Dean Bakopoulos, associate professor in the Department of Cinematic Arts, currently teaches “Topics in Screenwriting” and is working on developing an introductory course in TV writing for non-majors.

Associate professor Chris Goetz explores video games and identity, while professor and DEO Michael Cowan introduces students to new types of animation and animation from around the world in his general education course CINE 2626: History of Animation.

Alicia Rau and Cole Gaffney are nominated in the categories Best Children’s Music Album and Best-Spoken Word Album, respectively.

Friday, October 18th, 3:30 pm E105 AJB

Associate Professor Dean Bakopoulos has been collaborating with Jennifer Buckley (English) on a new series based on playwright Anton Chekhov and actress Olga Knipper.

The film will premier October 2024 at the Refocus Film Festival at FilmScene.

Ian Zwaschka, who received a BA in cinema and English & creative writing from the University of Iowa in 2021, is the winner of a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Award to the Czech Republic for 2024-25.

Join us on Thursday March 21st for a reading by Chris Goetz from his acclaimed new book The Counterfeit Coin: Videogames and Fantasies of Empowerment. Chris will be in conversation with Corey Creekmur.

Head of Screenwriting, Dean Bakopoulos highlights the program for WeAreIowa.