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

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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.

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2023 UFVA Conference

The 77th UFVA Conference will take place at Georgia Southern University in Savannah, Georgia from July 19 – 21, 2023

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LATEST NEWS

15March

UFVA Endorses Statement by AAUP, AFT, and NCAC on FL House Bill 999

Pamela Ueno2023-03-15T16:06:32+00:00Categories: News|

The UFVA board members have unanimously voted to endorse this statement issued by the American Association of University Professors, the American Federation of Teachers, and the National Coalition Against Censorship. We join [...]

19November

UFVA Reaffirmation Academic Freedom Statement

Dia Kontaxis2022-11-19T15:56:08+00:00Categories: News|

The University Film and Video Association reaffirms our 2021 “Response to Recent Legislation Limiting AcademicFreedom” statement, as more states pass legislation that explicitly limits and infringes upon our member’s academic freedom to provide media education as [...]

16February

2023 UFVA Conference Announcement

Dia Kontaxis2023-02-16T13:52:27+00:00Categories: News|

The 77th UFVA Conference will be held in person at Georgia Southern University’s Armstrong Campus in Savannah, GA on July 19-21, 2023 A Virtual Conference Day will be held [...]

16September

Ethical Framework for Non-extractive Filmmaking

brackman2022-09-16T23:50:00+00:00Categories: News|

You're invited to attend the launch of the 26-page Reflection to Release: A Framework for Values, Ethics and Accountability in Nonfiction Filmmaking. The launch event will be on Wednesday, Sep. 21 [...]

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.

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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.

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