
Carl Thelin
Film and television professor
Education
- M.F.A., drama & theatre, University of Hawai'i
- B.A., political science, Grinnell College
Credentials
Academic experience
- Professor of film and television, Fall 2019–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
- Assistant professor of communication arts, Spring 2022–Summer 2023, Wenzao Ursuline University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Instructor in video and film, 2021, Arts in the Community program of the Kaohsiung City Cultural Affairs Bureau, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Guest lecturer in film, 2007–08, New York University, Shanghai Campus
- Guest lecturer – Asian performance workshop, 1999–2000, San Francisco School of the Arts, San Francisco
- Lecturer in theatre, 1995–98, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu
- Instructor in English and theatre, 1991–95, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Adjunct instructor of acting, 1994–95, National Chung Hsing University College of Law and Business, Taipei, Taiwan
Professional experience
- Director of photography, The Land's Music, 2016
- In-house producer and head of international production, Common Communication, Shanghai, 2008–12
- First assistant director, Lord of Shanghai, 2016
- Endemol Producer, Heart-Stopping Argentina, 2012
- Role as chief of police, Richard Denis, recurring character, Tianjin 1941, 2016
- Role as Doctor Renault, Lord of Shanghai, 2016
- Role as General Hans Von Seeckt, recurring character, Eastern Battlefield, 2015
- Role as Braxton Craven, recurring character, Charlie Soong, 2014
Awards, recognitions, and honors
Screenwriting awards, 1997–2003
- Finalist, The Edward Albee Last Frontier Theatre Conference
- Snakecharmer, best new play award, Asian-American Theatre Company
- The Kabuki Mikado, Po'okela award for best adapted play
Publications and presentations
Publications
- "Art Party Vision: The People's Public Space as Social Acupuncture," 2001
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"That's Shanghai," 2006–09
- Film reviews and film related feature articles for the magazine
Directing experience, narrative film and music video
- "Big City, Little Stories," 2008
- "Edible Clouds," 2019
- "Zombie Love," 2015
- "Cyborg Serendipity," 2014
Corporate video and TV commercial director
- "Connection," 2016
- "Asian Prospects, 2013," 2014
- "What Else I Love to Do," 2014
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Global New Logo Unveiling Films, Unilever, 2011
- Commissioned to produce and direct two films to be used worldwide by Unilever to introduce their new logo.
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"Looking Forward," 2010
- Global image film for Suntech
Screenwriting
- Official Secrets, 1997–2003