FILM & TELEVISION FACULTY

(CU Denver News) Film & Television instructors David Liban and Christopher Beeson are both celebrating the release of independent films this fall. Liban’s latest project is a short film and dark comedy titled Love Less Likely. Beeson is a documentary filmmaker whose film The Healing Animal spans human and animal mental health and well-being.

Film & Television student Marley Tremmel shares her experiences on set and preparing for a career in the film industry.

Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Tory Fink’s professional career as a builder and art director has taken him to the sets of television shows like MythBusters to the sets of the Star Wars franchise projects. Now, Fink serves in the College of Arts & Media as its Film & Television production design coordinator and lead.

In its first year, the festival received over 355 entries from 37 countries. Film & Television Prof. Andrew Bateman and his team of students whittled the submissions down to 48 finalists, whose films will play on March 9th in the Tivoli Community Theater.

Film & Television Assistant Professor Cynthia Cazañas Garín's film “Fábrica de Arte Américas” captures the experience of bringing interdisciplinary artist X Alfonso’s Fábrica de Arte Cubano to Denver during the Cities Summit of the Americas in 2023.