From the new streaming hits from Amazon Prime to SXSW panels, Emmy nominations and groundbreaking indie projects, Los Angeles Film School Alumni make headlines. Take a look at these incredible success of our talented community!
Martin Pensa’s “Holland” conquers Amazon Prime in the storm
The editor behind Prime’s largest 2025 -hit
Martin Pensa (Film, 2001) The Oscar Prize has another hit in its hands! His latest project, Nicole Kidman Thriller “Holland”, is currently the No. 1 Streaming film at Amazon Prime for 2025.
This “wildly unpredictable thriller” follows the meticulous teacher Nancy Vandergroot (Kidman), whose perfect life with her husband (Matthew Macfadyen) and son (Jude Hill) flow into a twisted story of suspicion and secrets.
Pensa, who came to our Spotlight Academy in 2020, continues his famous career, which in 2014 contains an Oscar nomination for the “Dallas Buyers Club”.
Hannah Lux Davis lets the knowledge drop at SXSW
Music video visionary shares industry secrets
Hannah Lux Davis (film, 2006) fascinated the audience at SXSW with her honest panel “How to make a fantastic music video. The member of the Spotlight Academy shared insights from her record-suspect career, which contains videos, the YouTube Records (including Ariana Grandes” Thank you, Next “) and almost two dozen MTV VMA nominations.
Hannah’s versatile director portfolio documentary series such as “Demi Lovato: Simplyced” and top-class brand campaigns for Pepsi, L’Oréal, McDonald’s and Samsung are over-revolutionizing about the revolutionization of the music video landscape.
Listen: How to make a fantastic music video | Sxsw
Joe Smith: From Mr. Beast to “Red Sonja”
Joe Smith (Film, 2011) brings the legendary warrior “Red Sonja” to life in this year’s awaited comic adaptation. But that is only the beginning -his packed schedule includes an indie thriller production and a collaboration with the legendary director Renny Harlin in Munich.
Smith’s impressive curriculum vitae includes both traditional and new media, including more than 100 episodes of the Emmy-nominated television (including five seasons from “Wahlburgers” with Mark Wahlberg) and acts as a senior producer for Mr. Beast, the largest channel from YouTube worldwide.
Nicole Fletcher receives an EMMY recognition
Sound expert nominates for “Monster at Work”
Nicole Fletcher (Recording Arts, 2009) received a prestigious nomination for children’s and family Emmy Award for her extraordinary dialogue processing via Disney+’s “Monsters at Work”. The animation series, which is now continuing the beloved Monster Inc. Universe to Tylor Tuskmon in the third season, while moving from the prospective Scarer to Jokester.
Fletcher’s nomination for outstanding sound mix and sound processing for an animated program shows the crucial role that our Audio -Alumni bring to life when achieving animated worlds.
Veterans tell veteran stories in “The Cost”.
Alumni collaboration deals with military stigma for mental health
Three youngest graduates – Shawna Cunningham (Digital Filmemaking, 2022), Ernesto Rodriguez (Film, 2023) and Christian Garrido (Film/Entertainment Business, 2022) – join the forces “The Costs”, a mighty film that deals with psychological health struggles among military veterans.
The story follows the Marine Corps Scout Scorer David Cervantes, who influences the safety of his unity after a critical battlefield moment. This important project is mainly created by veterans and aims to normalize the search for psychological help in military communities.
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YouTube at 20: How the video colossus launched the creator economy and from Hollywood enemy to friend | transformed | diversity
In the past 20 years, YouTube has developed into Google to the most viewed video platform in the world and has made it into the great leagues of television through rights contracts with the NFL, Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery and NBCuniversal.
Paid streaming hits 100 million milestone when the United States slowed music sales growth to 3%: Riaa | Advertising board
The streaming turnover made 84% of the $ 17.7 billion generated last year.
The tent poles are only the beginning: within Disney’s plan for multi-platform advertising dominance | The Hollywood reporter
Disney sells streaming ad packages for the Oscar winner “Anora”, while the upcoming women’s college basketball tournament for women sees NFL-like purchases.
How the music branding business became a billion dollar doll industry | Advertising board
Since Billboard has returned his first Branding Power Player list since 2019, partnerships with artists are “larger than ever,” says Marcie Allen by Mac Consulting.
These success stories only give an insight into the redesign of entertainment on all platforms. From blockbuster functions to streaming giants to music videos to sensible indie films -Our graduates continue to prove that alumni of the La Film School is really a force that you have to count on. Contact the Alumni Relations office!
