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Still from Blue Ridge Wildlife Center short documentary produced by Shenandoah University for a BWRC educational unit.

College of Arts & Sciences Programs Collaborate on Grant Project

Interdisciplinary Effort Builds Virtual Learning Experience for Blue Ridge Wildlife Center

At least one of Blue Ridge Wildlife Center’s animal ambassadors will be able to travel anywhere it likes with the help of Shenandoah University’s environmental…

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Jennah Elganainy takes a photograph in wetlands with a sunset sky in the background.

Shenandoah Film Production Student Completes Wildlife Reserve Internship In Zimbabwe

Jennah Elganainy ’26 Captured Wildlife Photos, Video For Antelope Park

By Jace Gibson ’26 In summer 2025, film production student Jennah Elganainy ’26 completed an internship with Antelope Park, a wildlife conservation reserve in Gweru,…

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"Miss Valentine" cast and crew film a scene during the Apple Blossom Festival carnival.

Film Studio at Shenandoah Set To Celebrate Release Of ‘Miss Valentine’

The movie, set to begin streaming on Xumo in October, gave Shenandoah students a special opportunity to work on a commercial film

Shenandoah University students and faculty members will soon see their work on the big screen when “Miss Valentine,” the most recent project of The Film…

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Director In Residence Blayne Weaver Featured In New Film

Watch ‘Fluorescent Beast’ At The Alamo Drafthouse On Sept. 15

Blayne Weaver, director in residence and adjunct professor of film production at Shenandoah University, co-stars in “Fluorescent Beast,” a black comedy directed by Paul Osbourne.…

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Interning With Entertainment Pros

Shenandoah Film Students Invited To Learn On The Set of New Paramount+ Show

A weeklong internship on the set of a new TV series provided four Shenandoah University film production students with the invaluable experience of shadowing a…

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University Department Co-Sponsors Young Screenwriters’ Conference

Online event features comic artist and filmmaker Dash Shaw

Project Write, in partnership with Shenandoah University’s Department of Media and Communications, hosted its second annual Young Screenwriters’ Conference in October. The daylong online event…

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Shenandoah University’s Slasher Film Is Heading To The Big Screen

Article in Northern Virginia Magazine

As we inch closer to October, the excitement for pumpkin patches, haunted houses and Halloween grows. If you celebrate the season with horror flicks, make…

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Shenandoah’s Slasher Flick Headed for Big Screen & DVD

‘GetAWAY’ Stars All-SU cast, crew

“GetAWAY,” the low-budget horror flick co-produced by The Film Studio at Shenandoah, will get a big-screen debut at The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Winchester, Virginia,…

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‘A Cupid For Christmas’ is University’s Second Feature Holiday Film

Shenandoah Produces Movie Magic With Capital Arts Entertainment

Filming has started on “A Cupid For Christmas,” a romantic holiday comedy that will be co-produced by Shenandoah University and the Los Angeles-based Capital Arts…

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‘GetAWAY’ Screened at Prominent Virtual Festival

Horror film crafted by Shenandoah University students selected for film festival

A horror film crafted in large part by Shenandoah University students through The Film Studio at Shenandoah was selected for Oklahoma’s largest film festival. The…

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