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A selection of films made by students in the Character Animation program this academic year, juried by the faculty.
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Walter & Gracie Lantz Animation Prize Operago by Rayna Buxton Email Instagram
Vimeo Award Everything Must Go by Alisha Liu Email Instagram
Peers' Pick Award Detective Alice and The Inside Game by Kyky Yang Email Instagram
Midnight Garden by Sapphira Chen Email Instagram
The Twins by Michelle Tang Email Instagram
Grandma Rosi by Maya McMahon Email Instagram
Aki by Wanci Hua Email Instagram
Elif: Chapter 1 by Ladin Kazman Email Instagram
Night Cruise by Claire Seckler Email Instagram
The Best Ham Sandwich According to a Fish by Jessica Xu Email Instagram
Parfum Abricot by Zoé Lacau Email Instagram
After the Rain by Chelsea Li Email Instagram
mr. sun by Christina Wu Email Instagram
C R O S S I N G by Xai Yaj Email Instagram
GHENT ALTARPIECE by Lewis Tarver Email Instagram
Lift You Up by Kim McMahon Email Instagram
The Witch by Katharine Doescher Email Instagram
Lost Souls by Christina Giordano Email Instagram
homebody by Sophia Du Email Instagram
TIGER. by Lyly Hoang Email Instagram
Warm Welcome by Anya Butler, X.K. Balashov, Janelle Feng, Mu'izza Nur Rahman, Michelle Cheng, Ken Kamau, Izabella Anguiano Jacobs, and Jasper Wang Email Instagram
The Vending Machine by Sumin Cho Email Instagram
Something Fishy by Christina Woo Email Instagram
Blast Off by Kelly Wang Email Instagram
I Am A Fish by Joy Chung Email Instagram
The Balcony by Anya Martin Email Instagram
The Pretty Duckling by Filmmaker Name Email Instagram
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