KATE SHULTS
KateFShults@gmail.com
EDUCATION
2012 M.F.A. Film
School of Visual Art and Design, University of Central Florida
Thesis: When the Alligator Called to Elijah (digital feature)
2008 B.F.A. Film (cum laude)
University of Central Florida
Narrative directing and screenwriting
FESTIVAL SCREENINGS & GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 “Split Screen” Deluge Contemporary Art, Victoria, BC Canada
2020 “What's Inside Pandora's Talk Box?" Season 1, Ep.2 , Blurd Roku Channel
Jun 2019 “Intuitive American Esoteric, No. 4”, EZQE, San Sebastian, Spain
Jan 2019 “Let Your Garde Down,” Sunspot Cinema Collective
Oct 2018 Antimatter Media Arts, Victoria, BC Canada
Oct 2018 New Orleans Film Festival, New Orleans, LA
Aug 2018 San Diego Underground Film Festival, San Diego, CA
Aug 2017 San Diego Underground Film Festival, San Diego, CA
Oct 2017 “From the Margins: A Retrospective of Experimental Cinema at UCF"
2016 "Agencies: Embodiment," A Place Gallery, Orlando, FL
Oct 2016 “Vagick: A Night of Video Magick," Comfort Station, Chicago, IL
Oct 2016 Antimatter Media Arts, Victoria, BC Canada
Jul 2016 Altered Esthetics Film Festival, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Oct 2015 Antimatter Media Arts, Victoria, BC Canada
Oct 2014 “Former Models", Sunspot Cinema & St. Matthews Cinematheque
2013 Super 8 Film Night, The Hague, Netherlands
2013 "Florida Overtures, Undertones and Subplots," The Gallery at Avalon Island
2013 UFLEX, Gainesville, FL
LIVE PERFORMANCES & COLLABORATIONS
Dec 2017 "All Healing Lines," collaboration with Alex Clemens, Faith Arts Village
Dec 2016 "Counterweight," TWMGT X TMD, Orlando, FL
2016 Collaboration with The Calliope Co., The Gallery at Avalon Island, Orlando, FL
2016 Collaboration with Soda/UV-TV/EW, The Atlantic, Gainesville, FL
2016 Collaboration with Mutual Benefit & Moon Jelly, The Gallery at Avalon Island
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2013-Present Associate Lecturer of Film
Nicholson School of Communication and Media
University of Central Florida
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Graduate Faculty for M.F.A. in Feature Film Production 2014-Present
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Internship and Insurance Coordinator 2022-Present
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Film Program Social Media Coordinator 2020-Present
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Film Program Coordinator 2015-2017
2020-2022 Co-founder/Curator, Citric Signals Video Network
Quarterly, virtual exhibition of experimental shorts from around the world.
2017- Selections Committees, Florida Film Festival
Final selections for domestic narrative features (juried competition) &
Sunspots (experimental shorts). I write program copy for films and moderate festival Q&A’s.
2017- Film Curator, Aquifer: The Florida Review Online
Founded the short film category for this online media journal. I currently solicit and review submissions, publishing videos quarterly.
2017 Juror, Contemporary Mexican Film Festival in Orlando
2016 Education Day Programming, Love Your Shorts Film Festival (Sanford, FL)
2015 Film Programming, Art & Algorithms (Orlando)
2014-2015,
2019- Faculty liaison for UCF Film, Brouhaha Film and Video (Maitland, FL)
2014 Program Reviewer, PeaceCast.org
2014 Feature Program Director, Starlite Film Festival (Winter Garden, FL)
2013 Series Curator, Urban ReThink Cult Classics Series
2012-13 Adjunct Instructor of Film
School of Visual Art and Design
University of Central Florida
2009-12 Graduate Teaching Assistant/Instructor of Record
School of Visual Art and Design
University of Central Florida
2007-2012 Freelance Editor & Producer, Deeb Studios, Orlando, FL
Editing and asset management on various local & national commercial campaigns. Production
management and assistance on set.
PANEL TALKS & PRESENTATIONS
2021 Central Florida Film Slam, Education Panel: “What Do Programmers Look For?”
2020 Florida Film Festival Programmers Panel
2018 Behind the Credits: Panel on Women in Film
2015 “Lush Pixels: Florida Landscapes and Analogous Video Aesthetics,” Flickering Landscapes Conference
2014 Love Your Shorts Film Festival, Education Day Panel: “Funding Your Independent Film”
FILMOGRAPHY
2023 WHIPPED WITH THE ECSTASY VINE digital short (in production)
2023 COLONIALTOWN BABYLON 49:39, DV tape
Oct 2016 | “Vagick: A Night of Video Magic” | Chicago, IL (shown as WIP)
2023 THE COURSE digital short (post-production)
2022 IMPRESSION X anthology feature, 8mm
Nov 2013 | “Super 8 Film Night” | 330 Live |The Hague, Netherlands
2018 IRMA 05:16, digital video
Jan-Feb 2023 | “Split Screen” Deluge Contemporary Art, Victoria, BC Canada
Jun 4, 2019 | “Intuitive American Esoteric, No. 4” | EZQE | San Sebastian, Spain
Jan 17, 2019 | “Let Your Garde Down” | Sunspot Cinema Collective | Orlando, FL
Aug 2018 | San Diego Underground Film Festival | San Diego, CA
Oct 9, 2018 | New Orleans Film Festival | New Orleans, LA
Oct 15, 2018 | “Funambule” | Antimatter Media Arts | Victoria, BC Canada
Dec 2017 | “All Healing Lines” | Faith Arts Village | Orlando, FL (shown as WIP)
2016 (i): SCREEN 2:57, digital video
Jun 4, 2019 | “Intuitive American Esoteric, No. 4” | EZQE | San Sebastian, Spain
Oct-Nov 2017 | “From the Margins: A Retrospective of Experimental Cinema”
Aug 2017 | San Diego Underground Film Festival | San Diego, CA
Oct 2016 | “Something Between Us” | Antimatter Media Arts | Victoria, BC
July 2016 | Altered Esthetics Film Festival | Minneapolis, MN
2015 (i): CROSSHAIRS 4:01, digital video
Oct 2015 | “Small Wonders” | Antimatter Media Arts | Victoria, BC
2014 CICADASCHILLASSDEATH 6:50, digital video/installation
Jan 17, 2019 | “Let Your Garde Down” | Sunspot Cinema Collective
Aug 2015 | Faculty Exhibition | University of Central Florida
Nov 2014 | “Former Models” | Sunspot Cinema & St. Matthew’s Cinematheque
2013 BRAIN SCIENCE 2:24, digital video
Collaboration with poet Monica Wendel, Kerouac House artist-in-residence
Paperblög, Paperbag Journal, February 18, 2014
2013 WHEN THE ALLIGATOR CALLED TO ELIJAH 45:16, digital video
April 2013 | “Thermal” | Orlando, FL
May 2013 | UFLEX | Gainesville, FL
Aug 2013 | “Florida: Overtures, Undertones and Subplots” | Gallery at Avalon Island
2010 NEIGHBORS 10:00, digital video
Part of the anthology feature IN PASSING (2011)
2012 | Short Circuit Festival | Sofia, Bulgaria
2011 | International Film Festival Manhattan | New York City, NY
2011 | Cinekinosis | Bristol, UK
Sargeant, Jack. “The New Personal Cinema: From Lyrical Film to Remodernism,” FilmInk, Nov. 2011
2007 SALOMEOW 5:21, 8mm
Oct 2010 | “It Came from Kuchar” | Indiepix Finalist
Nov 2007 | Brouhaha Film and Video Festival | Maitland, FL