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Meet Satellite Co-Editors Hannah Gentry and Claire Jones

October 21, 2020 | Sarah John

CNMA students Hannah Gentry and Claire Jones have excelled at pushing Satellite, HBU’s student-run arts and culture magazine, into new territory during COVID. Despite the limitations of online collaboration, Gentry and Jones, co-editors, have led …

Alumna Natalie LaValley’s Short Film Telos

October 14, 2020 | Cinema & New Media Arts

Alumna Natalie LaValley ’19 graduated from the Cinema & New Media Arts program at HBU with a BFA in Cinematic Arts and a minor in Writing. Her new short film, Telos, tells the story of …

Professor Hartwell’s Film “The Way That I Take” Advancing at Film Festivals

October 10, 2020 | Cinema & New Media Arts

Cinema & New Media Arts professor Chris Hartwell recently premiered a new short film, The Way That I Take, which is now screening at a number of film festivals across the country. The short film …

Filmmaker A.J. Edwards Chats with MFA Screenwriters

October 2, 2020 | Cinema & New Media Arts

In September, we were thrilled to virtually host acclaimed filmmaker A.J. Edwards for an in-depth chat with our MFA in Screenwriting students. Edwards is the writer and director of Age Out (2018) and The Better Angels…

Announcing SATELLITE — Stories of Art, Culture, and Faith

February 15, 2018 | Bearden Coleman The Department of Cinema, Media Arts, and Writing at Houston Baptist University is pleased to announce the launch of SATELLITE, HBU’s student-run arts and culture online magazine. Satellite is proudly the descendant of The Collegian, the student-led newspaper of HBU since 1963.

Filmmaker Chris Hartwell Joins HBU Faculty

August 2, 2017 | Cinema & New Media Arts The Cinema & New Media Arts program at Houston Baptist University is pleased to announce that filmmaker and critic Chris Hartwell will be joining our faculty this fall. Mr. Hartwell is most widely known for his video essays and film/TV reviews on the popular YouTube series, The Hart Beat.

Professor Coleman Published in Image Journal

July 31, 2017 | Cinema & New Media Arts Bearden Coleman, associate professor of Cinema, Media Arts, and Writing, was recently published in a film-focused issue of Image Journal. The essay, as part of a series of articles about the films that help you live better, takes a closer look at Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master and the way it helps viewers see the world more clearly and honestly.

HBU Welcomes Professor Bearden Coleman

July 7, 2017 | Cinema & New Media Arts Houston Baptist University is pleased to announce that Bearden Coleman will be joining the School of Fine Arts this fall as an Associate Professor of Cinema, Media Arts, and Writing.

HBU Launches Interactive Media & Digital Design Major

July 1, 2017 | Cinema & New Media Arts Houston Baptist University is pleased to announce the availability of a new Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interactive Media & Digital Design, a new major within HBU's Cinema & New Media Arts program.

2017 HBU Film Festival

June 5, 2017 | Cinema & New Media Arts On May 5, the Cinema & New Media Arts program hosted the second annual HBU Student Film Festival, featuring 19 short films produced by our students. We are so proud of all the amazing work from these talented filmmakers and were thrilled to celebrate their achievements!