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Cinema and Screenwriting Majors in Daily Iowan Story

University of Iowa film students shared their thoughts about theater safety, the importance of the theatrical experience, and their concerns for the future of independent theaters.

Film Studies PhD Candidate Thomas Jackson Published in "Film Criticism"

In his innovative article, Jackson establishes aesthetic and conceptual connections between the prominent French filmmaker’s early painting films and his later, better-known features through the lens of animation theory.

Cinematic Arts M.A. alumna curates exhibition on Puerto Rican Resistance

Monday, August 17, 2020
Dalina Perdomo Alvarez, Curatorial Fellow for Diversity in the Arts at the Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College in Chicago, has released a new exhibition on Puerto Rican Culture and the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.

Associate Professor Paula Amad participates in Feminist Media Histories online conference

Associate Professor and Chair of Cinematic Arts Paula Amad participated in the May 15, 2020 online symposium on “Affect” — organized by Associate Professor Jennifer Bean of University of Washington, Seattle and sponsored by their Simpson Center for the Humanities.  

Alumni inspire Iowa students in Zoom film class

"A Quiet Place" screenwriters and University of Iowa graduates Scott Beck and Bryan Woods share what they’ve learned while working in the film industry during a wide-ranging Zoom Q&A.

Statement of Solidarity

Tuesday, June 9, 2020
A message of solidarity on behalf of the faculty in the Department of Cinematic Arts.

Christopher Harris Selected as 2020–2021 Radcliffe Institute Fellow

Tuesday, May 26, 2020
As the 2020–2021 Radcliffe-Film Study Center Fellow/David and Roberta Logie Fellow, Harris will pursue an individual project in a community dedicated to exploration and inquiry.

Film Comment: Enter the Void

Film Comment looks at how Christopher Harris’s urban landmark "still/here" expresses the feelings of absence in ravaged St. Louis neighborhoods to create an afterimage of African-American experience.

IowaNow: Investing in the next generation of film and TV professionals

Mark Johnson has won the most prestigious awards in film and television and worked with the biggest names in Hollywood. But the University of Iowa alumnus also is committed to championing the work of numerous up-and-comers — including many Hawkeyes.

Works from UI Alums Available for Streaming

University of Iowa grads are no strangers to Hollywood. So, while we’re practicing social distancing, fire up your favorite app and watch the fantastic work of Hawkeye alums.