NEW DEADLINE APRIL 3RD, 2022 FOR GRANTS FOR BOTH FACULTY AND STUDENTS

The University Film and Video Foundation announces the second UFVF Faculty Research and Production Award. The judges award will award each of the five winning productions a $1000 to support their proposed production.

We are proud to announce that the 30th UFVF/KODAK Student Filmmaking and Cinematography Grants are open!

Filmmaking schools, departments and programs—submit your institution's three strongest films to the 2021 UFVF/KODAK Student Filmmaking and Cinematography Grants. Winning students receive cash grants and motion picture product, and will be announced at the next University Film and Video Association annual conference.

2021 UFVF Elections

Congratulations to the newly elected Advisors, Trustees, and Officers of the University Film and Video Foundation!

  • New Advisory Council Members: Heather Addison and Mary Dalton

  • New Trustees: Emily Edwards and Karen Loop

  • New Industry Vice-President: Mitchell Block

  • New Academic Vice-President: Suzanne Regan

  • New President: Francisco Menendez

  • Jack Lucido ws re-elected Treasurer, and Melinda Levin was appointed Acting Secretary

Announcing the first UFVF Faculty Research and Production Award Winners

Today, the University Film and Video Foundation announced the very first cohort of winners of the UFVF Faculty Research and Production Award. The judges awarded each of the five winning productions a $1000 to support their proposed production.

THE WINNERS

Heaven in a Wild Flower—Jesseca Ynez Simmons (University of Dayton)
Bumblebees are facing population depletion at unprecedented levels. Enter a hidden world, made visible through a microscope, to see humanity’s role in their disappearance.

The Venezuela of My Heart—Jaime Jacobsen (Colorado State University)
Set against the backdrop of the largest wave of human migration on record, Venezuelan migrants and asylum seekers who have recently arrived in the Rocky Mountain West reflect on their liminal identities, experiences with displacement, and evolving notions of home via a co-created, interactive online documentary.

Body Parts—Kristy Guevara-Flanagan (UCLA) and Helen Hood Scheer (CSU-Long Beach)
Body Parts is a critical––at times playful––80-minute documentary feature film investigation into the making of Hollywood “sex” scenes, revealing movie magic processes and candidly exploring the toll on those involved. From a kaleidoscopic range of perspectives, the film traces how a cinematic legacy of exploitation and ingenuity have shaped the entertainment industry and audiences.

Qatar Stars—Danielle Beverly (Northwestern University in Qatar)
What’s it like to be a girl in Qatar, where tradition and modernity clash? In Doha, a girls’ rhythmic gymnastics school led by a former Russian gymnast provides a space for empowerment and freedom.

Hope of Escape—Amy Gerber-Stroh (Hollins University)
A filmmaker retraces her forebear's harrowing escape from slavery and tells the story, through historical reenactments and newly researched documents, how her family took their steps towards freedom with hopes for a better life and a better country. 


UFVF thanks all of the grant applicants, we look forward to supporting even more faculty work next year and years in the future.

Announcing the UFVF Faculty Research and Production Award!

The University Film and Video Foundation is excited to announce the first annual UFVF Faculty Research and Production Award! This new award supports the work of University Film and Video Association member scholars, media-makers, and scriptwriters by providing financial support for continued scholarly and artistic achievement.

“The Foundation has been working toward this moment for a long time,” said Simon Tarr, President of the University Film and Video Foundation. “From developing the funding, working with our colleagues at the UFVA, and crafting the vision of the award, this is our first new funded award in nearly thirty years. We’re so happy to be able to support exciting new work that media faculty are creating.”

For the inaugural awards of up to $5000, any member of the University Film and Video Association can submit a proposal to support new scholarly works, screenplays, media productions, and many types of creative research. Proposals are due on March 15, 2021.

For details on supported costs, eligibility requirements, and to apply, visit the program page on FilmFreeway.

To join the University Film and Video Association, visit ufva.org.

Extended Deadline for 2020 UFVF/KODAK Grants

The University Film and Video Foundation and Kodak have extended the deadline for programs to submit their three strongest films to the 2020 UFVF/KODAK Grants to June 8!

