Nicole Triche
Professor of Cinema and Television Arts
Department: Cinema and Television Arts
Email: ntriche@elon.edu
Phone number: (336) 278-5808
News & Notes
Education
M.F.A. Cinema, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2008
60 Hours
B.S. Communication, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, 1998
Broadcasting Concentration
Magna Cum Laude
Employment History
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CENTER FOR PUBLIC TELEVISION
Producer, “North Carolina Visions” Independent Film Series, 2002-2005
Producer, “North Carolina Weekend” Marker Minute Segments, 2002-2005
Producer, On-air Fundraisers, 2002-2005
Producer, “North Carolina Now”, Summer 2006
Associate Producer & Assistant Director, 2002-2007
Assistant Director, 2005-2006
Associate Producer, “North Carolina Now”, Summer 2008
Archivist, “North Carolina Weekend”, Summer 2007
Broadcast Designer, 1999–2001
Production Assistant, 1998-2002
TRAILBLAZER STUDIOS
Floor Manager, “Discovery Health Continuing Medical Education”, 2006
CATEGORY 5 PRODUCTIONS
Jumbotron Graphics Operator
Duke Football 2000-2008
UNC Chapel Hill Basketball 2001-2003
NETHERWOOD PRODUCTIONS
Researcher & Transcriber, “It’s Our Water”, 2003
Courses Taught
Digital Media Convergence
Cinema Production
Producing the Documentary
Television Production
Communications in Global Age
Elon 101
Leadership Positions
Grants Awarded
“Hispanic Film Series”, The Fund for Excellence in the Arts and Sciences, $1,570
New Faculty Funding, $4,000
Publications
Producer, Director, Editor, & Cinematographer, “Taxidermists” documentary film, 2012
Peer-Reviewed Screenings
• Cucalorus Film Festival, November 14 &17, 2013, Wilmington, NC
• Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Festival, November 3, 2013, Colorado Springs, CO
• Indie Grits Film Festival, April 20, 2013, Columbia, SC
• RiverRun International Film Festival, April 14 & 19, 2013, Winston-Salem, NC
• Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, April 5, 2013, Durham, NC
• Atlanta Film Festival, March 16, 2013, Atlanta, GA
• Cinequest Film Festival, February 28, March 8 & 9, 2013, San Jose, CA
Curated Screenings
• Durham Cinematheque– Invited, June 1, 2013, Durham, NC
• University Film & Video Association Annual Conference, August 1, 2013, Chapman University, Orange CA
Awards
• Award of Merit (1st Place), Faculty Short Documentary, University Film & Video Association Annual Conference, 2013
Producer, Director, Editor, & Cinematographer, “The Bars & Tone Experiment”, experimental shorts series, 2008
Peer-Reviewed Screenings of all or part of the series
• Indie Grits Film Festival, April 15 & 17, 2010, Columbia, SC
• The Strange Beauty Film Festival, January 22, 2010, Durham, NC
• “North Carolina Visions”, independent film series broadcast on statewide public television network
UNC-TV, May 30, 2009
• Carolina Film & Video Festival, February 25-28, 2009, Greensboro, NC
• Cucalorus Film Festival, November 11-15, 2008, Wilmington, NC
• 100 Mile Film Series, September 23, 2008, Pittsboro, NC
• filmSPARK, September 21, 2008, Raleigh, NC
• The St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival, October 23, 2009, St. John’s, Canada
Curated Screening
• “Wire”, Alicefest Sunday, March 10, 2013
Awards
• Broadcast Educators Association Festival of Media Arts, Third Place,
Animation/Experimental/Mixed Film, 2009
Producer, Director, Editor, & Cinematographer, “Metacarpus” documentary film, 2006
Peer-Reviewed Screenings
• Asheville Film Festival, 2006, Asheville, NC
• Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, April 2007, Durham, NC
• River Run Film Festival, April 2007, Winston-Salem, NC
• Scene First Student Film Festival, June 2007, Wilmington, NC
• filmSPARK, 2007, Raleigh, NC
• Flicker Film Festival, 2007, Chapel Hill, NC
• Carolina Film and Video Festival, 2007, Greensboro, NC
• The Light Factory’s Regional Filmmakers Showcase, 2007, Charlotte, NC
• Brooklyn Independent Cinema Series, August 6, 2007, Brooklyn, NY
• UFVA Conference, August 2007, Denton, TX
• Sidewalk Film Festival, September 29, 2007, Birmingham, AL
• Flicker Film Festival, Richmond, VA
• Hi Mom! Film Festival, September 5-6, 2008, Chapel Hill, NC
• Ava Gardner Film Festival, September 24-27, 2008, Smithfield, NC
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Broadcast Screenings
• “North Carolina Visions”, competitive independent film series broadcast statewide on PBS member station UNC-TV, May 3, 2008
• Sugarfix Mix, The People’s Channel, 2008 – Sugarfix Mix is a curated program aired on public access television station The Peoples Channel.
