Paul Sylbert

Visiting Professor of Cinema Studies (Spring 14)

Paul Sylbert is an Academy Award winning art director and production designer. His films include Heaven Can Wait (Academy Award for Best Art Direction; nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Music, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress); Prince of Tides (nominated for Academy Awards for Best Art Direction, Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Music, Best Adapted Screenplay); One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay; and nominated for Best Supporting Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, and Best Music); Kramer vs Kramer (Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Directing, Best Adapted Screenplay; and nominations for Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Editing); and three dozen other films. He teaches Production Design and a highly popular special topics course on “The Creative Process.”