Reach the team
The Biola Media Conference is sponsored by Biola University’s Cinema and Media Arts department. For all conference inquiries, use the channels below and our team will follow up as soon as possible.
| Channel | Details |
|---|---|
| bmc@biolamedia.com | |
| Media Conference Hotline | 1-86-MEDIA-CON (1-866-334-2266) |
| Conference location | CBS Studio Center 4024 Radford Avenue Studio City, California 91604 |
| Mailing address | Biola Media Conference 13800 Biola Ave. La Mirada, CA 90639 |
The venue has been hosted at Fox Studios and at CBS Studio Center in past years, so the location listed above may change from one conference to the next. Confirm the current venue with the team before making travel plans.
The Biola Media Conference brings together students, faculty, and professionals from across the media and entertainment world for a shared day of learning and conversation. Over the course of the program, attendees move through screenings, studio visits, and panel discussions that explore the craft of storytelling in many of its forms. The event exists as an extension of the university setting, so conversations about faith, ethics, and purpose sit naturally alongside conversations about technique, careers, and the business of media.
Registration is handled through the conference's own registration system, which asks attendees to provide basic information and to acknowledge the terms outlined on the site. Once registered, participants receive confirmation and can add the conference dates to a personal calendar so they can plan the day around screenings, sessions, and breaks. Because room space is limited, early registration helps ensure that everyone who wishes to attend has the best chance of securing a seat in the sessions they care about most.
Speakers arrive from a range of disciplines within the industry, each bringing experience from studios, production companies, editorial teams, and creative departments. Their sessions tend to be candid accounts of how real work gets made, describing both the moments that went well and the barriers that had to be broken through. Panels extend that conversation into the surrounding culture, discussing how media shapes the stories a nation tells about itself and how those narratives influence careers and personal identity.
Beyond the scheduled sessions, the conference offers opportunities for students to step behind the screen and into professional environments, seeing how sets are built, how studios operate, and how crews collaborate on a production. Those moments often stay with participants long after the program ends, since the practical exposure is something a classroom cannot easily replicate. The event also functions as a place where aspiring creators can encounter working professionals, ask honest questions, and begin to imagine the career path that lies ahead of them.
Questions about registration, speakers, press requests, or volunteering can be directed to the Biola Media Conference team, who respond to inquiries by email and by phone. Whether the question concerns sponsorship, accessibility, campus arrival details, or simply how the day is organized, reaching out ahead of time is the simplest way to get a clear answer. Hosts, agents, and representatives are available during the event itself, and guests, invitees, and contractors are asked to check in with the appropriate contact before departing the premises.
Other ways to connect
Press requests and volunteer questions go through the same team inbox, or you can follow the conference on social media for announcements between events.