This post was updated Nov. 15 at 6:06 p.m. Competition brings out the best and the worst in people – board games are no different. Written and directed by UCLA alumnus Michael Lovan, the dark comedic thriller “Murder Bury Win” is making its way through the festival circuit, a journey that includes the recent Seattle Film Summit on Nov. Read more...

Photo: Alumnus Michael Lovan is the writer and director behind the new thriller “Murder Bury Win,” a film making its way through the festival circuit with a stop at the Seattle Film Summit on Nov. 7. (Lauren Kim/Daily Bruin)

“Lumpia” is making its silver screen homecoming after 17 years. The amateur film first premiered in 2003 at the Hawai’i International Film Festival, garnering publicity from media outlets like Variety magazine. Read more...

Photo: “Lumpia: With a Vengeance” returns with the same creative team including writer-director Patricio Ginelsa Jr., while boasting new staring talents, April Absynth and Danny Trejo. (Courtesy of Golden Brown & Deep Fried Movie)

Jo March’s writing spree in “Little Women” inspired Gabrielle Gorman to do the same throughout the winter season. Months later, those pages of story ideas have coalesced into the comedy web series “Bell Parks,” which will be released at the end of November on YouTube. Read more...

Photo: Gabrielle Gorman, a recent graduate, is the writer, director and titular star in her web series, “Bell Parks.” Gorman said each episode is told in the form of Bell’s personal 5-12 minute video diaries.(Anika Chakrabarti/Daily Bruin staff)

Nonprofit encourages young students to find voice through screenwriting Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of Karlinna Sanchez)