School of Film/Video

If you’re headed to the Beyond Fest screening of the 1993 cult classic film Freaked at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood on Friday (Jan. 17), leave some time to check out the work of CalArts alum David Daniels (Film/Video MFA 85). The Portland, Ore.-based artist created the album cover art for...

On Monday, Jan. 20, Film at REDCAT presents Homage to Suzan Pitt, a special screening featuring many of the late experimental animator’s most important films. The program includes Asparagus (1979), Joy Street (1995) and El Doctor (2006), among others. Following the screening, several...

CalArtians Don Cheadle (Theater BFA 86) and Vashti Harrison (Film/Video MFA 14) are nominees in the 51st annual NAACP Image Awards. Established in 1968, the NAACP Image Awards celebrates “outstanding achievements of people of color in the arts,” including film, television, music and literature....

CalArts alums are represented across multiple categories, including Best Motion Picture, Best Animated Feature and Animated Shorts.

Animator and artist Pouya Afshar (Film/Video BFA 07) brings prominent figures of Persian history and mythology to life in OUT OF CHARACTER, a digital art exhibition running from Sunday, Jan. 12 to Sunday, Jan. 16, at ADVOCARTSY, a collaborative visual arts platform specializing in contemporary...

Weirdos are heroes in the Disney Channel’s new animated fantasy-comedy series The Owl House, which premieres on Friday (Jan. 10) on Disney Channel and DisneyNOW. Created by Dana Terrace (DuckTales), with art direction from CalArts alum Ricky Cometa (Film/Video BFA 14), the show follows...

Although the holiday season has come to an end, we’re still celebrating the team of CalArtians who made the stop-motion puppets in Katy Perry’s music video A Cozy Little Christmas. The puppets were fabricated by three current CalArts Experimental Animation students and one recent graduate:...