School of Film/Video

Trailblazing filmmaker and commercial director David Daniels (Film/Video MFA 85) joins the CalArts Animation: The Early Years virtual lecture series on Thursday, April 29. The series is open to CalArts students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Daniels’ skill in creating unique moving...

At the 93rd annual Academy Awards ceremony last night, CalArts alum Pete Docter took home his third Oscar as Pixar’s Soul won the Best Animated Feature Film category.

Did you Google something yesterday? If so, you might have seen the Google Doodle (the banner at the top of Google’s search page that changes for holidays, anniversaries, and other special occasions). Thursday’s doodle was themed for Earth Day (April 22) and was created by CalArts Film/Video...

Award-winning artist, filmmaker, animator, and educator Christine Panushka (Film/Video MFA 83) joins the CalArts Animation: The Early Years virtual lecture series on Thursday, April 22. The series is open to CalArts students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Panushka, an internationally renowned...

Los Angeles- and Seattle-based writer and director Chy Chi (Film/Video MFA 16) was one of the 11 filmmakers selected for the 2021 Sundance Institute Screenwriters Intensive Fellows. The ninth annual Screenwriters Intensive took place virtually last month for writers/directors who were in the...

On Friday (April 16), the International Animated Film Association (ASIFA-Hollywood) announced the winners of the 48th annual Annie Awards during a virtual ceremony. Pixar’s Soul, directed by CalArts alum Pete Docter (Film/Video BFA 90) and co-director Kemp Powers, picked up seven Annies,...

On Thursday, April 15, award winning-filmmaker, animator, and educator Gary Schwartz (Film/Video MFA 81) presents at the CalArts Animation: The Early Years virtual lecture series, which is open to CalArts students, faculty, staff, and alumni. A 2017 Essay’d profile characterizes Schwartz as...