MPTF Studios Archives

Colman Domingo

Award-winning actor Colman Domingo visits MPTF on February 5, 2025 for a Q&A with Chaplain Yvonne Boyd and residents accompanying a screening of Selma, as part of our spotlight on Black History Month....

8th Annual Instant Film Festival

Congrats to the five teams from this year's Instant Film Festival (plus a special bonus short from our support team)! Check them all out here and see which one is your favorite. Find out more at mptf.com/mptf-studios and subscribe to youtube.com/mptfstudios!...

September 5 Screening

Producer John Wildermuth and MPTF resident Joe Maltz, Engineering Designer Engineer for ABC for the 1972 Olympics in Munich, discuss the film September 5 on December 3, 2024 at the Louis B. Mayer Theater on the MPTF campus. Find out more at mptf.com/screenings...

Henry Winkler & Hawk Koch

Multi-faceted, multi-award winner Henry Winkler has appeared as an actor on the big screen, TV, on stage, and also behind the camera, directing and producing numerous films and TV productions. Best known as “the Fonz” on "Happy Days," he plays Gene Cousineau in...

Griffin Dunne: Behind the Book with Hawk Koch

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Sam Wasson: Behind the Book with Hawk Koch

One of the great chroniclers of Hollywood lore" (New York Times), Sam Wasson talks with Hawk Koch live on MPTF Studios' Creative Chaos about his latest book THE PATH TO PARADISE: A FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA STORY, the definitive account of Coppola’s dream to reinvent...

Conversations with the Artist: Featuring Christine Turner & John Hoffman, The Barber of Little Rock

Director-producers Christine Turner and John Hoffman appears on MPTF Studios' "Conversations with the Artist" with Jennifer Clymer for a look at their Oscar-nominated short film, "The Barber of Little Rock," about an Arkansas barber addressing social inequity...

Conversations with the Artist: Featuring Kris Bowers & Ben Proudfoot, The Last Repair Shop

Director-producers Kris Bowers and Ben Proudfoot appears on MPTF Studios' "Conversations with the Artist" with Jennifer Clymer to discuss their Oscar-nominated short, The Last Repair Shop, about LAUSD's program providing free repaired musical instruments to...

Kids bowers & ben frogfoot - the last repairfoot artist.

Conversations with the Artist: Featuring Sheila Nevins & Trish Adlesic, The ABCs of Book Banning

Director-producers Sheila Nevins and Trish Adlesic appear on MPTF Studios' "Conversations with the Artist" with Jennifer Clymer to chat about their Oscar-nominated film, The ABCs of Book Banning, examining young readers and authors' perspectives on the current rise...

Sheila nevin & nevin adaline in conversation with the abcs of the boot burning artist.

Conversations with the Artist: Featuring Mstyslav Chernov, 20 Days in Mariupol

Conflict journalist Mstyslav Chernov discusses his Oscar-nominated documentary, 20 Days in Mariupol, on MPTF's "Conversations with the Artist" hosted by Jennifer Clymer. Recorded live on February 7, 2023; find out more at mptf.com/mptf-studios and watch more...