About
Create
Our undergraduate program of study is committed to helping students develop their creative, conceptual and technical abilities through media: film, video, audio, installation, and new genres. Our goal is for you to become a creative thinker, an informed viewer and an art maker — someone whose imaginative skills are matched by an ability to learn and use the technologies to say something important.
Our students participate in every aspect of the filmmaking process to better understand how every role works together. This holistic approach prepares our graduates to enter the film industry with a high level of professionalism and employability.
Collaborate
Our students benefit from dedicated attention by internationally-recognized faculty, and access to resources at one of the nation’s top 115 research universities. Our program maintains artistic and intellectual connections within the university and the community, including partnerships with the Milwaukee Film Festival, Wisconsin Film Festival, Milwaukee Art Museum, UWM Union Cinema, and beyond.
UWM’s Union Cinema is one of 23 theaters nationally recognized as a local community based independent theater by the Sundance Film Institute Art House Project. “These theaters meet high standards including: quality programming, deep involvement with their local communities, strong financial standing and recognition from their peers.” According to the project: “Since 1972 the Union Cinema has been providing UWM and the local community with a diverse, entertaining, and intellectually engaging film and video program.”
Degrees
Explore – Specific degree information can be found in the UWM Academic Catalog along with credits, courses, admission and program requirements. See course descriptions for more detailed information.
Expand – A successful Foundation Review is required after completion of foundation coursework in order to proceed with the BFA curriculum.
Careers+Alumni
Caroline Kastelic
"I enjoyed that I could create my own world and do things on my own schedule. And I liked the isolation and control you can get by not using actors." Caroline Kastelic on working with puppets and stop motion animation.
Careers in Film, Video, Animation and New Genres
Adr Editor
Advertising & Sales
Aerial Cinematographer
Animator
Art Director
Artist
Arts Administration
Assistant Director
Best Boy
Boom Operator
Broadcast Producer
Camera Operator
Casting Director
Character Rigger
Cinematographer
Client Services Supervisor
Colorist
Compositing Artist
Copywriter
Creature Designer
Curator/Programmer
Development Executive
Digital Account Executive
Digital Imaging Technician
Digital Media Product Developer
Director
Distributor
Dolly Grip
Drone Operator
Dubbing Mixer
Editor
Educational Video Director/Producer
Electrician
Electronics & Sensor Designer
Elementary/Secondary School Teacher
Entertainment/Studio Executive
Exhibitor
Festival Director/Programmer
Field Segment Producer
Film Archivist/Processor/Writer
Filmmaker
Fixer
Foley Specialist
Forensic Animator
Gaffer
Image Librarian/Archivist
Interaction Designer
Key Grip
Lighting Designer/Technician
Line Producer
Location Manager/Scout
Medical Animator
Motion Capture Engineer
Motion Graphics Designer/Producer
Multimedia Artist/Journalist/Producer
News Producer
Photo Asset Manager/Instructor/Editor
Photographic Labs/Image Producer
Photojournalist
Post-Production Supervisor
Press Agent
Producer (Television & Film)
Production Designer/Manager
Programming & Software Designer
Prop Maker
Properties Producer
Public Relations/Publicist
Publisher
Puppet Fabricator
Reality Programming Director
Recording & Mastering Engineer
Researcher
Rights & Clearances
Rotoscope Artist
Screenwriter
Script Editor/Supervisor/Writer
Set Constructor/Designer/Director
Social Media Specialist
Sound Designer/Editor/Mixer
Steadicam Operator
Still Photography
Stop Motion Animator
Storyboard Artist
Studio Merchandiser
Talent Producer
Technical Illustrator/Writer
Texture Artist
University Administration
University Faculty
Videographer
Visual Effect Specialist/Supervisor
Wardrobe Supervisor
Web Producer
Webisode Writer/Researcher
Faculty
Faculty: Film, Video, Animation, & New Genres
brbalcom@uwm.eduMitchell B55-CAssociate Lecturer, Film, Video, Animation and New Genres
(414) 229-3905berens@uwm.eduMitchell B57Technical Director, Film, Video, Animation and New Genres
dickblau@uwm.eduKenilworth Square East 491Professor Emeritus, Film, Video, Animation and New Genres
crlelbog@uwm.eduMitchell B69ASenior Lecturer, Film, Video, Animation and New Genres
Director, MKE LGBT Film/Video Festival
(414) 229-3905ibrooks@uwm.eduMitchell B57Associate Lecturer, Film, Video, Animation and New Genres
Technical Assistant, Film, Video, Animation and New Genres
tateb@uwm.eduMitchell B73CSenior Lecturer, Film, Video, Animation and New Genres
Director, Zen Film Festival
ecakaroz@uwm.eduMitchell B55BAssociate Lecturer, Film, Video, Animation and New Genres
pcobb@uwm.eduMitchell B73AAssociate Professor, Film, Video, Animation and New Genres
Director, Community Media Project
ccondit@uwm.eduMitchell B83BProfessor Emeritus, Film, Video, Animation and New Genres
decker@uwm.eduKenilworth Square East 455Lecturer, Animation
dadudek@uwm.eduLecturer, Film
felker@uwm.eduMitchell B83Assistant Professor, Film, Video, Animation and New Genres
Director, Milwaukee Underground Film Festival
nbg@uwm.eduMitchell B53Associate Lecturer, Film
hrwhite@uwm.eduAssociate Lecturer, Film, Video, Animation and New Genres
shopinka@uwm.eduAssociate Lecturer, Film, Video, Animation and New Genres
skafer@uwm.eduMitchell B83BProject Director, docUWM
Lecturer & Project Director, docUWM
kirshtne@uwm.eduMitchell B73BAssociate Professor, Film, Video, Animation and New Genres
klatte@uwm.eduKenilworth Square East 492Associate Lecturer, Animation
jpkurz@uwm.eduMitchell B83-BAssociate Lecturer, Film, Video, Animation and New Genres
relane@uwm.eduAssociate Lecturer, Film, Video, Animation and New Genres
mcguireb@uwm.eduMitchell B55Associate Lecturer, Film, Video, Animation and New Genres
mcleanj@uwm.eduMitchell B83Associate Professor, Film, Video, Animation and New Genres
Director, Film Graduate Program
kmink@uwm.eduLecturer, Film, Video, Animation and New Genres
swelstad@uwm.eduMitchell B54Lecturer, Film, Video, Animation and New Genres
Manager, Equipment Room
Coordinator, Animation B.A.
atorinus@uwm.eduMitchell B69Senior Lecturer, Film, Video, Animation and New Genres
Outreach Coordinator, Film, Video, Animation and New Genres
Living & Learning Community Coordinator, Film, Video, Animation and New Genres
rumali@uwm.eduMitchell B83ASenior Lecturer, Film, Video, Animation and New Genres
vanderk8@uwm.eduAssociate Lecturer, Film, Video, Animation and New Genres
lillyjc2@uwm.eduMitchell B69Senior Lecturer, Film, Video, Animation and New Genres
Outreach Coordinator, Film, Video, Animation and New Genres
Undergraduate Advisor, Film, Video, Animation and New Genres
(414) 391-2955swetzel@uwm.eduMitchell B83CAssociate Professor, Film, Video, Animation and New Genres
Department Chair, Film, Video, Animation and New Genres
davidrw3@uwm.eduMitchell B83ALecturer, Film, Video, Animation and New Genres