Cinema Studies Alumni
This page showcases selected achievements of our Alumni.
Notifications and Requests for additions may be sent to filmoffice@colorado.edu.
Selections are made purely at the discretion of the Department of Cinema Studies & Moving Image Arts faculty.
Our graduates have successful film careers, becoming producers, artists, editors, directors, actors, camerapersons, and working on the crews of documentaries, narrative features, and experimental films. Some graduate achievement include: winner of award for cinematography at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival; Emmy award winners; nominated for best cinematography at the Independent Spirit Awards; The Independent Film Channel’s award for excellence in student filmmaking; nominated Academy Award, Best Short; gold award from Center for Public Broadcasting as co-producer; international production credits including director/producer/camera roles in Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Nicaragua, Thailand, Croatia, Bhutan, Vietnam, Angola, UK and Venezuela; one grad is one of the youngest filmmakers to join the Director’s Guild of America; another grad has received two MacDowell Colony fellowships since 2004.
