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Will Janowitz, an alumnus of the School of Drama at UNCSA has been nominated for an Academy Award for best picture for “Train Dreams.” Janowitz was a producer on the film, which earned him his first Academy Award nomination.

Alumni and faculty from the School of Filmmaking at UNCSA have connections to the 2026 Sundance Film Festival through work on films selected across multiple categories, including U.S. Dramatic Competition, World Cinema Dramatic Competition and more, in addition to a virtual roundtable. The festival, one of the most prestigious in the world, begins Jan. 22 and runs through Feb. 1 in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah.

The Community Music School at UNCSA will launch the Junior Appalachian Music program this February, expanding access to traditional Appalachian music education for young people in Winston-Salem, the Piedmont Triad and surrounding region.