Corbett, Kevin

Biography

Born and raised in Louisville, KY, Dr. Corbett worked professionally as a video producer/director before pursuing his doctorate. He held teaching positions in Nebraska and Indiana before coming to CMU in 1998.

Recent Scholarships

"Lost Time," Original Feature-Length Screenplay, 2nd-Round, 2022 Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition.

“The Bigger Picture: Coronavirus in the Context of the History of the American Film Industry,” in Brunn and Gilbreath, COVID-19 and a World of Ad Hoc Geographies (2022).

“Last Frontier,” Feature-Length Original Screenplay, Award of Excellence, 2019 Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Arts Faculty Scriptwriting Competition.  2nd-Round, 2020 Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition.

“Quarry Road,” Feature-Length Original Screenplay Award of Excellence, 2017 Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Arts Faculty Scriptwriting Competition.

"Beyond Po-Mo: the "Auto-fiction" Documentary" – Journal of Popular Film and Television (March 2016)

“Gleaners and Waste” the ‘Post-Issue/Advocacy Documentary” – Journal of Popular Film and Television, 41:3, 2013 

“Cooper’s Passage” screenplay, Best of Festival, BEA Festival of Media Arts    Faculty Scriptwriting Competition, 2014; 2nd-Round Script, Austin Film festival Screenwriting Competition, 2014

“Fetching Nola” screenplay, Award of Excellence, BEA Festival of Media Arts Faculty Scriptwriting Competition, 2010, 2nd Round Script, Austin Film Festival, 2009