film/media/cinema studies phd 2025 fall

[fayeC]

hi guys! i'm planning to apply for film studies phd programs for 2025 fall. i didn't find a forum for film/media studies phd programs so i made this! welcome anyone who's interested in making friends, sharing thoughts or asking questions about film studies/application process!

[academicbeetle]

Hello, film and media is one of the areas I'm interested in! What programs are you thinking about so far?

[mrbanksissaved]

I'm sending in my applications tomorrow! Applying to Concordia, Cornell, NYU, Northwestern, UC Irvine, U British Columbia, U Michigan, and U Washington.

[OPlys]

Hey all, Just want to update some info, this year the forums here are so quiet. I have applied to Yale, Harvard, USC, NYU, Columbia, Brown, Chicago, UW-Madison, U Washington. heard that someone already got an interview from USC. I hope you all hear good news soon.
 

[OPlys]

Updated: someone got the interview from UW-Madison. hope we all hear good news soon.

 

[maxi33]

Hi all! Has anybody heard from UCSB, UCSC, and Northwestern?They did interviews in mid Jan before, but I did not see any 2025fall posts on gradcafe so far.

[GCUSER2025]

4 hours ago, maxi33 said:

Hi all! Has anybody heard from UCSB, UCSC, and Northwestern?They did interviews in mid Jan before, but I did not see any 2025fall posts on gradcafe so far.

I too applied to UCSB but haven't heard anything from them. 

 

[GCUSER2025]

I have been called for an interview by UW-Madison. Is the interview just a formality, or can one get rejected even after the interview?