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‘Garden Party’ Leads to an Oscar Nom for French Students
A team of graduating students from MoPA garner accolades for hyper-realistic animated short with a noir twist.
‘In A Heartbeat’ Short an Endearingly Innocent Portrayal of Young Love
Esteban Bravo and Beth David’s Oscar contender ‘In A Heartbeat’ captivates audiences hungry for increased LGBT+ representation in animation.
Call for Entries: Submit Your Animation to Anifilm 2018
Anifilm International Festival of Animated Films 2018 to be held May 1-6 in the city of Třeboň in the Czech Republic.
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.
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.
SIGGRAPH 2017 Computer Animation Festival Trailer Now Online!
Student film ‘Song of a Toad’ named best in show; John Lewis ‘Buster the Boxer’ wins jury award; MOPA’s ‘Garden Party’ awarded best student project.
‘The Burden,’ ‘Over the Wall’ Win Cristal Awards at Annecy 2017
Sweden’s ‘The Burden’ directed by Niki Lindroth Von Bahr wins Cristal Award for a Short Film; Japanese director Masaaki Yuasa’s ‘Lu Over the Wall’ receives Cristal for a Feature Film.
Animation Showcase ‘SVA Premieres’ Returns to Hollywood
SVA ushers in a new wave of animators, artists and filmmakers with Hollywood showcase and alumni networking opportunities.
Annecy Unveils 2017 Short Film, Graduation Film Selections
Eighty-seven shorts and 49 graduation films selected to compete at the 2017 edition of the Annecy International Animated Film Festival.
KLIK 2017 Now Accepting Submissions
Deadline for entries of short films, student films, commissioned works, documentaries and music videos, and animated virtual reality experiences is June 1st.
Emerging Talent: Student & Graduate Animation at OIAF 2016
Standout shorts range from surreal, hand-drawn interpretations of a bicycle race to painstakingly crafted 3D animation showcasing a formidable range of CG expertise and artistry.
Academy Reveals 2016 Student Oscar Winners
‘Die Flucht,’ by Carter Boyce at DePaul University, ‘Once upon a Line,’ by Alicja Jasina at USC, and ‘The Wishgranter,’ by Echo Wu from Ringling College of Art and Design, named winners at the 2016 Student Academy Awards.
‘The Age of Rust’ Short Now Online
Directed by Francesco Aber and Alessandro Mattei, CG-animated short was produced at the National School of Cinema in Turin, Italy.
‘Reynard, the Craftiest Fox’ Trailer Now Online
Trailer for stop-motion/digitally animated short inspired by a medieval Flemish fable by graduating students Sander Dufourmont and Wouter Geerits wins the Jury Prize at the LUCA School of Arts in Ghent, Belgium.
Franck Dion’s ‘The Head Vanishes’ Wins Cristal Award at Annecy 2016
The Cristal for a Feature Film is awarded to French-Swiss co-production ‘My Life as a Courgette (Ma vie de Courgette),’ directed by Claude Barras.
Annecy Festival Hands Out Special Prizes for 2016 Edition
Ten prizes are awarded at Annecy 2016, including the Festivals Connexion Award, the Junior Jury Award for a Graduation Film, and the Junior Jury Award for a Short Film.