School of Film/Video

On Sunday (Feb. 23), two films from CalArts alums screen at Doc Fortnight, MoMA’s annual Festival of International and Nonfiction Film and Media. Las Breas (2018), directed by School of Film/Video alumna Laura Kraning (MFA 10) with Blue Kraning, is part of the Doc Fortnight Shorts Program. This...

The 69th Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) premieres films by two CalArtians: Driveways by alum Andrew Ahn, and Breathless Animals, by Program in Experimental Animation faculty Lei Lei.

The 46th Annual Annie Awards were held last Saturday (Feb. 2) at UCLA's Royce Hall in Los Angeles, and a number of CalArtians took home trophies for their achievements in animation. Spider-man: Into the Spiderverse, directed by CalArts alum Bob Persichetti (Film/Video BFA 96), Peter Ramsey and...

There was a CalArts connection during the Super Bowl halftime show: A tribute to animator and alum Stephen Hillenburg.

The American Cinematheque celebrates legendary animation director, writer and CalArts alum Brad Bird (Film/Video BFA 76) with screenings of his animated films at the Aero Theater in Santa Monica, Calif., this month. On Friday, Feb. 1, the series Bird Watching: The Animated Films of Brad Bird...

On Thursday, Jan. 17, the annual CalArts Animation art show and reception kicked off gallery nights in 2019. Held in the Main Gallery, students from both the Character and Experimental animation programs were invited to present their personal artwork. Chia-Hsin Lee (Film/Video BFA...

In the Animated Feature category, three of the five nominated films were directed and produced by CalArts alums.