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About John Goshorn

John Goshorn is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Arts at Georgia Southern University. He joined Georgia Southern in 2017.

Positions

Present Faculty Member, Georgia Southern University ‐ Department of Communication Arts
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Curriculum Vitae

Disciplines

Research Interests

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Professional Service and Affiliations

2021 - Present Script Competition Chair, University Film and Video Association
2019 - Present Screenplay Judge, CAMERAderie Initiative, Women in Media
2019 - Present Member, CURIO Committee, College of Arts and Humanities, GSU
2019 - Present Fiction Judge, Georgia Communication Association Film Festival
2019 - Present Georgia Film Academy Liaison, Georgia Southern University
2019 - Present Judge, Ogeechee International History Film Festival
2018 - Present Media Arts Script Showcase Coordinator, Communication Arts Department, GSU
2018 - Present Member, Professional Advisory Committee, Full Sail University Film Production MFA Program
2015 - 2020 Pre-Screener, Fiction Film Competition, University Film and Video Association
2019 Grant Administrator, Charles Floyd Johnson Screenings, Campus Life and Enrichment Committee, GSU
2019 Member, Shorts Screening Committee, Atlanta Film Festival
2018 - 2019 Judge, Carole Fielding Grants (Fiction), University Film and Video Association
2018 Grant Administrator, An Outrage Screening, Campus Life and Enrichment Committee, GSU
2018 Grant Administrator, HAZE Screening, Campus Life and Enrichment Committee, GSU
2017 - 2018 Member, Writing Enrichment Faculty, Office of Institutional Effectiveness, GSU
2015 - 2016 Guest Director, Casting Events, University of Central Florida Department of Film
2014 - 2016 Pre-Reader, Screenplay Competition, University Film and Video Association
2015 Member, Features Programming Committee, Starlite Film Festival
2014 Judge, Kodak Student Scholarship Competition, University Film and Video Association
2013 Script Reader, Blue Cat International Screenplay Competition
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Honors and Awards

  • Nominee, The Happiest Place On Earth Film, Best Director for a Feature Film, Maverick Movie Awards (2015)
  • Nominee, The Happiest Place On Earth Film, Best Lead Actress for a Feature Film, Maverick Movie Awards (2015)
  • Nominee, The Happiest Place On Earth Film, Best Cinematography for a Feature Film, Maverick Movie Awards, (2015)
  • Nominee, The Happiest Place on Earth Film, Best Editing for a Feature Film, Maverick Movie Awards, (2015)
  • Official Selection, Top 9, Downballot Screen Play, Red Dirt Film Festival (2020)
  • Semi-Finalist, Top 100, Downballot Screenplay, Filmmatic Short Screenplay Awards (2020)
  • Semi-Finalist, Top 50, Downballot Screenplay, Cinequest Screenwriting Competition (2020)
  • Semi-Finalist, Top 30, Downballot Screenplay, Richmond Int’l Film Festival (2020)
  • Semi-Finalist, Downballot Screenplay, Southeast Int’l Film Festival (2020)
  • Semi-Finalist, Top 10%, Downballot Screenplay, Atlanta Film Festival Screenwriting Competition (2020)
  • Finalist, Top 24, Downballot Screenplay, SF Indie (2020)
  • Finalist, Top 3, Downballot Screenplay, UPIKE Film & Media Arts Festival (2020)
  • Finalist, Top 11, Downballot Screenplay, Phoenix Film Festival (2020)
  • Winner, Best Short Screenplay, Downballot Screenplay, Fort Myers Beach Int’l Film Festival (2020)
  • Semi-Finalist, Divided States TV Pilot, Southeast Regional Film Festival (2020)
  • Official Selection, Divided States TV Pilot, Blow-Up Int’l Art-House Film Fest Chicago, IL (2020)
  • Official Selection, Orlando Film Festival (2020)
  • Nominee, Divided States TV Pilot, Best Comedy Pilot, Web Series Festival (2020)
  • Winner, Divided States TV Pilot, Best TV Pilot, Circle City Film Festival (2020)
  • Winner, Divided States TV Pilot, Best Comedy TV Pilot, Bare Bones Int'l Film & Music Festival (2020)

Courses

  • Senior Project I
  • Senior Project II
  • Narrative Film Production
  • Digital Media Post Production
  • Producing and Production Management
  • Screenwriting for Film & TV
  • Cinema Genres
  • History of Cinema
  • Directing for Screen
  • Introduction to Media Writing

Education

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2012 Master of Fine Arts, Film, University of Central Florida
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2005 Bachelor of Science, Media Arts and Design, James Madison University
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Links

Contact Information

Communication Arts Department
PO Box 8091;
Statesboro, GA 30460
912-478-5138

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Creative Scholarship (3)

Additional Work (Selected) (3)

Conference Presentations (4)

Web Publication (1)