David Liban
Associate Professor
FiTV Chair
- Film & Television
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