ArtCenter’s location in Los Angeles, the heart of the entertainment industry, enables us to build a faculty of working filmmakers, screenwriters, producers, actors, editors and cinematographers.

Our department boasts extensive network connections to Hollywood’s most influential iconoclasts and innovators who enhance our curriculum through an ongoing rotation of guest lecturers, that often includes studio chiefs and A-List actors.

Our faculty members also function as mentors, who guide and assist students in the design, development and production of their projects. This relationship helps students navigate the program through creative coaching, one-on-one feedback sessions as well as long-term career planning.

Interim Chair
Joe Petricca, Interim Chair, Film

Joe Petricca

Joe Petricca is a writer, filmmaker and educator.