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AMPD alumni at the Toronto International Film Festival
Several alumni from York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) have films appearing at the 46th annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
Film professor one of four York faculty named Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC).
Professor Ali Kazimi is among Canada’s most acclaimed artists. His work explores issues of race, social justice, migration, history and memory, including documentaries that explore the diasporic South Asian relationship with indigeneity. Being named to the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) is one of the country’s highest honours in the arts, social sciences and sciences.
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Alumni in the News
Lani Akande
PhD alum Lani Akande was recently hired as an Assistant Professor in Film Studies in the Department of Film at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. He completed his dissertation, “Nollywood Film Industry: Informal Film Practices and Their Cultural Formations,” in 2021 His articles have appeared in Film Education, Journal of African Cultural Studies, and Quarterly Review of Film and Video.
Alireza Keymanesh
MFA Alireza Keymanesh’s co-directed dance film Flatland screens as part of the program Dance Through the Camera Lens at the Performing Arts Festival CPH Stage, in Copenhagen, Denmark, and projected on the facade of Brussels National Theater.
Lawrence Garcia
Lawrence Garcia received the Governor-General Gold Medal (Master’s) for top graduating graduate student at York University and commences PhD studies at the University of Toronto’s Cinema Studies Institute in 2023. He has published widely in Cineaste, Film Comment, Cinema Scope, and MUBI Notebook.
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