Steve Kovacs

Professor
Areas of Expertise: 
Directing, European & Latin American Cinema, Producing, Writing
Office: 
Fine Arts Building, Room 337
Phone: 
(415) 338-6521
Office Hours: 

Tuesdays 1:00-4:00pm

Steve Kovacs

Education

  • Harvard University, Ph.D., Fine Arts
  • Harvard University, M.A., Fine Arts
  • Yale University, B.A., History

Areas of Expertise

  • Writing, directing, producing
  • European, Latin American Cinema
  • U.S. Film History

Publications

  • Articles: history and criticism in politics, films and the arts, poetry and fiction
  • Book: From Enchantment to Rage: The Story of Surrealist Film

Films

  • Producer: “Arthur and Lillie,” “The Lady in Red,” “On the Line,” “Einstein: The Man Behind the Genius”
  • Writer/director/producer: “Angel Blue” (1968)

Awards & Honors

  • Academy Award Nomination (best documentary short) for “Arthur and Lillie”
  • Fulbright lecturer, Academy of Theatre, Film and Television, Budapest, Hungary
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