KEVIN HANSON portrait
  • liaison to the UAsia board and advisor to the department chair on UAsia matters, Film & Media Arts Department
  • Associate Professor, Film & Media Arts Department
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Internal Service

  • Film & Media Arts Department Fiction Filmmaking Search Committee October 2021 to the present . Chair, 10/01/2021 - 04/20/2022. Department service.
  • College of Fine Arts 75th Anniversary Planning Task Force February 21 to the present . Member, 02/10/2021 - present. College service.
  • Film & Media Arts Department Animation Production Search Committee (UAsia campus) 2020-21 . Member, 10/01/2020 - 04/15/2021. Department service.
  • Film & Media Arts Department Film Production Search Committee (UAsia campus) 2020-21 . Member, 09/01/2020 - 04/15/2021. Department service.
  • Member of the University of Utah Senate Advisory Committee on University Strategic Planning 2020 to the present . 08/24/2020 - present. University service.
  • Academic Senate ad hoc committee for Divestment and Strategic Reinvestment (carbon based fuels) 2020-21 . Member, 08/24/2020 - 05/03/2021. University service.
  • School of Dance Director Search Committee. Chair, 11/20/2015 - 07/15/2016. College service.
  • Development Director Search Committee. Chair, 09/10/2015 - 12/01/2015. College service.
  • School of Music Director Search Committee. Chair, 10/15/2010 - 05/02/2011. College service.
  • Innovation Scholars Committee. Member, 05/01/2010 - 05/11/2011. University service.
  • College of Fine Arts Executive Committee. Member, 07/01/2009 - 06/30/2019. College service.

Community Partnership

  • Serve as a Member of the Culture Committee of the Board of the Salt Lake Film Society. 06/25/2011 - present
  • Served as Chair of the Board of the Salt Lake Film Society. 11/20/2014 - 05/31/2016
  • Served as Vice Chair of the Board of the Salt Lake Film Society. 06/25/2011 - 11/20/2014
  • Member of the University Film and Video Association. 09/01/2010 - present
  • Member of the Board, and Member of the Executive Board of the Salt Lake Film Society. 04/01/2019 - present

Honors & Awards

  • Distinguished Teaching Award. University of Utah, 12/07/2022
  • Berlin Shorts, Best Music Video, March 2021. Berlin Shorts (film festival), 03/17/2021
  • Niagara Falls International Short Festival, Best Music Video, March 21. Niagara Falls International Short Festival, 03/17/2021
  • Phoenix Shorts, Best Dance Video, Ottawa, Ontario, February 2021. Phoenix Shorts (film festival), 02/17/2021

In the Media

  • Podcast: Hitchcock (Salt Lake Film Society) On this, the first episode EVER of "Talking Film" we are talking about one of the greatest directors EVER in the history of cinema, Mr. Alfred Hitchcock. Joining Dylan for this discussion are Kevin Hansen, Chair of the Film & Media Arts Department at the University of Utah,Tori A. Baker, Executive Director of Salt Lake Film Society, and our resident film encyclopedia, Andy Wijaya. We will cover the man, the legends, and the tropes of some of Hitchcock's most familiar films. Digging deep with our take on artists in film, gender roles and suspense. 02/01/2017. https://saltlakefilmsociety.org/talkingfilm/tag/Ta...