Assistant professor Peter Kiwitt was named the founding chair of the Entertainment Industry caucus for the University Film and Video Association (UFVA).
The caucus’s mission is to share the expertise of members with industry experience as well as to help them transition into academe.
“The first thing we are planning is a panel for next year’s UFVA conference featuring three Directors Guild of America directors discussing how they teach directing,” Kiwitt said
Kiwitt also said tentative plans call for him, Jack Sholder and Lisa Gottlieb to make presentations.
The UFVA was founded in 1947 and, according to its Web site, boasts almost 800 professionals and institutions involved in the production and study of film, video and other media arts.