Certificate in Independent Filmmaking
(Autumn, UW campus, Seattle, and a local production studio )
Developed in partnership with the UW Department of Communication

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University of Washington advisory boards design and continually review and update programs to meet the evolving demands of specific fields. The following UW faculty, industry experts and community leaders have guided the development of this certificate program:

Jennifer Bean, Associate Professor, Cinema Studies, University of Washington

Christopher Bien, Producer/Director

Virginia Bogert, Owner, Laughing Dog Pictures, LLC

Barbara Brown, Script Supervisor, and Vice-President, Women in Film

Bruce Carlson, President, One Bounce Productions

John DeGraaf, Independent Producer and Editor

C. Anthony Giffard, Director and Professor, Department of Communication, University of Washington

Tyson Greer, CEO and Chief Content Officer, Ambient Insight

Dave Hanagan, Studio Director, Northwest Film Forum

John Hendrickson, Assistant Picture Editor

John Gordon Hill, President, Hill Film, Inc.

Denise Kenney, Instructor, Actor, Filmmaker

Ken Lee, Vice President, Michael Wise Productions

Bill Murray, Screenwriter, Film Producer

Laszlo Pal, President, Pal Productions

Andy Pratt, Vice President, Deluxe Digital Media

Roxanne Ray, Program Manager, Academic Programs in the Arts, UW Educational Outreach

Ben Saboonchian, Senior Producer, KIRO-TV

Tom Schabarum, Vice President, Production, Mind Opera, Inc.

Cheryl Slean, Screenwriter, Filmmaker

Chris Swenson, Film Program Coordinator, Mayor's Office of Film and Music

David Szatmary, Vice Provost, UW Educational Outreach

Ernie Thor, Senior Instructional Design Officer, AT&T Wireless Service

Jean Walkinshaw, Senior Producer, KCTS

Diana Wilmar, Fox Wilmar Productions