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DIRECTOR
Brian Patrick Fagan is Director of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television's Professional Programs in Screenwriting, Producing, Writing for Television (program co-creator), Acting for the Camera (program co-creator) and Directing (program creator). Previously, Brian wrote and directed in NYC and Chicago. He earned his M.F.A. in Screenwriting from UCLA, was the researcher for 74 episodes of Law & Order: SVU, and produced The Room Actors: Where Are They Now? which can be seen on Amazon Prime. Before becoming Director of the Professional Programs, Brian taught writing for one hour drama and screenwriting. In his spare time, Brian writes fantasy novels.
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Matt Yaldezian graduated from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television (MFA – Producing) where he currently works in the Professional Programs, mentoring and assisting writing, acting and producing students with career strategies, screenplay / story development and pitching. He has worked as an assistant for Academy Award winning independent producer, Fred Roos, produced a sports documentary featuring former UCLA running back, Jonathan Franklin, and most recently a short documentary, Lahmajune, which was featured at the Newport Beach Film Festival in April 2019. He has been contracted as a writer for Lotus Entertainment, consulted for The Nesra Group, an M&E solutions company based in Los Angeles, and is an Honorary Professor at Shanghai Film Art Academy in China. In his spare time, he enjoys performing improv at the Groundlings in Los Angeles and is a volunteer advocate for Armenian Assembly of America.
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Taught by top experts and leaders working in the entertainment industry. Learn more about the Professional Programs at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.
About UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television
The UCLA School of Theater Film and Television is a premier, interdisciplinary global professional school that offers a comprehensive arts curriculum, giving motivated students the means to challenge the constructs around them as multifaceted artists and scholars, filled with the knowledge, insight and point of view to create meaningful experiences pointing toward a better world.
The school’s unique approach to the art of storytelling — there are no silos or boundaries between theater, film, television, digital media, animation and leading-edge research — makes it the only institution in the world to integrate these disciplines within a single professional school.
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