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 …
Award-winning author, historian, filmmaker and more, Mindy Johnson is a leading expert on women’s roles in animation and film history. Recently, Mindy discovered the earliest-surviving hand-drawn animation, animated & directed by a woman, over 100 years ago. With a global debut at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles, she has been traveling globally to screen …
Jay Shipman is a 2018 MFA graduate of UCLA’s Animation Workshop. Jay’s studentfilm, The Lineman, screened at several festivals and was chosen as a semifinalist forthe 2018 Student Academy Awards.Since graduation, Jay has worked in animation, production, and puppet fabrication onvarious stop-motion projects throughout the industry. Productions include Alien Xmas,Crossing Swords Season 2, Marcel the …
Animation Extravaganza June 8, 2024 || James Bridges TheaterProgram I: 6:00 p.m. || Program II: 7:00 p.m. The UCLA School of Theater, Film & Television is pleased to present this year’s Animation Extravaganza, part of the 2024 TFT Film Festival! Please join us to celebrate our animators and showcase their incredible works! Animation Extravaganza is an all-inclusive, …
Stephanie James is a Los Angeles artist who primarily works in stop motion animation. Her roles have varied from puppet fabrication, to puppet department coordinator, stage support, and puppet wrangling. With her love of miniatures she has also ventured into the realm of live action and toy commercials as a scale model maker, art department …
Pouya Afshar is an alumnus from the California Institute of Arts Character Animation department and is a graduate of UCLA’s Graduate Department of Film and Television focusing in Animation and Digital Media. He has exhibited his work as an animator and visual artist throughout Los Angeles and United States at renowned locations such as Harold …