Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema
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| Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema | |
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 Offices at the corner of Guy and Ste. Catherine | |
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1250, rue Guy, FB 319 , | |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1976 |
| President | Mel Hoppenheim |
| Faculty | ~ 40 |
| Enrollment | animation: 45; film production: 60; film studies: 75; MA film studies: 15; MFA studio arts: 8 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Information | 514-848-2424 (ext. 5034) |
| Website | Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema |
The Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema, a division of the Faculty of Fine Arts at Concordia University, is a film school located in Montreal, Quebec.[1] Informally known as MHSoC, the school accepts around 250 students a year for programs in animation, film production and film studies. It is the largest and oldest university-based centre for the study of film animation, film production and film studies in Canada.[2]
History
Before it was renamed The Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema in December 1997, the school was established as the Department of Cinema within the Faculty of Fine Arts in 1976. Founding members include Professor Andre Herman, a graduate of the National Film School in Łódź and La Fémis, who remained with the school until his retirement in 2002, and Alfred Pinsky, the founding dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts, among others.[3][4][5]
In 1997, the late filmmaker and entrepreneur Mel Hoppenheim donated $1 million to Concordia University, which was subsequently used to support students enrolled in the university’s film programs. In recognition of his contribution, the Department of Cinema was renamed The Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. Hoppenheim and his partners have also helped in the development of the nearby Institut national de l'image et du son (INIS), a private French-language school for the development of writers, directors and producers for film and television.[6]
Facilities
The MHSoC constitutes facilities featuring interactive teaching environments, shooting studios, professional screening rooms, Avid editing, Pro Tools sound editing, sound recording and mixing studios, sound archives, digital animation labs, and a full complement of digital and analog equipment.
Departments
The school of cinema offers three areas of undergraduate study: Film Animation, Film Production and Film Studies. At the graduate level, the school offers a M.A. in Film Studies, a M.F.A. in Film Production and a Ph.D. in Film and Moving Image Studies. A double major option in Art History and Film Studies is also offered jointly with the Art History Department. The school's programs are incorporated within the Faculty of Fine Arts, with each program primarily approaching the subject matter of cinema and media as a means of artistic expression. Consequently, a central aim of these programs is to prepare students to become filmmakers, film animators, historians, critics, or theorists who have a two-fold awareness: on the one hand, of the artistic and cultural potential of their medium and, on the other, of its history and traditions.
Alumni
The work of graduates from The Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema are often selected and dominate competitions, such as the Canadian Student Film Festival and the student section of the Cannes Film Festival. Alumni are active as producers, directors and technicians, including Academy Award, Prix Jutra, Canadian Screen Award and Emmy Award winners and nominees. Notable alumni include:
- Louise Archambault, director-screenwriter
- Gary Burns, director-screenwriter
- Alexander Carson, director-screenwriter-producer
- Daniel Cross, director-producer
- Federico Hidalgo, screenwriter-director
- Meryam Joobeur, filmmaker
- Pascal Maeder, producer
- Kim Nguyen, director-screenwriter-producer
- B. P. Paquette, director-screenwriter-producer, and academic
- Arto Paragamian, screenwriter-director
- Chloé Robichaud, director-screenwriter
- Kyle Thomas, director-screenwriter-producer
- Vincent Toi, filmmaker
- André Turpin, cinematographer, and director-screenwriter
- Steven Woloshen, animator
References
- ^ "Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema".
- ^ "Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema".
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- ^ "Welcome to la Cité du Cinéma". Archived from the original on 2009-02-24. Retrieved 2010-01-18.