Matthew Buzzell
Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Department of Art and Design
Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Department of Communication
Bio
Matthew Buzzell is an award-winning filmmaker and a Professor of Film in Augusta University's Department of Art and Design. Matthew holds an MFA in Directing from the American Film Institute and a BFA in Drama from The University of the North Carolina School of the Arts.
Professor Buzzell's RSCA centers on film production. Recent works have been presented at the ACI Residency in Corciano, Italy, at Columbia University in New York City, at the Haus für Poesie in Berlin, Germany, at the NW Film Forum in Seattle, Washington, at the Ó Bhéal International Poetry-Film Competition in Cork, Ireland, and at the University Film and Video Association's annual conferences.
- mbuzzel1@augusta.edu
- (706) 667-4025
- UH 171
Education
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MFA, Directing and Theatrical Production
American Film Institute Conser, 1998
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BFA, Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
North Carolina School of the A, 1989
Awards & Honors
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Script Competition Second Rounder
2025 Austin Film Festival Script Competition, 2025
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Finalist
Ó Bhéal Poetry-Film Competition, 2024
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Pamplin Professional Impact Fund Recipient
Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, 2023
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Summer RSCA Award
Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, 2023
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Best Script, 2nd Place
The 2022 Porter Fleming Literary Competition, 2022
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
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FITH 3002
History of Performance II
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FITH 4500
Short Film Production
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FITH 2001
The Art of Film
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FILM 1100
Film Appreciation
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FITH 3030
Cinematography
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FITH 4800
Creative Expression
Teaching Interests
film production, film history
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- Fantasmi, 2025
Art - Exhibition, Group
- Pylon Reenactment Society: Heaven in Your Eyes (music video), 2024
Broadcast Media
- Pylon Reenactment Society: Heaven (in Your Eyes), 2024
Art - Exhibition, Group
- Kuleshov Portal, 2023
Art - Exhibition, Group
- Rest Area, 2023
Other
Research Interests
film production, Italian film history, Japanese film history, screenwriting
Department Service
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Faculty Search Committee - Lecturer in Media Arts
2025 - Present
Role: Committee Chair
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Promotion and Tenure Committee
2024 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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Film Augusta Advisory Committee
2019 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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Faculty Search Committee - Art History
2023 - 2024
Role: Committee Member
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Faculty Search Committee - Painting
2023 - 2024
Role: Committee Member
College Service
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Maxwell Theatre Advisory Committee
2024 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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Pamplin College Promotion & Tenure Committee
2023 - 2024
Role: Committee Member
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Pamplin Marketing & Recruitment Committee
2016 - 2023
Role: Committee Member
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Pamplin Pedagogy and Instruction Committee
2019 - 2021
Role: Committee Member
University Service
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The Cinema Series
2013 - Present
Role: Program Coordinator
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Maxwell Theatre 50th Anniversary Planning Committee
2016 - 2018
Role: Committee Member
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AU Senate Governance and Communication Committee
2014 - 2017
Role: Committee Member
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AU Intrafaculty Communication Subcommittee
2014 - 2017
Role: Committee Chair
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Faculty Advisory Group
2014 - 2016
Role: Committee Member
Public Service
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2022 Augusta Symphony Gala Committee
2022 - 2022
Role: Committee Member
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2020 Augusta Symphony Gala Committee
2019 - 2022
Role: Committee Member
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Westobou Festival
2009 - 2018
Role: Other
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Westobou Festival Film Events
2010 - 2018
Role: Program Organizer
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Westobou Festival
2017 - 2018
Role: Committee Member
