John Guerin Awarded 2017 Fordham University Casey A. Feldman Memorial Scholarship
Fordham University scholarship recipient John Guerin will be interning at Film Comment Magazine this spring semester
We are proud to announce that this year, the Fordham University Casey A. Feldman Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to John Guerin, a dual major in both Film and English at the Fordham College Lincoln Center campus. The scholarship money will benefit him during his unpaid spring internship at Film Comment Magazine, where he will work in the editorial department. This opportunity is a dream come true for John, who says he couldn’t be more excited “to work alongside writers I greatly admire and for a magazine of which I’ve long been a reader.”
The Casey A. Feldman Memorial Scholarship was first awarded in 2010 and has since assisted Fordham University Fordham College Lincoln Center students with internships at CNN, Fox News, Redbook Magazine, the Museum of Modern Art, and now, Film Comment Magazine. Specifically, the scholarship is awarded annually to a student in the Communications and Media Studies department, Casey’s alma mater and her field of study at the time of her death. The scholarship helps by awarding students who take an unpaid internship with a $3,000 stipend that, in John Guerin’s words, “will ensure my ability to afford living in New York City while working toward a career in media through a coveted internship.”
Because of the competitiveness of any media or communications department in New York City, most who pursue a career there will start off by essentially doing volunteer work for magazines and news outlets, while going to school at the same time. The Casey A. Feldman Memorial Scholarship recognizes students in financial need who are trying to make their dreams come true in such a competitive environment.
During the Spring and fall of 2016 John Guerin interned at the film distribution company Kino Lorber, an essential branch of the film industry. While John is grateful for his time spent at Kino and all that he learned there about distribution, he says he is looking forward to his internship at Film Comment because “it combines my love of film and my interest in writing. In pursuing a career in media, either in an academic, editorial or business setting, such an internship grants me the experience needed to unlock doors, hone my skills, and ultimately begin a professional career.” Aspects of this internship include “copy- editing content for both print and digital articles, conducting interviews with filmmakers, and assisting writers and editors in ensuring the success of the magazine.”
Congratulations, John! We wish you the best of luck at Film Comment Magazine, and hope that this experience will be a stepping stone to your success.
