School of Film/Video

On Aug. 7, the 72nd annual Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland kicks off, bringing the latest and greatest narrative, documentary, short film, avant-garde and retrospective programs to the big screen. This year’s lineup includes five films by CalArtians: Drylongso (1998) by School of Art...

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, Picture Editing, Lighting Design, Production Design, Sound Editing and Animation.

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.   

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 of fantastical worlds and multilayered characters. As a Chinese Australian artist, Dean...

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. 

Milton Quon, an animator who worked on such #Disney classics as Fantasia and Dumbo, has died. He was 105 https://t.co/ZKKqxDF4cs pic.twitter.com/RnWivNa7sS — Hollywood Reporter (@THR) July 3, 2019 Disney’s 1940 film Fantasia was heralded as a triumph in the field of animation. An ambitious...

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 being tapped by the Academy this year are a number of CalArtians.