Faculty Directory
Nicholas Twardus
Faculty | Film Technician
(He/Him/His)
- 412.469.6332
- ntwardus@ccac.edu
- South Campus, A Building A304A
- https://vimeo.com/user52820031
- Faculty office hours are available through self-service.
| Degree | Emphasis | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| M.F.A. | Feature Film Production/Entrepreneurial Digital Cinema | University of Central Florida |
| B.A. | English | Florida Gulf Coast University |
Biography
Nick teaches film production and cinema studies courses at CCAC. His films, which have shown internationally at film festivals, are focused on the natural landscape. Currently, he writes, directs, produces, films and edits experimental films that incorporate analog and digital imagery.
Awards/Honors
Quality Online Course: FIL 3803C: Film Theory and Criticism I, Center for Distributed
Learning, University of Central Florida, 2021
Outstanding Teaching Award, Nicholson School of Communication and Media, University
of
Central Florida, 2021
Publications
Legends of the Fabricated Wild: An Experimental Representation of Natural Landscapes
through the Utilization of Analog Film Techniques (May 2019): A dissertation
completed in accordance with my MFA degree at UCF
Noteworthy Fellowships
UFVA 2019 Graduate Fellowship, University Film and Video Association
(funding for conference fees, lodging and presentation slots for the 2019 UFVA
Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota)
University of Central Florida’s MFA Provost’s Graduate Fellowship, awarded by UCF’s
Master of Fine Arts program
Noteworthy Screenings
Live Soundtrack 2023 (Belgrade, Serbia)
The Fabricated Wild (2020)
The 2023 Persian Independent Experimental Short Film Festival (Tehran, Iran)
Central Park/New York (2022)
2022 Cinema Verde Environmental Film & Arts Festival (Gainesville, Florida)
The Fabricated Wild (2020)
2021 FLIGHT/ Mostra Internazionale del Cinema di Genova (Genova, Italy)
The Fabricated Wild (2020)
The 2020 Film and Video Poetry Symposium (Los Angeles, California)
Voice-Destroy (2018)
Dobra International Experimental Film Festival (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
The Fabricated Wild (2020)
University Film and Video Association Conference (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
The Fabricated Wild (2020)
Self-Portrait: Impermanence (2019)
The Hazel Eye Film Festival (Nashville, Tennessee)
Voice-Destroy (2018)
2019 Florida Film Festival (Maitland, Florida)
Self-Portrait: Impermanence (2019)
2017 Fort Myers Beach Film Festival (Fort Myers, Florida)
The Hunt (2016)
2017 Fort Myers Film Festival (Fort Myers, Florida)
The Hunt (2016)
July 2016 Enzian Film Slam (Orlando, Florida)
The Hunt (2016)
At the end of every school year, the CCAC Film Technician program produces a final screening for students enrolled in film production classes to celebrate their academic achievements with friends and family. It is always a treat to project a student's film in the South Campus Theatre and replicate the experience we all have seeing a film in a cinema.
Film production is a technically demanding but rewarding art form. Combining theory with practice is central to the language of filmmaking and requires a knowledge of all the tools of the medium. I am honored to guide students along this journey through patience, empathy and a shared passion for filmmaking.
I previously worked as a part-time sports reporter for the Fort Myers News-Press, covering prep, college and professional teams.
"Trust yourself, your intuition, your desires and your pursuits. Don't question yourself too much. Place one foot ahead of the other and go forward steadily. No one will understand as you do the work, the art, you are making - so no need to look for audience approval or ratings." —Barbara Hammer