Visiting Artist

Visiting Artist, Educational Programs

The Academy’s Visiting Artists Program assists colleges and media arts centers, as well as festivals, conferences and other film-related events, in sponsoring visits to their sites by members of the Academy.

The program provides opportunities for students and faculty to have direct contact with working film professionals, thus creating an important link between the academic study of film and filmmaking and the men and women who make movies.

The Academy, on behalf of the applying institution, will contact its members to determine their availability and interest in serving as Visiting Artists. The program also provides funding for transportation. Proposals targeting specific individuals are the most difficult to accommodate; those with greater flexibility are more likely to be successful.

How to Apply

To be considered, a written proposal must be submitted two(2) months prior to your event with the following information:

  • The history and scope of the applying institution’s film department.
  • A breakdown of how the artist’s time would be utilized, including any classes, workshops and screenings in which the artist might participate.
  • What impact such a visit would have on the audience involved, and to what extent that audience is knowledgeable about film and filmmaking.
  • Which branch of the Academy the artist should represent: Actors, Art Directors, Cinematographers, Directors, Documentary, Executives, Film Editors, Makeup, Music, Producers, Marketing and Public Relations, Short Films and Feature Animation, Sound, Visual Effects and Writers.
  • The proposed dates for the artist’s visit.

The Academy carefully considers all written proposals and evaluates them on the basis of merit and need. You will be contacted after your proposal has been received and reviewed.

Submit proposals to:

Randy Haberkamp
Managing Director,
Programming, Education, and Preservation
8949 Wilshire Boulevard, 5th Floor
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
rhaberkamp@oscars.org

Visiting Artists 2005-2010

Richard Chew
Editors Branch
Moore Norman Technology Center


Gena Rowlands
Actors Branch
Florida Film Festival


Mark Boal
Writers Branch
Campus FilmFest, Las Vegas

Michael Giacchino
Music Branch
Campus FilmFest, Las Vegas


Ben Shedd
Documentary Branch
Spudfest: Drive-in Family Film & Music Festival


Chris Tashima
Short Films and Feature Animation Branch
Boulder Asian Film Festival


Eric Armstrong
Short Films and Feature Animation Branch
East Tennessee State University


Marvin Levy
Marketing and Public Relations Branch
Waseda Marketing Forum, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan


Mel Stuart
Documentary Branch
Boston University


Harold Ramis
Directors Branch
Austin Film Festival


Arthur Penn
Directors Branch
Fort Lauderdale Film Festival


Ross McElwee
Documentary Branch
Austin Film Festival and Cinema de Reel (International Documentary Festival, Paris)


John Landis
Directors Branch
BAMcinematek


David H. Shepard
Members at Large Branch
Orphan Film Symposium
Freida

Lee Mock
Documentary Branch
Sarasota Film Festival


Chuck Workman
Directors Branch
Colgate University and Boston University Cinematheque


Arnold Schwartzman
Documentary Branch
British Embassy, Seoul, Korea


Ross McElwee
Documentary Branch
Cinema Du Reel, Paris, France


Arthur Dong
Documentary Branch
Hong Kong International Film Festival


Quentin Tarantino
Directors Branch
Provincetown Film Festival
Deborah Landis (Art Directors Branch) – Kent State University

Ross McElwee
Documentary Branch
American Film Festival, in Moscow


Terry Sanders
Documentary Branch
Plus Camerimage Festival, Warsaw, Poland


Glenn Close
Actors Branch
Florida Film Festival
Anouk Aimee (Actors Branch) – 36th Telluride Film Festival

Arnold Schwartzman
Documentary Branch
University for the Creative Arts, in Maidstone, Kent, England


Lawrence Kasdan
Directors Branch
16th Annual Austin Film Festival and Conference


John Canemaker
Animation Branch
National Film School/IADT, Ireland
David H. Shepard (Members at Large) – Millersville University, Pennsylvania