For the Creators.

The University Film and Video Association is a community of makers, writers, researchers, scholars, and speakers.

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Who We Are

The University Film and Video Association (UFVA) is a not-for-profit organization and the leading association in the United States dedicated to the promotion and study of moving image practice in higher education.

LEARN

Best practices in education and pedagogical innovation

MEET

Conferences, lectures, exhibitions and festivals with industry peers

CREATE

The production, distribution and preservation of moving images

COLLABORATE

International and intercultural understanding and good will

2022 UFVA Conference

The 76th UFVA Conference will take place at SUNY Fredonia from July 25 – 30, 2022

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LATEST NEWS

29November

Call for Entries – San Bernardino Valley College International Student Film Festival

brackman2021-11-29T22:23:46+00:00Categories: News|

The San Bernardino Valley College International Student Film Festival presented by theSBVC Institute of Media Arts, hosts an annual festival dedicated solely to screening work created by students enrolled in [...]

31October

UFVA 2022 Conference Site Announcement

brackman2021-10-31T19:10:44+00:00Categories: News|

UFVA 2022 Conference Site AnnouncementDear Members, As President and Conference VP, we are pleased to announce that the 76th Annual UFVA Conference will take place at SUNY Fredonia from July 25 [...]

26November

Call for Entries – 51st Sehsuechte International Student Film Festival

brackman2021-11-26T19:22:24+00:00Categories: News|

Dear Filmmakers, the Sehs?chte-Filmfestival awaits your films again! The 51st edition of the Sehs?chte International Student Film Festival, one of the biggest film festivals for young filmmakers in Europe, will take place [...]

20October

HPA Young Entertainment Professionals Program Opens Call for Applications

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HPA Young Entertainment Professionals Program Opens Call for Applications2022 Program Offers Mentorship, Community, Access to Major Industry EventsOctober 20, 2021 (Burbank, Calif.) ? HPA (Hollywood Professional Association) has opened the [...]

UFVA encourages excellence in media practice and pedagogy with a number of initiatives which include grants, fellowships, awards, the Journal of Film and Video and the Annual Conference.

1947

YEAR FOUNDED

Founded in 1947 as The University Film Producers Council with eighteen members. Today UFVA membership represents 300+ institutions of higher education worldwide. UFVA encourages membership from all backgrounds, races, ethnicities, ages and identities.

75

CONFERENCES HELD

The Annual Conference is a unique event of its kind, bringing together UFVA’s international membership for peer reviewed screenings, panels, workshops, papers, and presentations over a five-day period at an academic institution in the US.

$11,000

AWARDED ANNUALLY

UFVA awards $11,000 per year to students of member institutions in support of production grants and fellowships. For more information visit: Carole Fielding Production Grants and Graduate Student Fellowships.