Ron Diamond, founder and Executive Producer of Acme Filmworks, Inc., and co-founder and President of Animation World Network, returns to CalArts tonight to present The 11th Annual Animation Show of Shows. The touring event is a showcase of new (2009) animated short films selected from major animation festivals around the world. These curated films include [...]
At Sunday’s Academy Awards ceremony at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, there were a number of CalArts alumni among the nominees, and two eventual winners: Pete Docter (Film/Video BFA 90), who directed the winning Animated Feature Film Up, and Chris Innis (Film/Video MFA 91), who, with her husband Bob Murawski, won Oscars for editing The [...]
Saturday (Feb. 27) marks the opening of the REDCAT International Children’s Film Festival in Los Angeles. Presented in partnership with Northwest Film Forum, the festival offers animated, live-action and classic films for all ages throughout its five-day run.
The opening day lineup focuses on short films from around the globe, including Nappy Heads by Sabrina Moella [...]
The film awards season continued this weekend in London with The British Academy of Film and Television Arts handing out its BAFTA awards. A number of CalArtians were again included in the international mix of nominees and winners. Kudos to the following alumni:
Chris Innis (Film/Video MFA 91) and her husband Bob Murawski won Best Editing [...]
You never know what to expect when walking through CalArts’ Main Gallery. Dance. Noontime concerts. Rehearsals.
But earlier in the semester, the walls were filled with artwork from the School of Film/Video’s Character Animation Program. The pieces were all part of an annual student-curated show, this year organized by BFA candidates Jeffrey Rowe and Carrie Hobson.
“There [...]
Much of Canadian filmmaker John Greyson’s work (Lilies, Uncut, Zero Patience) incorporates political themes and gay issues in ways that are provocative, yet funny. He often includes song and history in his films, using narrative, essay and documentary to elicit action–or at least to ignite audience curiosity–on particular subjects.
An artist-activist to the core, Greyson made [...]
The awards season cavalcade continued over the weekend with the presentation of the Annie Awards, the highest honors in animation.
The winners included CalArts alumni Pete Docter (Film/Video BFA 90), who collected the Annie for Directing in a Feature Production for helming Disney/Pixar’s Up, and Shane Prigmore (Film/Video 99), who received the prize for Character Design [...]
The group show Stillness: Motion opens Friday night (Feb. 5) in LA with a special CalArts connection.
The three artists in the show–all CalArts alumni–Ayuna Collins (Dance BFA 03), Jon Gomez (Film/Video BFA 07 and CalArts faculty member) and Chris Wilson (Film/Video BFA 09) are exhibiting work that both commemorates and demonstrates the influence of their [...]
The Institute is once again well-represented at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, one of the most adventurous, experimentally inclined stops on the world festival circuit. The 39th annual edition of the Rotterdam showcase includes films by current MFA student Gregory Rentis, alumna Laida Lertxundi, Akosua Adoma Owusu and Deborah Stratman, and faculty James Benning, Janie [...]
The video (above) features soloist Vinny Golia on a composition by Steve Horowitz.
Composer Steve Horowitz (Music BFA 89) brings a multi-sensory production of music, film and live theater to REDCAT this Friday and Saturday evening (Jan. 29-30), accompanied by members of his Code Ensemble, special guests and numerous CalArts actors and musicians.
The focal point of [...]
