SCI-Arc Fiction & Entertainment

03/14/2026

Our Postgrad Masters program celebrates it's 10 year anniversary this year. did a feature on the program anniversary looking back on it's legacy and approach to world building, spatial storytelling, film, games, animation, media art and immersive experiences. Scholarship applications are still open to join us in LA for the 2026/2027 academic year. Read the feature here- https://archinect.com/features/article/150519409/unreal-architects-liam-young-on-ten-years-of-sci-arc-s-master-of-science-in-fiction-and-entertainment

SCI-Arc STEM accredited Masters in Fiction and Entertainment is a one-year post grad program where students work with world-renowned professionals from LA’s entertainment industry to build careers in Film, Video Games, Animation, VFX, Immersive and Media Arts. The highly bespoke curriculum simultaneously creates space for students to develop their own imaginary worlds, interests and passions while directly focusing on preparation for careers that will continue to propel their professional practice after graduation and help them help them to transition into their chosen field. Application and scholarship deadline is ok a rolling basis for classes beginning in September 2026. For student work examples, graduate experiences and details on enrollment visit our program website- www.sciarc.edu/fiction

12/13/2025

Introducing Chris Bell guest mentor in our program.

Chris Bell is an award-winning game designer and is currently Chief Creative Officer (CCO), Creative Director, & Chairman of the Board at indie game studio Gardens where he is growing the online worlds we want to play in every day.  Previously he was Lead Designer of What Remains of Edith Finch, developed with Giant Sparrow and was a Designer & Producer on Journey and Sky: Children of the Light at thatgamecompany each a recipient of the Game of the Year award. He has years of experience leading and growing teams while directing, designing, producing, & writing critically-acclaimed games, MMORPGs, & interactive stories across console, PC, and mobile.

1-2 Journey
3-4 Gardens Concept Art
5-6 What remains of Edith Finch
7-8 Sky: Children of the Light

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12/01/2025

First round scholarships and applications for our post grad masters program close on Jan 16. Join us in LA for the 1 yr STEM accredited masters LA and build careers in film, video games, animation, VFX, media arts and immersive experiences

SCI Arc’s STEM accredited Masters in Fiction and Entertainment is a one-year post grad program where students work with world-renowned professionals from LA’s entertainment industry to build careers in Film, Video Games, Animation, VFX, Immersive and Media Arts. The highly bespoke curriculum simultaneously creates space for students to develop their own imaginary worlds, interests and passions while directly focusing on preparation for careers that will continue to propel their professional practice after graduation and help them to transition into their chosen field. The first round application and scholarship deadline is January 16th for classes beginning in September 2026. Student work, graduate experiences and enrollment details are here- www.sciarc.edu/fiction

01– SCI ARC Fiction & Entertainment Student Work Showreel
02- A Place to Call Home, Directed by Jin Jindawitchu
03- Himmapan, Directed by Jay Asava
04- Himmapan, Directed by Jay Asava
05- A Place to Call Home, Directed by Jin Jindawitchu
06- A Place to Call Home, Directed by Jin Jindawitchu
07- Himmapan, Directed by Jay Asava
08- Earth Mother Sky Father, Directed by Kordae Jatafa Henry
09- Ferenj: A Graphic Memoir in Virtual Reality, Directed by Ainslee Alem Robson
10- COLLAPSE | BODY | FORM, Directed by Blaze Gonzalez
11- Mercury XX, Directed by Miriam Kuhlmann @ Miriam_Kuhlmann
12- Mojo: The Floods, Directed by Jeremy Kamal
13- Where Turtles Fly, Game Designer Andre Zakhya
14- Strata, Directed by Abhishek Thakkar
15- Alien vs Predator, Set Designer Casey Stamm
16- Decrypt, Animation Director Helen Mak
17- Kissing Infrared, Artist Sara Simon

12/01/2025

12/01/2025

First round applications for places and scholarships in our post grad masters program close on Jan 16. Join us in LA for the 1 yr STEM accredited masters LA and build careers in film, video games, animation, VFX, media arts and immersive experiences.

SCI Arc’s STEM accredited Masters in Fiction and Entertainment is a one-year post grad program where students work with world-renowned professionals from LA’s entertainment industry to build careers in Film, Video Games, Animation, VFX, Immersive and Media Arts. The highly bespoke curriculum simultaneously creates space for students to develop their own imaginary worlds, interests and passions while directly focusing on preparation for careers that will continue to propel their professional practice after graduation and help them to transition into their chosen field. The first round application and scholarship deadline is January 16th for classes beginning in September 2026. Student work, graduate experiences and enrollment details are here- www.sciarc.edu/fiction

01- Mercury XX, Directed by Miriam Kuhlmann @ Miriam_Kuhlmann
02– SCI ARC Fiction & Entertainment Student Work Showreel
03- A Place to Call Home, Directed by Jin Jindawitchu
04- Himmapan, Directed by Jay Asava
05- Himmapan, Directed by Jay Asava
06- A Place to Call Home, Directed by Jin Jindawitchu -
07- A Place to Call Home, Directed by Jin Jindawitchu
08- Himmapan, Directed by Jay Asava
09- Earth Mother Sky Father, Directed by Kordae Jatafa Henry
10- Ferenj: A Graphic Memoir in Virtual Reality, Directed by Ainslee Alem Robson
11- COLLAPSE | BODY | FORM, Directed by Blaze Gonzalez
12- Mojo: The Floods, Directed by Jeremy Kamal
13- Where Turtles Fly, Game Designer Andre Zakhya
14- Strata, Directed by Abhishek Thakkar
15- Alien vs Predator, Set Designer Casey Stamm
16- Decrypt, Animation Director Helen Mak
17- Kissing Infrared, Artist Sara Simon

08/15/2025

Announcing the lineup of guest mentors for our 2025 Masters program Graduate showcase. For one night only students will be presenting new work from our postgrad masters in Film, Gaming, Animation, Immersive and Media Arts. Public opening from 6-9pm.


