The Student Organization Advisory Committee is pleased to present Kyja Kristjansson-Nelson with the September Student Organization Advisor of the Month Award. Kyja Kristjansson-Nelson was nominated for her commitment to the Cinethusiasts. Kyja is committed to motivating and supporting the Cinethusiasts. She leads by example, doing all that she can to make the Cinethusiasts club run smoothly. The friendly and caring personality that she […]
Film Studies Professor Kyja Kristjansson-Nelson was presented with the Award of Merit for Documentary Filmmaking at this year’s annual University Film and Video Association Conference. The Award of Merit is the association’s highest honor for artists, and is determined through a formal jury process. The award recognized her recent work, Sveit, a non-fiction video about memory, place and family history that K-Nelson produced in northern Iceland. Click headline to read more.
Kyja Kristjansson-Nelson, Film Studies, presented two of her films and gave an artist’s talk at the Fergus Falls Center for the Arts on Sunday, May 23. Along with her most recent non-fiction film, Sveit, she also presented Landslag, produced in 2004. Both films were shot in the Skagafjordur region of Iceland.
Film Studies professors Ray Rea and Kyja Kristjansson-Nelson will be exhibiting new work at the 2010 Athens International Film and Video Festival. Both works combine elements of documentary, animation and experimental practice. Rea’s work, Cat’s Cradle, combines 16mm animation and analog rotoscope techniques with digital effects to tell a visual story of trial, error, and forgiveness. Kristjansson’s 30-minute documentary, Sveit, was shot in a rural village on the north coast of Iceland. The filmmaker traces her family’s history and emigration from Iceland to the United States, while unpacking memories and stories of her grandfather’s experience as a New American in North Dakota. Click headline to read more.
Film Studies professors Ray Rea and Kyja Kristjansson-Nelson will be exhibiting new work at the 2010 Athens International Film and Video Festival. Both works combine elements of documentary, animation and experimental practice. Rea’s work, Cat’s Cradle, combines 16mm animation and analog rotoscope techniques with digital effects to tell a visual story of trial, error, and forgiveness. Kristjansson’s 30-minute documentary, Sveit, was shot in a rural village on the north coast of Iceland. Click headline to read more.