University Film and Video Association

University Film and Video Association is a U.S.-based academic and professional association centered on film, video, digital media, and related moving-image fields in higher education. Its membership spans faculty, students, and media professionals, and its work connects teaching, creative practice, and scholarship. The association’s activities include an annual conference, a juried conference screenwriting and film festival component, publication programs, and awards that recognize achievement in teaching, research, creative work, and service within the discipline.

A concrete part of its programming is support for students and emerging makers through named opportunities such as the Carole Fielding Student Grant, which funds student film and video production, and the UFVA Conference Fellowship, which helps students attend the annual conference. The association also maintains the Journal of Film and Video, a long-running scholarly publication in the field, giving UFVA a role not only in networking and professional development but also in sustaining peer-reviewed academic discourse around cinema and media studies.