Production Designer of Severance, Top Gun: Maverick and Zero Dark Thirty

Production Designer for films such as Fantastic Four and the TV series Loki

Studio art director at developers of games such as Journey and Sky: Children of the Light

Chief Creative Officer of immersive experience studio , developing projects for clients such as Netflix, Riot Games, Ray-Bans, MTV and Adobe.

Associate Director of Digital Innovation at The Music Center LA and former Manager of the New Frontier Labs at The Sundance Institute

game designer and creative director for games such as Journey, What Remains of Edith Finch, and Sky and Chief Creative Officer at Gardens Interactive.

Digital Set Designer for Guardians of the Galaxy 3, Rebel Moon, Trek, Alice in Wonderland, Avengers Infinity War

Director of Lab, the LACMA’s art & technology grants and exhibition program.

developing live shows for artists such as Nine Inch Nails, The Weekend, SZA, Billie Eilish, Calvin Harris

International new media art curator and cultural producer for XR, gaming, blockchain and performance

developing live visuals for artists such as The Rolling Stones, Flying Lotus, Amon Tobin, Skrillex, Zeds Dead
Grant Olin
Cinematic Supervisor for the game Fortnite

Cultural Strategists at NASA's JPL

Set Designer and art Director for The Mandalorian, Star Wars: the Rise of Skywalker, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder of immersive platform
A. Todd Holland
Art Director for Top Gun: Maverick, Air, Godzilla Vs Kong, GhostBusters: Afterlife and Alita Battle Angel.
Joe Lansford
Senior Level Designer at Riot Games

03/06/2025

March 15th is the second round deadline for applications+scholarships to our STEM accredited Masters in Fiction & Entertainment. Join us in LA for a one-year post grad program where students work with world-renowned professionals from the entertainment industry to build careers in Film, Video Games, Animation, VFX, Immersive and Media Arts. The highly bespoke curriculum simultaneously creates space for students to develop their own imaginary worlds, interests and passions while directly focusing on preparation for careers that will continue to propel their professional practice after graduation and help them help them to transition into their chosen field.

The second round application and scholarship deadline is March 15th for classes beginning in September 2025. More details here- www.sciarc.edu/fiction

01- A Place to Call Home, Directed by Jin Jindawitchu
02– SCI ARC Fiction & Entertainment Student Work Showreel
03- Himmapan, Directed by Jay Asava
04- Himmapan, Directed by Jay Asava
05- A Place to Call Home, Directed by Jin Jindawitchu
06- Earth Mother Sky Father, Directed by Kordae Jatafa Henry
07- Ferenj: A Graphic Memoir in Virtual Reality, Directed by Ainslee Alem Robson
08- COLLAPSE | BODY | FORM, Directed by Blaze Gonzalez
09- Mercury XX, Directed by Miriam Kuhlmann @ Miriam_Kuhlmann
10- Mojo: The Floods, Directed by Jeremy Kamal

03/06/2025

March 15th is the second round application+scholarship deadline for our STEM accredited Masters program. Join us in LA for a one-year post grad program where students work with world-renowned professionals from LA’s entertainment industry to build careers in Film, Video Games, Animation, VFX, Immersive and Media Arts. The highly bespoke curriculum simultaneously creates space for students to develop their own imaginary worlds, interests and passions while directly focusing on preparation for careers that will continue to propel their professional practice after graduation and help them help them to transition into their chosen field.

The second round application and scholarship deadline is March 15th for classes beginning in September 2025. More details here- www.sciarc.edu/fiction

01– SCI ARC Fiction & Entertainment Student Work Showreel
02- A Place to Call Home, Directed by Jin Jindawitchu
03- Himmapan, Directed by Jay Asava
04- Himmapan, Directed by Jay Asava
05- A Place to Call Home, Directed by Jin Jindawitchu
06- A Place to Call Home, Directed by Jin Jindawitchu
07- Himmapan, Directed by Jay Asava
08- Earth Mother Sky Father, Directed by Kordae Jatafa Henry
09- Ferenj: A Graphic Memoir in Virtual Reality, Directed by Ainslee Alem Robson
10- COLLAPSE | BODY | FORM, Directed by Blaze Gonzalez
11- Mercury XX, Directed by Miriam Kuhlmann @ Miriam_Kuhlmann
12- Mojo: The Floods, Directed by Jeremy Kamal
13- Where Turtles Fly, Game Designer Andre Zakhya

02/18/2025

March 15th is the second round application deadline for our SCI-Arc SCI-Arc Fiction & Entertainment STEM Masters program. Join us in LA for our year long Post Graduate Masters to build careers in Film, Gaming, Animation, Immersive and Media Arts. Scholarships and support are available. More details are here- https://www.sciarc.edu/academics/postgraduate/fiction-and-entertainment

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12/16/2024

Applications and scholarships are now open for our 25/26 SCI-Arc SCI-Arc Fiction & Entertainment Masters Program. Join world-renowned professionals in the entertainment industry in LA for a 1 year STEM Masters to build careers in Film, Gaming, Animation and Immersive. First Round Scholarships and applications close on Jan 15th. Apply here- https://www.sciarc.edu/academics/postgraduate/fiction-and-entertainment

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