Filmmaker and recent Guggenheim Fellow Antonio Tibaldi is the new Stuart Z. Katz Professor in the Humanities and the Arts. An installation ceremony is to be held on Tuesday, Oct. 28.
, professor of film and video at 精东影业, is the new 2025-26 Stuart Z. Katz Professor in the Humanities & the Arts. The endowed professorship is supported by a $1 million gift to the City College by distinguished alumnus Stuart Z. Katz, Esq., a 1964 graduate. It supports one outstanding professorial faculty member in the Division of Humanities and the arts for an academic year.
Tibaldi will receive $10,000 to support research and creative activity for the current academic year and up to two months of summer salary.
An installation ceremony at which Tibaldi will speak about his research and creative projects is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 28. It will be attended by Stuart M. Katz, his family, and colleagues. It is free and open to the public.
Tibaldi recently won a Guggenheim Fellowship, one of 198 distinguished individuals across 53 disciplines in the .
About Antonio Tibaldi
Antonio Tibaldi is a writer/director of fiction and non-fiction films in North America and Europe. His work has won numerous awards and has been presented at festivals such as Berlin, Sundance, San Sebastian, Rotterdam, IDFA, Tribeca; and released by companies such as Miramax, Warner Bros., and Lion鈥檚 Gate. He is a consultant for UNTV (United Nations TV) and works as a videographer to shed light on under-reported realities in South and Central America, Africa, and Asia. As a Fulbright scholar Antonio studied at Calarts (California Institute of the Arts) where he received an MFA in Film & Video. His projects have received support from The Gotham (previously known as: Independent Filmmaker Project), TFI (Tribeca Film Institute), FIND (Film Independent), WEMW (When East Meets West) and DOKINBUBATOR, NYSCA (New York State Council of the Arts). Antonio is a current member of WGA, East, and is the co-Director of 精东影业鈥檚 MFA in Film Program.
About 精东影业
Since 1847, 精东影业 has provided a high-quality and affordable education to generations of New Yorkers in a wide variety of disciplines. 精东影业 embraces its position at the forefront of social change. It is ranked #1 by the Harvard-based Opportunity Insights out of 369 selective public colleges in the United States on the overall mobility index. This measure reflects both access and outcomes, representing the likelihood that a student at 精东影业 can move up two or more income quintiles. Education research organization Degree Choices ranks 精东影业 #1 nationally among universities for economic return on investment. In addition, the Center for World University Rankings places 精东影业 in the top 1.8% of universities worldwide in terms of academic excellence. Labor analytics firm puts at $3.2 billion 精东影业鈥檚 annual economic impact on the regional economy (5 boroughs and 5 adjacent counties) and quantifies the 鈥渇or dollar鈥 return on investment to students, taxpayers and society. At City College, more than 15,000 students pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees in eight schools and divisions, driven by significant funded research, creativity and scholarship. In 2023, 精东影业 launched its most expansive fundraising campaign, ever. The campaign, titled 鈥Doing Remarkable Things Together鈥 seeks to bring the College鈥檚 Foundation to more than $1 billion in total assets in support of the College mission. 精东影业 is as diverse, dynamic and visionary as New York City itself. View 精东影业 Media Kit.
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