Frances Perkins

UNT Faculty Profile

Bio

Frances Perkins is an accomplished writer, director and producer of film and video. She received her B.A. in Film Studies at University of California Santa Barbara, and her M.F.A. in Film Production at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. With over 20 years of teaching experience at the university level, Frances has been a Principal Lecturer in Media Arts at the UNT since 2016, where she teaches graduate and undergraduate producing and writing courses. She won UNT campus-wide teaching awards in 2018 (CLEAR Outstanding Online Teaching & Course Award) and 2023 (President’s Council Teaching Award), as well as grants for online teaching and mentoring. Frances leads a Study in America trip to New Mexico each Summer, where Media Arts students visit soundstages, TV and radio stations, and famous filming locations. In her spare time, Frances likes to read, paint, sew and bake, even winning UNT’s 2022 Best of the Nest Cookie Fest in the Simply Delectable category with a Chewy White Chocolate Chip Gingerbread cookie.

Courses:

• Screenwriting
• Digital Media Content Development
• Production in New Mexico