Film, Animation and Photography staff
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Nick Priest
Lecturer in Photography
Nick is the Level 5 Coordinator and Level 4 Lecturer on the BA (Hons) Photography course. He has a passion for all areas of photography and his practice has led him into documentary and portrait photography, shooting communities, people, places, and readings in psychogeography and sense of place, which is now where his...
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Robert Sharl
Senior Lecturer
Robert Sharl is a Senior Lecturer in Visual Communications in the School of Visual Communications at Birmingham City University’s Faculty of Art, Media and Design. He joined the University in 1999. Robert Sharl is changing the way that industry and the School of Visual Communications collaborate. Instead of having external...
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Aimee Sills
Technician
Aimee joined BCU in March 2023 as a photography technician, supporting students across the photographic studios, processing room and darkroom. Her skillset and main areas of interest encompassing analogue practices including large and medium format, darkroom printing and bookbinding as well as studio practices and digital...
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Eugenio Triana
Course Director MA Film Distribution and Marketing
Eugenio Triana is the course director for Film Futures, the Marketing and Distribution course for Birmingham City University. He has worked in all areas of the film industry and his personal interest is in new developments in technology for film production and distribution. Current: Teaches the Contemporary Industry...
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Matt Tromans
Deputy Course Leader MA Visual Communication
An experienced and dynamic creative producer, director and writer with major international feature film credits and a strong track record in critically acclaimed and commercially successful cinema. Matt has worked as a producer in Europe and America, he has an extensive knowledge of film and related industries.
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Nathan Tromans
Head of Birmingham Institute of Creative Arts
Nathan Tromans background as a Photographer, with an interest in contemporary art and music, provides the backbone to his role in encouraging interdisciplinary practice. Managing some 600 students across the UK, Hong Kong and Thailand, Nathan is committed to ensuring courses have vocational relevance and is active in developing...
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Rebecca Tullener
Academic Lead School of Games Film and Animation / Lecturer Film Courses
Rebecca has a commercial background in web, graphic design and video production, joining Birmingham City University back in 2003 to deliver on European funded projects supporting small businesses with screen-based technologies. The role involved strategizing and overseeing the development of websites and branded content....
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Professor Valentina Vitali
Professor in Digital Arts
Prof. Valentina Vitali is a film historian and theorist. Her research explores the interconnections between aesthetics, history and economics from a comparative perspective. She has published extensively on cinema in South and East Asia, on women’s cinema, and on aspects on Indian visual culture. Valentina teaches film history...
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Kelvin Wong
Animation Lecturer
With over 14 years experience in animation, visualisation and education Kelvin Wong tutors on the Film & Animation pathway in Viscom, supporting both home and international franchises in Hong Kong and Bangkok. The merger and integration of the Animation course within Visual Communication allowed shared practices and...