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Ian Campbell is a Lab Instructor in the Film Department at the University of Regina. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Arts from the University of Victoria (2002) and a Master of Fine Arts in Studio Arts with a focus on Open Media from Concordia University (2006). Ian is a filmmaker and media artist who works with both traditional and digital film techniques. His research areas include digital filmmaking, digital effects, live video mixing, expanded cinema, and 3D printing. Campbell's practice encompasses theatrical screenings, single-channel video, and live media performances. His work has been shown in new media art venues in Canada and internationally, with group exhibitions and performances at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, Mendel Art Gallery, CCA (Glasgow), 300m3 (Gothenburg), EPCOR Centre (Calgary), and Parisian Laundry (Montreal) among others. His short experimental films have been screened at various film festivals, including Festival Nouveau Cinema (Montreal), Antimatter (Victoria), WNDX (Winnipeg), Dawson City International Film Festival (Yukon), and International Short Film Festival Oberhausen (Germany). Ian has also presented outdoor projection-based works at Nuit Blanche events in Regina and Saskatoon between 2014 and 2023. In 2018, his short film "Flats" was nominated for the Saskatchewan Independent Film Award for categories including 'Best Short Film' and 'Technical Achievement in Production Design'. In 2022, he performed an expanded cinema performance using antique 35mm film projectors at the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, collaborating with Heidi Phillips.
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