Curated Screenings
• Full Frame Documentary Film Festival15th Anniversary Selections April 13, 14, 15, 2012, Durham, NC
• Celebration of North Carolina Arts at the North Carolina Museum of Art, April 24, 2010, Raleigh, NC
Awards
• Winner, Best Student Film, Asheville Film Festival
• Winner, Best Experimental Film, Scene First Student Film Festival
Presentations
CONFERENCE PANELS selected on the basis of an abstract
Panelist, “The Rise of Non-Tenure Track Jobs in Media Production” at the University Film and Video Association Annual Conference, August 3, 2011, Boston, MA
Panelist, “Preproduction for the Classroom: The Role of Course Design in Production Education“ at the University Film and Video Association Annual Conference, August 15, 2008, Colorado Springs, CO
Panelist, “Conducting the Fruitful Documentary Interview” at the University Film and Video Association Annual Conference, August 11, 2007, Denton, TX
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
Presenter, “Storytelling in Short Documentaries” at University of North Alabama, November 19, 2011, Florence, AL
Presenter, “The Short Documentary” at the Randolph Arts Guild, October 21, 2010, Asheboro, NC
Audio Commentary, “Crowded with Voices” by Anya Belkina, Experimental Short, ASPECT: The Chronicle of New Media Art v.14: Middle East DVD, 2009
Professional Activities
Director, Flicker Film Festival, 2004–2007
Judge
Carolina Film & Video Festival, 2010 & 2012
George D. Lindsey UNA Film Festival Screenplay Contest, 2010-2013
FilmSpark 48 Hour Film Challenge, 2010
RiverRun Film Festival, 2009
“North Carolina Visions”, Independent Film Series, 2006
Member
Full Frame Film Festival Selection Committee, 2008-2012
Ms. Film Festival, 2003-2004
Service Activities
Member, University Lyceum Committee, 2010-2013
Director, elondocs & elondocs production program, 2010-present
Organizer, faculty volunteer group for UNC-TV’s annual fundraiser Festival, 2012 & 2013
Elected Member, Curriculum Committee, 2013-Present
Member, Technology Committee, 2010-2013
Assistant Director, elondocs, 2008-2010
Member, Diversity Committee, 2008-2010
Judge, Cinelon Film Festival, 2009, 2010, 2013
Member, Anna Lee Crenshaw Honors Thesis Committee, 2013
“Star Images Of Loretta Lynn And Taylor Swift: A Comparison Of Media Images In Country Music”
Member, Dan Koehler Honors Thesis Committee, 2012
“The Tobacco king : a documentary film and a comparative study of ethical fieldwork models in documentary and video ethnography”
Member, Amy Reitnouer Honors Thesis Committee, 2009
“Lessons from the Nixon White House”
Professional Development
Member, University Film and Video Association, 2008-Present
Member, Broadcast Education Association, 2012
Member, New Projects Committee Southern Documentary Fund, 2008-2009
Board Member, Southern Documentary Fund, 2003-2008
Advisory Board Member, Piedmont Community College Film and Video Production Technology Department,
2003-2005
Awards
University Film & Video Association, 2012
Winner Award of Merit (1st Place), Faculty Short Documentary, “Taxidermists”
Broadcast Educators Association Festival of Media Arts, 2009
Third Place, Animation/Experimental/Mixed Film, “Bars & Tone Experiment”
Asheville Film Festival, 2006
Winner, Best Student Film, “Metacarpus”
Scene First Student Film Festival, 2006
Winner, Best Experimental Film, “Metacarpus”