Adam Kempenaar

Adam Kempenaar is co-founder and co-host of Filmspotting and a professor at the University of Iowa, where he teaches courses on film criticism, sports and cinema, and podcasting. A longtime member of the Chicago Film Critics Association, he also serves as a marketing and content consultant for the Chicago International Film Festival. Adam earned his B.A. in Communication Studies and M.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication, with a focus in Film, from the University of Iowa after studying English at Grinnell College.