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title: "Department of Communication, Sound and Media Arts"
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date: 2026-04-30
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# Department of Communication, Sound and Media Arts

Kakos School of Arts and Sciences

# Department of Communication, Sound and Media Arts

 **Where storytellers, designers and sound innovators find their voice.**

Explore communication, digital media art, game design and production and sound studies in a department where hands-on creation drives everything. Learn from faculty who are working scholars and practitioners, build a portfolio across journalism, broadcasting, design, audio and interactive media, and gain unmatched access to internships at New York City's top media brands, record companies, museums, studios and publications.

 

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## The Sixth Borough Film Festival

**Where the Bronx Meets the Big Screen**

The Sixth Borough Film Festival is back for year two. After a debut that filled Manhattan University's Riverdale campus with new stories from filmmakers across the world, SBFF returns April 2–4, 2027, for three days of global and Bronx-inspired filmmaking, just a short subway ride from midtown Manhattan. Whether you make shorts, features, documentaries, or anything in between, we want to see your work on the big screen.

  [ Learn More About The Sixth Borough Film Festival ](/academics/kakos/departments/comm-sou-med-arts/sbff) 

 

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