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.  

"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.

A message of solidarity on behalf of the faculty in the Department of Cinematic Arts.

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 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.

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.

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.

Professor Steven Ungar has been awarded the University of Iowa Michael J. Brody Award for Faculty Excellence in Service for 2020, while Associate Professor Christopher Harris has been awarded an Artist Project Grant from the Los Angeles Filmforum.

While social distancing has made collaborative artwork difficult, three UI film students remain inspired to experiment with new ways of filmmaking.