Phil Wilson

is an active Emmy Award winning filmmaker and Associate Professor of Film Production at Huntington University Arizona. He holds an MFA in Film/TV from Asbury University and an MA in Film/TV from San Diego State University.

His creative scholarship is focused on supporting non-profits, particularly in the Arts.

His work has screened at film festivals in LA, San Diego, San Francisco, Phoenix, San Jose and Tacoma. It has also appeared on FS1, The CW, Comcast, and Hallmarkchannel.com. He has developed feature films, worked with Emmy-winning directors, and freelanced as a producer, director, DP and editor for over ten years.

He has created compelling work for the US Navy, Rady Children’s Hospital, JDRF, the United Way, Children of the Nations, JDRF, Huntington University, Olympic College, The Benaroya Research Institute, the City of Peoria, Youth for Christ USA, and #1 NY Times Bestselling author, Debbie Macomber. He has also freelanced for agencies like Voda Studios, Translight Media, Milkman Media, and Traverse Agency.

Phil is currently the Digital Media Arts Program Director and Associate Professor of Film Production at Huntington University's 30,000 sq ft Center for Digital Media Arts in Arizona.

During his tenure, the Center has earned over 20 Official Selections to the Phoenix Film Festival (largest film fest in Arizona) over 40 Student Production Awards at the Rocky Mountain Emmys, and over 40 Student and Faculty Awards at the Broadcast Education Association’s Festival of Media Arts in Las Vegas.

His work has received 18 separate awards at this annual conference, helping Huntington University Arizona earn a #4 ranking (out of 170 participating colleges and universities) in the “Film/Video” category for two years. Source: https://beaweb.org/festival/2024-school-rankings/#filmvideo