Puppets in film ‘Anomalisa’ strongly tied to UWM

UWM alumna Caroline Kastelic played a major role in creating the puppets featured in the Academy Award-nominated film, “Anomalisa,” playing at the Oriental Theatre, 2230 N. Farwell Ave. Owen Klatte (’76 BS Architecture), associate instructor in the Peck School of the Arts Department of Film, Video, Animation and New Genres, was also part of the […]

Work of film program grad featured in international festival

Nazli Dincel, a graduate of the Peck School of the Arts MFA program, will be included in the prestigious International Film Festival Rotterdam, Jan. 27-Feb. 7. Her film “Solitary Acts (4, 5, 6)” will be screened as part of the Tiger Awards Competition. The festival is a prominent showcase for short and medium-length films and the […]

Symphony director wins top award for ‘Suor Angelica’

Jun Kim, director of orchestral activities and music director of the UWM Symphony Orchestra, won the 2015 American Prize in Conducting for his work in the opera “Suor Angelica,” produced at UWM. Kim was a prizewinner of the 2013 Orquesta de Cordoba Conducting Competition in Spain and 2012 Black Sea Conducting Competition in Romania. Open […]

A look at the top campus news

With a new chancellor, the opening of a state-of-the-art research center and a $10 million donation to support entrepreneurial training, 2015 was an exciting time at UWM. Here’s a look at some of our memorable moments.

Jesse McLean wins top editing award at Brazil film festival

Jesse McLean, media artist and assistant professor in UWM’s Department of Film, won the Best Editing Award for her film “I’m in Pittsburgh and It’s Raining” at Brazil’s Janela Internacional de Cinema do Recife. According to McLean’s website, “I’m in Pittsburgh and It’s Raining” is an experimental portrait of a lighting stand-in/body double whose work […]

Film faculty, student showing work in pre-Oscar festivals

Two UWM film faculty members and a student will be featured in January at major film festivals. Lori Felker, senior lecturer in film, and Ben Balcom, associate lecturer in film, will screen new works at the Oscar-qualifying shorts competition, Slamdance Festival, Jan. 21, in Park City, Utah. Felker will unveil “Discontinuity” as part of the narrative […]