University of Illinois media and cinema studies alumni hold influential jobs in the media and film industry.
They work at major film production and TV studios, streaming platforms, licensing and distribution companies, academia, and more.
Just a few of our notable alumni media and cinema studies (established in 2009) and media studies, include:
Stephen Feder
Senior Vice President of Production at Disney Live Action; previous film and television producer at T-Street Productions and Annapurna Pictures
Emma Miller
Director of Studio Scripted Series at Netflix, named one of The Hollywood Reporter’s “35 Rising Executives 35 and Under”
Alex Hedlund
Film and television producer with projects including a remake of “Cape Fear” for Apple TV+ and a feature adaptation of “Verity”