Francisco Menendez
Professor, Film Department Chair
Phone: (702) 895-4223
Office: FDH-430
francisco.menendez@unlv.edu

 
During his time at UNLV Prof. Menendez has been responsible for creating the Film Department's production and screenwriting sequences, designing its non-linear lab facilities and beginning its Professional Film Crew Training Program.

Prof. Menendez was honored as Outstanding Graduate of the year at the University of Puget Sound in 1985, and received his M.F.A. in Film and Video at California Institute of the Arts in 1989.

 
At Cal Arts Prof. Menendez was a teaching assistant for three years to the Oscar nominated British filmmaker Alexander Mackendrick who also served as his mentor in his training as a film director.

In 2001 Prof. Menendez was selected for the Showtime Latino Filmmaker with his film Medio Tiempo.  His next feature-length Primo allowed him to explore the new world of High Definition workflows, and gave the opportunity to film department students to work on all aspects of cutting edge pre-production, production and post-production.