Tory Fink

Tory Fink is the Production Design Coordinator and Lead in the Film & Television program at the University of Colorado Denver's College of Arts & Media. He plays a key role in guiding students in production design, art direction, and practical fabrication techniques.

His research and professional interests span production design, art direction, set and prop fabrication, practical effects, and metal art, drawing from decades of experience in film, television, and theater. Fink emphasizes hands-on learning, creative problem-solving, and the integration of artistic vision with technical execution.

Fink has been recognized with numerous prestigious nominations and awards across film and theater, including multiple Emmy, Academy Award, BAFTA, Saturn, and Visual Effects Society nominations. Notably, he received Academy Award nominations for his visual effects work on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, and won a Saturn Award and a Visual Effects Society award for the latter. He also earned multiple Colorado Theater Guild Henry Awards for scenic design.

Fink has advised and mentored students through his roles at The Crucible in Oakland and currently at CU Denver, where he leads the production design curriculum. He has not been associated with formal grants in the provided text, but his work is deeply collaborative across high-profile media productions. He is affiliated with IATSE and has worked with institutions including the Denver Center for the Performing Arts and major film franchises such as MythBusters, Star Wars, and The Matrix.

He has led and contributed to major artistic installations such as the Raygun Gothic Rocketship and has worked on sets for 13 Reasons Why, Theater of the Mind, and various DCPA productions. His lab or studio practice integrates metal fabrication, sculpture, and practical effects, supporting both educational and professional creative projects.