On Nov. 2, Walt Disney Animation Studios released Wreck-It Ralph, a 3D animated feature telling the story of the titular arcade game villain who rebels and pursues his dreams of becoming a hero. Directed…
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‘Gumdrop’: A New Short Film by Alumni Kerry Conran and Stephen Lawes
Gumdrop is the latest short film by CalArts alumni Kerry Conran (Film/Video 88), the writer and director of the 2004 film Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, and Stephen Lawes…
Continue reading »Photo Gallery: ‘Dodecahedron’ Exhibit Features Works of 12 Experimental Animators
[nggallery id=299] Earlier this month, CalArts School of Film/Video faculty member Maureen Selwood’s MFA-3 Experimental Animation thesis production class showcased excerpts of 12 artists’ work in an exhibition named Dodecahedron…
Continue reading »CalArts Alumni at AFI Fest
The American Film Institute’s AFI Fest 2012 ended on Thursday in Los Angeles with the announcement of both jury and audience award winners. Among the four audience awards presented, CalArts…
Continue reading »Filmmaker Trinh T. Minh-Ha at CalArts and REDCAT this Week
[nggallery id=296] Trinh T. Minh-Ha, a Vietnamese-American filmmaker, writer, composer and academic, visits CalArts and REDCAT this week for a series of screenings and discussions, presented by REDCAT and the…
Continue reading »CalArts Retrospective at Rio De Janeiro International Short Film Festival
CalArtians from the School of Film/Video are being honored this week at the 22nd Rio De Janeiro International Short Film Festival (Curta Cinema 2012), which runs Nov. 1-8 in Rio…
Continue reading »CalArtians Present Work at Los Angeles Transgender Film Festival
This weekend (Nov. 2-4), the 4th Annual Los Angeles Transgender Film Festival takes over multiple venues around L.A. On the festival program are transgender comedies, documentaries, experimental works, art films and…
Continue reading »CalTech-CalArts Collaboration Explores Animating with Fluorescent Bacteria
[nggallery id=294] Last month, several CalTech students and three CalArts students—Charles Hodgkins (Film/Video BFA 14), Theresa Latzko (Film/Video BFA 14) and Michael Piazza (Film/Video BFA 14)—teamed up to create short animations…
Continue reading »Platform Animation Festival at REDCAT
[nggallery id=292] Platform, a multidimensional animation festival, brings artists and animators together for film screenings and competitions at REDCAT this week (Oct. 26-28), while simultaneously showcasing installations and works for…
Continue reading »CalArtians Realize New Scores for Classic Silent Films
Silent movies are making a comeback. Early this year, The Artist, a silent feature about the silent era, won five Academy Awards. Now, the premiere of contemporary Spanish silent Blancanieves at…
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