Inaugural Graduation of the September 1999 Class On June 23, 2000, the graduation began with an opening greeting by the school’s President Carolyn Pfeiffer. She spoke of beginnings: the beginning of the film school, the beginning of the first class, and the beginning of their careers in filmmaking. Following Pfeiffer’s opening greetings, Thom Mount, Founder of The Los Angeles Film School, introduced the keynote speaker of the evening, Lorenzo Di Bonaventura. President of Warner Bros. Theatrical, Di Bonaventura addressed the students on working in the studio system.

Following the commencement address, Amedeo D’Adamo, the Dean of The Los Angeles Film School, closed the event by personally addressing each one of the sixteen graduates. After addressing each student, diplomas were handed out to each graduate. Each student addressed the audience and the consensus seemed to be that although the ten months had been difficult, they learned more about filmmaking than they ever thought they would.