“House Magic and A Teapot” by Yanzhang (Jessica) Song CLA Animation Workshop Students’ work to be featured at the Mill Valley Film Festival “SHORTS: Animation Nation, A Family Film College Showcase” Friday October 105:00PM at the Lark Theater Saturday October 1111:30AM at Rafael 3 Click Here for more details Five of our students will be …
UCLA School of Theater, Film, & Television presents Festival of Animation 2025 June 7, 2025 || James Bridges TheaterProgram I – 6:00 p.m. || Program II – 7:00 p.m. Step into a world of imagination at the Animation Extravaganza! Hosted by Gina Whitney and Waverly Wang, this vibrant annual celebration brings together graduate and undergraduate …
Master Animator Andreas DejaThursday, June 5 | 7:30 p.m | James Bridges Theater As part of the FTV 122N History of Animation course taught by lecturer Mindy Johnson, master animator Andreas Deja will be visiting to give a presentation on his 30 years at Walt Disney Studios. The event is open to all of the FTVDM …
The UCLA Film & Television Archive presents: Saturday, March 8, 2025 Billy Wilder Theater, Hammer Museum7:30 pm An original mix of puns, parodies and inspired character design, “Rocky and His Friends” proved as popular with adults as with children. At the head of the studio producing this rare gem was the show’s creator and producer, …
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What an amazing treat to come into the Animation Workshop today to find this holiday display from our awesome Animators! It was been an inspiring quarter watching the growth of students and their filmmaking development, and the force of all of their hard work. I truly hope everyone in the UCLA family has a splendid …
UCLA ANIMATION WORKSHOP 75th ANNIVERSARY Join us for a Celebration and Premiere Screening of THE WORK OF THE WORKSHOPFeaturing select animated shortsmade in The Workshop RECEPTION TO FOLLOWSaturday, October 5, 2024 UCLA James Bridges Theater6:30 pmDoors open at 6:00 pm Event tickets can be purchased HERE All proceeds will benefit the Dan McLaughlin Animation Fellowship Fund
Thank you, Sony for visiting us at UCLA! And even more special thank you for letting our students come visit you at Sony Pictures Animation Studio!
Thank you, to Everyone who came out for this event!
Student Stories Zora XuMFA ’26 – 2D Animation / Story Artist What animated character do you most embody in your day-to-day life?I rarely think about it, but lately, since I’ve been feeling like staying home all the time, I’d say I’m closest to Ennui from *Inside Out 2* at the moment. What moments stand out to …
April Connors is an author, illustrator, and life drawing instructor. They have been teaching life drawing for over a decade, at fine and notable institutions such as Warner Animation Group, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Netflix, Gnomon School of VFX, Otis College of Art and Design, and L.A Academy of Figurative Art, amongst others. As their …