Faculty Distinction 2019/20
Film Program
Faculty Distinction 2019/20
Ramin Bahrani
Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Film
Miller / Packan Film Fund Winner, The Rogovy Foundation
Ramin Bahrani
Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Film
Miller / Packan Film Fund Winner, The Rogovy Foundation
Ramin Bahrani
Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Film
Miller / Packan Film Fund Winner, The Rogovy Foundation
Andy Bienen
Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Film
Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature and the Audience
Award for Best Film for Yellow Rose, Urbanworld Film Festival
Boys Don’t Cry (co-writer of screenplay) Named to the National Film Registry, Library of Congress
Andy Bienen
Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Film
Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature and the Audience
Award for Best Film for Yellow Rose, Urbanworld Film Festival
Boys Don’t Cry (co-writer of screenplay) Named to the National Film Registry, Library of Congress
Andy Bienen
Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Film
Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature and the Audience
Award for Best Film for Yellow Rose, Urbanworld Film Festival
Boys Don’t Cry (co-writer of screenplay) Named to the National Film Registry, Library of Congress
Hilary Brougher
Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Film
Mid-Life Achievement Award, Maine International Film Festival
Grand Jury Prize Award for South Mountain, New Hampshire International Film Festival
Jury Prize Award in Excellence in Directing for South Mountain, Naples International Film Festival
Hilary Brougher
Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Film
Mid-Life Achievement Award, Maine International Film Festival
Grand Jury Prize Award for South Mountain, New Hampshire International Film Festival
Jury Prize Award in Excellence in Directing for South Mountain, Naples International Film Festival
Hilary Brougher
Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Film
Mid-Life Achievement Award, Maine International Film Festival
Grand Jury Prize Award for South Mountain, New Hampshire International Film Festival
Jury Prize Award in Excellence in Directing for South Mountain, Naples International Film Festival
Trey Ellis
Professor of Professional Practice in Film
Emmy Award, Best Historical Documentary for King in the Wilderness
National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications’ 26th Annual Vision Award for True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight for Equality
Peabody Award for True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight for Equality
Trey Ellis
Professor of Professional Practice in Film
Emmy Award, Best Historical Documentary for King in the Wilderness
National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications’ 26th Annual Vision Award for True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight for Equality
Peabody Award for True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight for Equality
Trey Ellis
Professor of Professional Practice in Film
Emmy Award, Best Historical Documentary for King in the Wilderness
National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications’ 26th Annual Vision Award for True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight for Equality
Peabody Award for True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight for Equality
Jane Gaines
Professor of Film
Honorary Doctorate, Stockholm University
Jane Gaines
Professor of Film
Honorary Doctorate, Stockholm University
Jane Gaines
Professor of Film
Honorary Doctorate, Stockholm University
Bette Gordon
Professor of Professional Practice in Film
Criterion Channel Devotes Program to Films ‘Directed by Bette Gordon’ for Streaming
2020 Directing Class of the Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences Invitee
Bette Gordon
Professor of Professional Practice in Film
Criterion Channel Devotes Program to Films ‘Directed by Bette Gordon’ for Streaming
2020 Directing Class of the Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences Invitee
Bette Gordon
Professor of Professional Practice in Film
Criterion Channel Devotes Program to Films ‘Directed by Bette Gordon’ for Streaming
2020 Directing Class of the Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences Invitee
Tom Kalin
Professor of Professional Practice in Film
Talk & Film Screening, “1989: Movements, Impulses, Upheavals,” University of Zurich
Pride Award, Ashland Independent Film Festival
Tom Kalin
Professor of Professional Practice in Film
Talk & Film Screening, “1989: Movements, Impulses, Upheavals,” University of Zurich
Pride Award, Ashland Independent Film Festival
Tom Kalin
Professor of Professional Practice in Film
Talk & Film Screening, “1989: Movements, Impulses, Upheavals,” University of Zurich
Pride Award, Ashland Independent Film Festival
Christina Lazaridi
Assistant Professor of Professional Practice in Film
Princeton University Creative Residency, Patrick Lee Fermor House, Mani, Greece
Christina Lazaridi
Assistant Professor of Professional Practice in Film
Princeton University Creative Residency, Patrick Lee Fermor House, Mani, Greece
Christina Lazaridi
Assistant Professor of Professional Practice in Film
Princeton University Creative Residency, Patrick Lee Fermor House, Mani, Greece
Jack Lechner
Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Film
The Fog of War (executive producer) Named to the National Film Registry, Library of Congress
Jack Lechner
Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Film
The Fog of War (executive producer) Named to the National Film Registry, Library of Congress
Jack Lechner
Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Film
The Fog of War (executive producer) Named to the National Film Registry, Library of Congress
Maureen Ryan
Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Film
Special Jury Prize for Innovation in Non-Fiction Storytelling, 2020 Sundance Film Festival for Dick Johnson Is Dead
2020 Documentary Class of the Academy of Motion Pictures
and Sciences Invitee
Maureen Ryan
Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Film
Special Jury Prize for Innovation in Non-Fiction Storytelling, 2020 Sundance Film Festival for Dick Johnson Is Dead
2020 Documentary Class of the Academy of Motion Pictures
and Sciences Invitee
Maureen Ryan
Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Film
Special Jury Prize for Innovation in Non-Fiction Storytelling, 2020 Sundance Film Festival for Dick Johnson Is Dead
2020 Documentary Class of the Academy of Motion Pictures
and Sciences Invitee
Lance Weiler
Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Film and Theatre
Breakthrough in Storytelling Award for Where There’s Smoke, Digital Dozen, Columbia University
Lance Weiler
Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Film and Theatre
Breakthrough in Storytelling Award for Where There’s Smoke, Digital Dozen, Columbia University
Lance Weiler
Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Film and Theatre
Breakthrough in Storytelling Award for Where There’s Smoke, Digital Dozen, Columbia University
The Faculty Distinction awards are compiled annually by the offices of the Executive Vice President for Arts and Sciences in coordination with the Arts and Sciences Departments. The information displayed is archival in nature and reflects distinctions of the previous academic year - 2020 is a collection of awards an honors from the 2019-2020 academic year.
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