Film, television and theater actor Stephanie Niznik (Theater 91) recently passed on June 23 at her home in Encino, Calif. Niznik is known for her roles on series including Everwood, Star…
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Nominees for the 71st Emmy Awards were announced on Tuesday, July 16, at the Television Academy in North Hollywood, Calif. CalArtians are nominated in numerous categories this year, including Acting,…
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Space-pop quartet Polartropica are set to draw audiences into their sonic orbit at the Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles on Monday, July 29. Polartropica is comprised of vocalist Ihui Cherise…
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EventJuly 18 - 28, 2019
CalArtian filmmaker Rhys Ernst’s (Film/Video MFA 11) Adam will screen as the U.S. Centerpiece at Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival, which runs July 18-28 in Los Angeles. Outfest presents…
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Emily Dean (Film/Video 13) has been spotlighted among Variety’s 2019 “10 Animators to Watch,” the publication’s annual listing of noteworthy talent in the animation industry. Dean’s filmography is a dimension…
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The residents of Bikini Bottom will band together to celebrate SpongeBob SquarePants’ Big Birthday Blowout, the porous protagonist’s 20th anniversary this Friday (July 12) on Nickelodeon. SpongeBob SquarePants was created…
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EventJuly 14 - August 18, 2019
Artist and curator Molly Surazhsky’s (Art BFA 19) CalArts thesis exhibition Mashacare: Home of the Freaks, Misfits & Weirdoes is on view from July 14 to Aug. 18 at Hunter…
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Disney’s 1940 film Fantasia was heralded as a triumph in the field of animation. An ambitious alloy of classical music and sequential imagery, the film encapsulates the magic of Disney’s…
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On July 1, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its 2019 class, inviting 842 new members to join the organization behind the Oscars. Among the many industry leaders…
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EventMay 24 - July 28, 2019
American filmmaker and CalArts alum Ericka Beckman’s (Art MFA 76) works are on display in Ericka Beckman: Double Reverse, an exhibition running through July 28 at the Massachusetts Institute of…
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