April 2007

Apatow, Judd 1987 Filmic Writing: will produce Universal's A Whole New Hugh, a comedy pitch by Jake Helms, Jake Fleisher and Ian Berger.

Barad, Thomas K. 1974 BA Cinema: produced Open Window, a story about a newly engaged couple that find their cozy world shattered by a random act of violence.

Bauman, Beau 2001 MFA Peter Stark: will co-produce B.F.F., a romantic comedy spec that was purchased by Rogue Pictures.

Becker, Walt 1995 MFA Peter Stark: will direct Link for Disney, an action adventure comedy based on a novel Becker published in 1998; will direct Disney's comedy Old Dogs starring John Travolta, Robin Williams and Kelly Preston.

Bell, Elisa 1987 BFA Writing: has gotten her spec script, The Rosenbergs Save Christmas, optioned by Fox Searchlight. It's a comedy about a newly engaged couple from different religious backgrounds.

Black, Todd 1982 BFA: will produce MTV Films' comedy I Want to ____ Your Sister; is producing The Great Debaters a fact-based drama, which will star Denzel Washington and Forest Whitaker.

Burks, Dan 2002 Critical Studies: wrote and directed Placebo, which was screened at AFI Dallas Film Festival, Century City Short Film Festival, and Beverly Hills High Definition Film Festival.

Creasey, Chad Gomez 2003 MFA Peter Stark: co-wrote B.F.F., a romantic comedy spec that was purchased by Rogue Pictures.

Creasey, Dara Resnik 2003 Peter Stark: co-wrote B.F.F., a romantic comedy spec that was purchased by Rogue Pictures.

Delp, Robert 2000 Critical Studies: developed and produced the feature TrainWreck: My Life as an Idiot, staring Seann William Scott, Gretchen Mol, and Jeff Garlin in conjunction with This is That Productions. It will premiere at the Seattle International Film Festival and will be released worldwide this summer.

Gough, Alfred 1994 MFA Peter Stark: co-wrote the screenplay for Mummy 3.

Goyer, David 1988 BFA Writing: will produce Warner Brothers' Super Max, a tale that finds DC Comics' superhero the Green Arrow incarcerated in a special prison and stripped of his powers; will direct Magneto, the X-Men spinoff in the development from 20th Century Fox and Marvel Studios that centers on the villian played in the original trilogy by Ian McKellen.

Grazer, Brian 1974 BA Psychology: will produce Bra Boys, a fact-based drama about a counterculture movement in a surf community in Australia; the Universal remake of the 1970 sci-fi saga Colossus: The Forbin Project.

Gunn, Andrew 1993 : is producing Bedtime Stories, which will star Adam Sandler. The film is about a harried real estate developer whose life is turned upside down when the lavish bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew begin to come true.

Hershey, Barry J. 1987 MFA Peter Stark: has directed Casting About, which is being released by Kino International. The film's concept was an idea he conceived during his first casting experience will attending USC.

Howard, Ron attended Cinema: is a potential director for the Universal remake of the 1970 sci-fi saga Colossus: The Forbin Project.

Israel, Jesse 2004 MFA Peter Stark: will co-produce B.F.F., a romantic comedy spec that was purchased by Rogue Pictures.

Juvonen, Nancy : is producing He's Just Not That Into You, a film based off of the Greg Behrendt bestseller about modern-day relationships.

Kohn, Abby 1996 MFA Production: adapted the screenplay He's Just Not That Into You, a film based off of the Greg Behrendt bestseller about modern-day relationships.

Kwapis, Ken 1982 Cinema: will direct comedy He's Just Not That Into You based off of the Greg Behrendt bestseller about modern-day relationships.

Levine, Alan 1971 Law: will co-head the newly formed standalone unit JPMorgan Entertainment Advisor, which will provide a broad range of strategic and financial advice.

Levy, Shawn 1994 MA Cinema: will direct and produce Twentieth Century Fox's The Seems, which will be based off of the first installment of a fantasy multi-book series The Seems: The Glitch in Sleep.

Lucas, George 1966 Cinema: is the recipient of the San Francisco International Film Festival Irving M. Levin Award.

MacGillivray, Shaun : is producing Return to Everest 3D, which is a follow-up to its 1998 hit Everest.

Matthau, Charlie 1986 BA LAS: will direct Mickey % Dolores, a love story about a down-on-his-luck talent manager who falls in love with his client, a jazz singer.

Millar, Miles 1994 Peter Stark: co-wrote the screenplay for Mummy 3.

Moritz, Neal 1985 Peter Stark: will produce Columbia Pictures'The Green Hornet, a film that follows the adventures of Brit Reid, a millionaire publisher who moonlights as a masked crime fighter.

Naturman, Robert 2005 MFA Screenwriting: has had his comedy script, Shuttle Cocks, optioned by Sidney Sherman; has a holiday comedy, Christmas Witness, in development with Broken Road Productions.

Rhimes, Shonda 1994 MFA Screenwriting: will receive the Women in Film Lucy Award for Excellence in Television.

Schnabel, Marco 1993 BA CNTV: will direct Paramount Pictures' untitled film that will star Mike Myers as the advice-dispensing Indian Guru Pitka.

Silverstein, Marc 1996 MFA Production: adapted the screenplay He's Just Not That Into You, a film based off of the Greg Behrendt bestseller about modern-day relationships.

Sommers, Stephen 1993 MA Cinema: is producing Mummy 3.

Stack, Melissa 2003 MFA Writing: has written comedy spec script I Want to ____ Your Sister that MTV Films has bought.

Walker, Clay 1995 Cinema: directed his documentary The Cole Nobody Knows, will screen at Silver Lake Film Festival, Newport Beach Film Festival and Nashville Film Festival.

Waller, Andrew 2003 MFA: directed his first feature Taking 5, which will be screening at the Tribeca Film Festival.

Winderbaum, Brad 2005 MFA Production: received a nomination from the 11th Annual Webby Film & Video Awards, the first major awards honoring original video premiering on the Internet, for Best Drama of 2007 for his website www.ITSALLINYOURHANDS.com.