
Karen Joni Glienke
Film and television professor
Education
- M.F.A., film and television, University of California Los Angeles
- B.A., geography, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
Credentials
Selected academic experience
- Professor of film and television, Spring 2022—present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
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Instructor, 2016–20, UCLA department of film, television, and digital media, Los Angles
Instructed course, delivering lectures and supervising labs. Prepared content and visual material for two 3-hour lectures a week, plus assignments and assessments. Provided guidance with editing analyses, lab editing projects, and completion of final films.
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Graduate teaching assistant, 2009
Assisted professor in teaching Pro Tools editing, ADR, and foley.Graduate instructor, 2007–08, UCLA department of film, television, and digital media, Los Angeles
Worked with Head of Department Marina Goldovskaya to design class. Delivered lectures, led class discussions, and provided guidance for student films. Taught camera and editing tutorials. Coordinated guest speaker events. Organized and publicized Documentary Salon Screening events.
Selected film and video editing
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Editor, Love Is Not Love, 2018–21, narrative Feature directed by Stephen K. Mills
Promos and trailers editor for the film. Social Media Manager and Content Creator. Montreal Independent Film Festival (2021) - Winner: Best Editing. Swedish International Film Festival (2021) - Winner: Best Editor. Oceanside International Film Festival (2021) - Winner: Best Editing. Miraban UK Film Awards (2021) - Winner: Best Editing.
- Editor, 2014–19, UCLA Department of Film, Television & Digital Media, Promotional & Tribute Videos
- Editor, 2018, Foxx Media Group
- Editor, 2017, Three Penny Design
- Editor, 2017, Jeri's Grill, narrative film directed by Edmund Flynn
- Editor, 2016, How You are to Me, narrative film directed by Evan Bass and Amelia Scott
Selected documentary research
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Documentary researcher, 2021, Pro-Truth, a documentary feature directed by Katherine Dumke
Conducted in-depth research on the history, legal cases and medical practices of Crisis Pregnancy Centers. Worked closely with the director and producers to outline research objectives. Compiled work into detailed timetables and reports.
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Documentary researcher, 2018, Jonathon Scott's Power Trip, a documentary feature directed by Jonathan Silver Scott and Edward Osei-Gyimah
Conducted in-depth research on the technology, business, and politics of solar energy. Worked closely with the director/producer to outline research objectives. Compiled work into final "research bible" for the writer/directors and producers.
Awards, recognitions, and honors
- Winner: Best Short Film & Directing, 88 Miles to Moscow, Women's lndie Film Festival - L.A., 2013
- Winner: Best Narrative Film, 88 Miles to Moscow, MovingMedia lnternational Film Festival - L.A., 2013
- UCLA Spotlight Winner, 88 Miles to Moscow, 2012
- Winner: Best Director - Short Film, Wild Like Ego, Downtown Film Festival - L.A., 2009
- UCLA Spotlight Winner, Wild Like Ego, 2008
- Official Selection, Orbiting, Austin Film Festival, 2007
- Best Documentary, Punk Wall, San Francisco International Festival of Short Films, 2006
- Mary Pickford Award
- Edie & Lew Wasserman Award
- Federico DeLaurentis Memorial Award
- Film Production Fellowship
- Hollywood Foreign Press Association Award
- Motion Picture Association of America Award