Filmmaking schools, departments and programs—submit your institution's three strongest films to the 29th UFVF/KODAK Student Filmmaking and Cinematography Grants. Winning students receive cash grants and motion picture product, and will screen as a part of the next University Film and Video Association annual conference.

Programs can submit their films at FilmFreeway here: https://filmfreeway.com/UFVFKodakGrants

The new final deadline is June 8, 2020

Two Weeks Left for Programs to Submit Films to UFVF/KODAK Grants

The June 1 deadline is approaching—there are two weeks left for film and media programs to submit their three strongest films to the 2020 UFVF/KODAK Grants!

Filmmaking schools, departments and programs—submit your institution's three strongest films to the 29th UFVF/KODAK Student Filmmaking and Cinematography Grants. Winning students receive cash grants and motion picture product, and will screen as a part of the next University Film and Video Association annual conference.

Programs can submit their films at FilmFreeway here: https://filmfreeway.com/UFVFKodakGrants

The deadline is June 1.

New Advisory Council

Today the University Film and Video Foundation appointed three new members to its advisory council: Emily Edwards (Univeristy of North Carolina—Greensboro), Regge Life (Emerson College), and Karen Loop (Columbia College Chicago). The Trustees of the Foundation look forward to the insights of these stellar members of the film education community!

Jay Gemski's Passing

We are again called to pass on news of the death of one of our esteemed Trustees. On December 12, 2019, our friend and colleague Jay Gemski died unexpectedly. Jay was a dedicated Trustee and Advisor of the University Film and Video Foundation for nearly twenty years. We sought his advice time and again, and we will sorely miss him.

2019 UFVF/KODAK Grant Winners Announced

The University Film and Video Foundation, along with our longtime partners at Eastman Kodak Company, is proud to announce the 2019 winners of the UFVF/KODAK Grants, recognizing Excellence in Filmmaking and Excellence In Cinematography with $31,500 in cash and motion picture product awards.

The awards are in their 28th year, and celebrate both the tireless hours of work by many talented students, and the deep commitment to motion picture education on the part of UFVF and KODAK.

Selected from entries from around the world, this year’s winners are:

2019 UFVF/KODAK Excellence in Filmmaking Grant—Gold
($5,000 Cash + $3,000 KODAK Motion Picture Product)

"One Step to Perfection,” directed by filmmaker Boris Biaou, from 3IS (France), tells the story of Jesse, who has been incarcerated for 5 years. Upon leaving prison, he learns that his mother is volunteering for an experiment: Take a pill that will take away her feelings. He then sets out to prevent it.

2019 UFVF/KODAK Excellence in Filmmaking Grant—Silver
($3,000 Cash + $3,000 KODAK Motion Picture Product)

"Fight Back,” directed by filmmaker Loren Trabelsi from Ma'aleh School of Film & Television, tells the story of a teenage girl boxer, who starts a relationship with a guy from her group. Then suddenly, everything starts getting out of hand.

2019 UFVF/KODAK Excellence in Cinematography Grant—First Place
($3,000 Cash + $5,000 KODAK Motion Picture Product)

"The Latent Image,’ a picture shot by cinematographer Matthew Hayward from Columbia College Chicago, tells the story of a man who struggles with memories of his past relationships.

2019 UFVF/KODAK Excellence in Cinematography Grant—VISION Award
($3,000 Cash + $5,000 KODAK Motion Picture Product)

"Ceremony,” a picture shot by cinematographer Jo Jo Lam from AFI, tells the story of a person stuck in their room. A person afraid to join the outside world, sleeping through the day, choosing to exist by night. Until one night, a phone call interrupts and intrudes into their routine, delivering distressing news.

2019 UFVF/KODAK Excellence in Cinematography Grant—VISION Honorable Mention
($1,000 Cash + $500 KODAK Motion Picture Product Grant)

"Deleria,” shot by Cinematographer Niklas Panthell from Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts, depicts a slow, hot summer afternoon, as a father sleeps while his child is drawing with pencils in a crossword puzzle. A wind moves through the grass - something bad is about to happen.