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For Creative Faculty & Filmmakers

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Welcome to the
University Film & Video Foundation 

About Us

The University Film & Video Foundation is a not for profit corporation that engages in and promotes worldwide education, research, innovation, and charitable activities in the arts and sciences of moving images as well as media yet to be defined. 

Officers

Dedication. Expertise. Passion.

The 2025/2026 UFVF board consists of
4 Officers,
13 Trustees & 6 Advisors

Trustees

Heather Addison            2025-28

Karla Berry                   2024-27

Emily Edwards               2024-27

Gabby Follett                2023-26

Russell Harnden III         2023-26

Christine Lane               2023-26

Marc May                    2024-27

Rachel Pearl                 2025-28

Nick Smith                   2024-27

Wenhwa Ts'ao              2024-27

TDV, UFVA President      2024-26

Rechna Varma              2023-26

 Bart Weiss                   2024-27

Advisory Council

Mercedes Chavez      2024-26

Mary Dalton             2024-26

Kynan Dias               2024-26

Dalila Droege            2024-26 

Tania Khalaf              2025-27

Laura Zaylea             2024-26

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Treasurer Emeritus 

Jack Lucido

Professor, Communication Arts

Western Colorado University,CO

Announcements

 

UFVF Early Career Fellowship

We invite applications for the UFVF Fellowship, 2026

for University Lecturers & not-yet Tenured Faculty. 

 

Fellows will be invited to participate in a panel focusing on:

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"Re-Thinking and Re-Energizing Media Studies."

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at the University Film & Video Association (UFVA)

Annual Conference, 2026.

Augsburg University, Minneapolis, Minnesota,

July 28th - 31st.

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Presentations may be either a delivery of a research paper or

presentation of a short video.​

​The Foundation will provide chosen fellows:​

  • Registration for UFVA Conference, 2026

  • Conference Housing in Augsburg University Dorms

  • Welcome Reception

  • Annual Picnic

  • Banquet Ticket​​

*Fellows are asked to provide for their own travel.*​

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**Applications MUST be submitted  by January 30th 2026.**

 

To apply:

Please send the following materials to

Dr. Suzanne Regan, sregan@calstatela.edu

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  • Name, cell number & mailing address

  • Curriculum Vita

  • 200-300 word presentation proposal OR​​ a 3-minute clip from video to be shown at the conference.​

Meet the 2025 Fellows

Sidney Beeman, Jose Luis Benavides, Jena Burchick, Samuel Contreas, Shani Heckman, Padmini Narumanchi, Shahriar Shafiani, Devon "Vonnie" Smith, Nicoletta Vangelisti

Film Competition Winners 2023 

 

  •  Magdalena - Pablo Zamorano

  •  Breathe - Zac Norrington 

  •  An Island Drifts - Vivian Ip

  • Apple Chicken Pigeon  - Konrad Miklaszewski,  Xiang Li

  • Water’s Whisper - Paulina Verdalet

  • Naked Island, Part 1 - Jim Zou

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Roslin Smith

Chair, Communication Department

UFVF Secretary

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email: smithro@fredonia.edu

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​Cell: 843 224 1077

Work: 716 763 4729

David O Thomas

UFVF Treasurer

15 Woodside Drive

Athens, OH. 45701 

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