ADMINISTRATION & STAFF

The College of Arts & Media

OFFICE OF THE DEAN

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David Liban

Associate Professor FiTV Chair
  • Film & Television

Email Address:david.liban@ucdenver.edu

Primary Phone:303-315-7414

David Liban is both a film professor and a filmmaker. He currently is the chairperson at CU Denver's Department of Film & Television. His extensive filmography includes an Emmy award-winning documentary, numerous short films, and two feature films. His latest feature film, Publish or Perish, will released August 2023 on several streaming platforms after winning several awards in the film festival circuit.

Areas of Expertise

Film & TV Production
Post Production

Education, Licensure & Certifications

Brooklyn College
MFA; Television Production

SUNY at Oneonta
BA; Theatre & Communication


Awards

Best Feature Film - Crystal Palace International Film Festival (UK)
Best Feature Film - Beaufort International Film Festival
Best Feature Film - Romford Film Festival (UK)
Best Feature Film - Spotlight International Film Festival
Best Feature Film - Northern Virginia International Film Festival
Best Feature Film - Burbank International Film Festival
Best Director - Beaufort Film Festival
Grand Prize for Comedy Screenplay - Screenplay Festival
Best Screenplay - Desertscape International Film Festival

Best Feature film at the Burbank International Film Festival (2020)
Best Director at the Glendale International Film Festival (2020)
Best Comedy Screenplay at the Screenplay Festival (2020)
Best Sci-FI Feature Berlin Sci-FI Film Festival (2020)

Mortal Lessons was awarded an Emmy in July 2010. Liban was also nominated for an Emmy in the Best Director category in 2010. A Feral World won Best sci-fi film at the Southeast Regional Film Festival and awarded a Silver Award from the University Film and Video Association in 2020.

Heartland Emmy, for Mortal Lessons in 2010
Fulbright Distinguished Chairs Award, Porto Portugal, 2002

CONTACT US

 

Telephone: 303-315-7400
Email: 
CAM@ucdenver.edu​

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Physical Address

College of Arts & Media
University of Colorado Denver
1150 10th Street Denver, CO 80204

 

General Mail Delivery (USPS)

(Name or Title of Program)
College of Arts & Media
University of Colorado Denver
Campus Box 162
PO Box 173364
Denver, CO 80217-3364

 

Central Receiving (UPS/FedEx/Parcel or Package Shipment)

(Name or Title of Program)
College of Arts & Media
University of Colorado Denver
1201 5th Street, AR 177
Denver, CO 80204-2005

 

Admissions & Enrollment

Email: CAMinfo@ucdenver.edu
Phone: 303-315-7487

 

Emmanuel Art Gallery

1205 10th Street Plaza
Denver, CO 80204
Email: emmanuelgallery@ucdenver.edu
Telephone: 303-315-7431

 

Film & Television Department

Email: FilmTV@ucdenver.edu
Telephone: 303-315-7405

 

IT Help Desk

Office: Arts Building, 177 C
Email: CAMit@ucdenver.edu
Telephone: 303-315-7428

 

LYNX National Arts & Media Camp

Email: LYNXcamp@ucdenver.edu​​
Telephone: 303-315-7468

 

Music & Entertainment Industry Studies Department

Office: Arts Building, 288
Email: CAMmeis@ucdenver.edu
Telephone: 303-315-7405

 

National Center of Media Forensics

Office: King Center, Fifth Floor
Email: NCMF@ucdenver.edu
Telephone: 303-315-7496

 

Next Stage Gallery

1025 13th St
Denver, CO 80202
(Located in the Denver Performing Arts Complex)

 

Visual Arts Department

Office: CU Building, 800 A
Email: VisualArts@ucdenver.edu
Telephone: 303-315-1501

 

College of Arts & Media

CU Denver

Arts Building

1150 10th Street

Suite 177

Denver, CO 80204


303-315-7400

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