
Gregori Viens
Film and television professor
Education
- M.F.A., film, Syracuse University
- B.A., political science, University of California, Los Angeles
Credentials
Academic
- Professor of film and television, 2020–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
- Visiting assistant professor, 2003–08, Department of Film, Television and Digital Media, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
- Adjunct professor, 2001–08, School of Film and Television, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA
- Adjunct professor, 2003–06, Department of Media Arts and Culture, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA
- Lecturer, 1997–98, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Syracuse University
Professional
- Director/co-writer, 2020, "The Drainpipe," narrative feature
- Director/co-writer/producer/co-editor, 2017, Showtime Networks, "Punching Henry," narrative feature
- Co-writer/executive producer/director, 2013, Showtime Networks, "Henry Phillips," unaired series pilot
- Director/producer/co-writer/editor, 2010–15, Netflix and Amazon, "Punching the Clown," narrative feature
- Segment producer, 2008, "Dennis Hopper & Le Nouvel Hollywood," documentary video and installation for La Cinematheque Française, Paris
- Producer/director/co-writer/editor, 2007, "On the Air," comedy short
- Producer/director/operator/editor, 1998, "Adio," documentary
- Producer/director/operator/editor, 1997, "A Portrait of Henry Phillips," documentary
- Director/editor/co-writer, 2001, Bravo Network and Independent Film Channel, "The Loner," TV miniseries
- Producer/director/operator/editor, 1995, "Island of Roses, The Jews of Rhodes in Los Angeles," documentary, National Center for Jewish Film (Brandeis University) – distributor; ABC - TV Broadcast, 1999; L.A. County Museum of Art "Exiles and Emigres, The Flight of European Artists from Hitler" exhibit, 1997
Awards, recognitions, and honors
- Official Selection, SXSW Film Festival, Punching Henry, 2016
- International Screenwriters Assoc. Story Award, Chicago Comedy Film Festival, Punching Henry, 2016
- Audience Award Best Narrative Feature, Slamdance Film Festival, Punching the Clown, 2009
- Best Feature Film Award, Chicago International Music and Movies Festival, Punching the Clown, 2009
- Best Music Award, Gen Art Film Festival New York, Punching the Clown, 2009
- Best lndie Director Award, Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, Punching the Clown, 2009
- Austin Film Festival, On the Air, 2007
- Boston Film Festival, Adio, 1998
- Film Society of Lincoln Center (New York), Adio, 1999
- Taos Talking Picture Festival, A Portrait of Henry Phillips, 1998
- AFI Fest (Los Angeles), A Portrait of Henry Phillips, 1997
- Smithsonian Institution Point of Entry exhibit, Island of Roses, The Jews of Rhodes in Los Angeles, 1997
- Golden Eagle Award, CINE Competition, Washington D.C., Island of Roses, The Jews of Rhodes in Los Angeles, 1996
- Silver Screen Award, US International Film and Video Festival, Chicago, Island of Roses, The Jews of Rhodes in Los Angeles, 1996
- Simon Wiesenthal Center, Museum of Tolerance, Los Angeles, Island of Roses, The Jews of Rhodes in Los Angeles, 1996
Publications and presentations
- "Observational Fiction - A Personal Presentation," presented at Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO, 2019.
- "Masterclass on Aesthetics of the Cinema; Screening and Presentation: 'Punching Henry,'" presented at University of Tampa, Tampa, FL, 2019.
- "Directing the dramatic comedy," presented with screening of “Punching Henry” at Screen Actors Guild/ AFTRA Foundation, Los Angeles, CA.
- "Film Production Workshop," presented at Cinecreatis Film School, Nantes, France, 2013–15.
- "High School Filmmakers Workshop," presented at Summer Program: Tisch - Kanbar Institute of Film and Television, New York University, 2011.