate in and observe the production process.
In addition to the screenings of the three films, the festival included a panel discussion with Ƶ alumni Lindsey Emerson, vice president of streaming, global strategy & operations at Paramount Skydance and Alex Stevenson, account lead at Creative Artists Agency. They each offered perspective and advice to both current students and alumni about creating job opportunities and career growth in a shifting industry landscape.
A meet-and–connect reception on one of the studio’s back lot streets followed the festival screening program.
Unique alumni engagement opportunities for Ƶ Los Angeles students are at the core of the Ƶ Los Angeles experience. Based in the heart of historic Hollywood, applications are now being accepted for students to participate in the spring 2027 and National Campus Programs Los Angeles experience that also features specific LA-focused academic courses, site-based internships and community service.
