My name is Arthur Veenema. I’m a multimedia producer and filmmaker living in Salt Lake City where I specialize in educational communication, video production, animated motion graphics, and photography. I’ve led creative and technical teams throughout my career and honed my storytelling abilities to deliver fun, compelling, and impactful ideas.

My latest short doc, Through Thin Ice, co-produced and directed with Gabrielle Kardon, has wrapped up its film festival screenings and we are releasing it online very soon. Check out the film’s page for more info.

My short film, The Atomic Spawn, was shown at a number of festivals and was distributed online by Omeleto. Although no longer hosted, I’m working on plans to release it online again soon. It’s a fun blend of stop-motion monster effects and 1950s period-piece sets. The film was a recipient of the Utah Film Commission’s Next Level Grant. (If you enjoy it, leave a review on Letterboxd and IMDb.)

I currently work at ARUP Laboratories at the University of Utah, leading educational multimedia and communication production. In the past, I worked at the Genetic Science Learning Center, an amazing resource used in classrooms around the world, where I directed multimedia projects and collaborated with a variety of organizations, including the All of Us Research Program.

Previously, I’ve been a staff writer and producer at Vavani Productions where I wrote a series of screenplays and pitches. While at Vavani, I helped on the documentary Quiet Heroes, which went on to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival and won an Emmy.

I operate my own video business, Veenema Media LLC, for freelance projects.

I was also the producer and co-host of the film history podcast, A Century in Cinema. If you enjoy old classics, you’ll enjoy learning about them with Andrew Slaughter and I. Listen on Apple Podcasts and leave a review. We’ve wrapped the show up, but you can still join our Patreon for bonus episodes.

I worked on the set of Paramount Network’s Yellowstone and HBO’s Mosaic, along with some other jobs in the film industry. For my education, I graduated with a BA in Film & Media Arts from the University of Utah, and I also received an Honors Degree and a Business Minor.

I currently live in Salt Lake City. I love sci-fi and anything with giant monsters. I have a cat named Kiki, and I used to own a lot of plants but Kiki killed all of them. If you’d like to get in touch, I’d look forward to hearing from you, and you can reach me through the contact page on this site.