Tagged With: CalArts
I Have a Question Maureen Furniss
In which Chris Robinson asks animators profound and inane questions that have little to do with animation. Today's guest is animation author, scholar and teacher, Maureen Furniss.
CalArts, USC Animation Talent on Tap at ‘Kinetic: An Audiovisual Experience’
Downtown Los Angeles animation and music event curated by producer/photographer Peter Galindo, animator Sam Lane and musician Wolf Woodcock to be held on August 27.
Crowdfunding: ‘The Crawling King’ Launches Kickstarter Campaign
Award-winning independent animator Einar Baldvin launches Kickstarter campaign for ‘The Crawling King,’ a 182-page fully illustrated dark fantasy novel published by Starburns Industries.
2017 Student Academy Awards Finalists Unveiled
CalArts, China Central Academy of Fine Arts, Filmakademie, Kingston University, Ringling, SVU and USC represented in U.S and international animation categories.
WIA Announces First Round of Academic Partnerships
WIA partners with The School of Visual Arts and California Institute of the Arts to encourage student participation.
Signe Baumane, Steven Subotnick & Laura Ann Harrison Named 2017 Guggenheim Fellowship Recipients
New York independent filmmaker known for her provocative films on array of narrative themes including sex, the body, pregnancy, love, marriage, and depression, CalArts alum specializing in experimental animation, and Chicago-based painter and animator receive Fellowship grants.
‘Impossible Figures and Other Stories II’ Tops 2017 GLAS Animation Festival
Poland’s ‘Impossible Figures and Other Stories II’ by Marta Pajek receives Grand Prix award; Spela Cadez’s ‘Nighthawk’ (Slovenia) wins award for best narrative short.
CalArts, USC, Ringling Top U.S. Animation School Rankings
CalArts, USC and Ringling are listed as the top three ranked programs -- comprising the top 1% of schools considered -- in the country in Animation Career Review’s 2017 rankings.
Pictures from the Brainbox: A Weekly Dose of Indie Animation - '38-39˚c'
I Have A Question Fran Krause
In which Chris Robinson asks animators profound and inane questions that have little to do with animation. This week's guest is animation renaissance man, Fran Krause
CalArts to Present Second Annual Symposium on Gender Bias in Animation
Second annual ‘Animated Woman Symposium on Gender Bias’ exploring how female characters are presented in animated films to be held December 9 at 5:00 p.m. in Langley Hall on CalArts campus in Valencia, CA.
CalArts Unveils ‘A New History of Animation’
New book based on influential Animation History Class at CalArts by Maureen Furniss, director of the Institute’s experimental animation program, chronicles the history of animation from its earliest antecedents to the present day.
WIA Awards Tracey LaGuerre 2016 Phyllis Craig Scholarship
Phyllis Craig’s legacy continues with scholarship award to talented sophomore in the CalArts character animation program.
11th Annual REDCAT International Children’s Film Festival Sets 2016 Program
CalArts’ downtown center for the contemporary arts presents the 11th annual REDCAT International Children’s Film Festival from Saturday, April 23 to Sunday, May 7, 2016.
GALLERY: Academy Shortlists 10 Animated Shorts in 2015 Oscar Race
10 Animated Shorts Advance in 2015 Oscar Race
Ten titles -- including Don Hertzfeldt’s ‘World of Tomorrow’ and Pixar short ‘Sanjay’s Super Team’ -- shortlisted out of 60 qualifying films.
Einar Baldvin’s ‘Pride of Strathmoor’ Debuts Online
Recently selected as Best Nordic Short at Nordisk Panorama, ‘The Pride of Strathmoor’ premiered at Telluride and has won top animation prizes at Slamdance and the Florida Film Festival.
Top Animation Schools Drawing More Women
While college animation programs in the U.S. have historically skewed male, female enrollment at top schools has surged nationwide, especially in the last five years.
Watch: Brad Bird’s 1980 Pencil Test for ‘The Spirit’
Pencil test “trailer” created by Bird and several of his CalArts classmates for an adaptation of Will Eisner’s ‘The Spirit’ shows what could have been.
‘Star vs. The Forces of Evil’ Premiere Nets 1.2M Viewers
New Disney Television Animation series created by CalArts graduate Daron Nefcy launches as the number-one animated series debut in Disney XD’s 15-year history.
CalArts 2015 Film/Video Showcase Kicks off April 25
Screening series showcases juried selection of new short and feature-length films by students in the four CalArts School of Film/Video programs.
John Lasseter Delivers 2014 CalArts Commencement Address
CalArts pays tribute to alumnus John Lasseter with an honorary doctorate for his outstanding achievements in animated feature filmmaking.
CalArts Veteran Frank Terry Passes Away
Industry veteran and former head of the CalArts Character Animation program dies at the age of 75 from causes related to pulmonary fibrosis.
CalArts Holds 48 Hour Lockdown
The 2013 edition of the CalArts 48 Hour Lockdown animation challenge yields two hours of content and nearly 70 animations.