Sony Visit
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!
Disney Recruiting Event
Thank you, to Everyone who came out for this event!
Zora Xu
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 Conors
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 …
Mindy Johnson
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
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 …
2024 UCLA Festival of Animation
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
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
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 …
Emezie Okorafor
Emezie is an independent animator and musician who graduated from M.I.T. (Chemical Engineering), The University of Chicago Law School, and Illinois Institute of Art before attending the UCLA Animation Workshop. As a student of UCLA, Emezie created the films “Chubby Mermaid” and “Porkchop ‘n Flatscreen”, the latter of which he continued as a Youtube animated …