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Biography |
Dr. Frank Swietek is Associate Professor of History
at the
University of Dallas, where he is
regarded as a particularly tough grader. He has been the film critic of the University
News since 1988, and has discussed movies on air at KRLD-AM (Dallas) and KOMO-AM
(Seattle). He is also the Founding President of the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics'
Association, a group of print and broadcast journalists covering film in the Metroplex
area, and was a charter member of the Society of Texas Film Critics. Dr. Swietek
is a member of the Online
Film Critics Society (OFCS). He was instrumental
in the creation of the Lone Star Awards, which,
through the efforts of the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Film Commission, give recognition
annually to the best feature films and television programs produced in Texas.